The Martin D45,which is(was as of '92 anyway)the premier Martin acoustic sells for 7860 dollars.The first time I saw that price on their site made me think that that price is ridiculous.Seems there's always someone willing to redefine any adjective;ridiculous,good,crazy,whateva.(don't tell your grammar teacher i said whateva is an adjective.It's not).
Suddenly,relatively speaking,that martin looks affordable.Not that I'd afford(the 'acoustic' I own cost me about 50 dollars U.S.)but still,......
And don't let me confuse you;that money I spent isn't an indicator of how cheap guitars are in kenya.It's an indicator of how the quality of my guitar is low.And while these terms are relative,a reasonable Yamaha acoustic here would set you back the equivalent of about 250-300 dollars U.S.