Simon and Patrick!!! amazing guitar for the price (or any price for that matter). i have one, bought it for about £250. it is hand made in canada and all cedar, so it has a gorgeous earthy tone. When i went to get it i didn't have a set choice of what i wanted, so i played every acoustic guitar in my price range in 3 music shops untill i found the one that sounded best. All of the simon and particks i played sounded great. there are loads of good, cheap acoustics you just have to try a few and find one with a good sound and playability. take someone who has experience of playing acoustics and has an ear for what sounds good (it can take awhile before you notice the differences between what guitars sound like, but once you hear it it starts to dominate everything about what guitar you chose). thats it really, sure many people will give ya advice to get other brands, ive just found Simon and Patrick guitars to be damn good, and have the tone i look for in an acoustic.