I love my Martin D-15, even though it developed a crack in the back during our harsh Maine winter. But it has been repaired an all is well in the universe again.
I've played several higher end Martins and Taylors, but have never come across one that even compares to the D-15. The body is solid mahogany, which makes for a nice, deep tone, good bass response and well balanced treble. In my opinion, it's the perfect guitar for fingerpicking.
It took several months of hard playing to open up the tone, but once it opened up, it just amazed me.
The action is great, too. It's low enough so that it plays easily, but not so low that it snaps or buzzes.
When I was in Saratoga Springs last weekend, I played a Garrison and was pretty impressed by it. Garrison guitars have interior braces that are made of some kind of composite material. It looks like plastic, but I'm sure it's not. Anyway, the Garrison's tone and volume was unbelievable, and the price wasn't bad, either. I believe it was somewhere in the $700 range.
Cathy
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