I had the Big Baby Taylor at one time. For a while it was terrific. Then the neck warped beyond the ability of the truss rod to get it back in shape. I therefore don't recommend them. I had a cheap Mexican Martin--well , if you call $899 cheap. I loved it too until I didn't. I had an Aria AD-80 which was a Martin D41 copy. That was excellent and often beat most guitars in an A/B comparison. But I stupidly wanted electronics and sold it. I got a Taylor 210 which I grew out of love with because it was laminate. Other folks have mentioned good brands. It all depends on your budget. If you could afford a Martin D35 then you could afford a serious Taylor and not the Big Baby which is relative junk on the Taylor list. You could get something in the 400 or maybe even 500 series. Those are REAL guitars.
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Dude, there are $2,000 between a Big Baby Taylor and the Martins you mentioned. The Martin D35 is my ideal--but I've never been able to plunk that much on a guitar. If you can you'll never regret it. Actually I like the HD-35 a little better because of the herringbone around the edges but it's more than $2,500.
I had the Big Baby Taylor at one time. For a while it was terrific. Then the neck warped beyond the ability of the truss rod to get it back in shape. I therefore don't recommend them. I had a cheap Mexican Martin--well , if you call $899 cheap. I loved it too until I didn't. I had an Aria AD-80 which was a Martin D41 copy. That was excellent and often beat most guitars in an A/B comparison. But I stupidly wanted electronics and sold it. I got a Taylor 210 which I grew out of love with because it was laminate. Other folks have mentioned good brands. It all depends on your budget. If you could afford a Martin D35 then you could afford a serious Taylor and not the Big Baby which is relative junk on the Taylor list. You could get something in the 400 or maybe even 500 series. Those are REAL guitars.
I had the Big Baby Taylor at one time. For a while it was terrific. Then the neck warped beyond the ability of the truss rod to get it back in shape. I therefore don't recommend them. I had a cheap Mexican Martin--well , if you call $899 cheap. I loved it too until I didn't. I had an Aria AD-80 which was a Martin D41 copy. That was excellent and often beat most guitars in an A/B comparison. But I stupidly wanted electronics and sold it. I got a Taylor 210 which I grew out of love with because it was laminate. Other folks have mentioned good brands. It all depends on your budget. If you could afford a Martin D35 then you could afford a serious Taylor and not the Big Baby which is relative junk on the Taylor list. You could get something in the 400 or maybe even 500 series. Those are REAL guitars.