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Stopped into the local Guitar Center (yeah I know, bleah). Went to the high end room, a nice quiet weekday afternoon, no ona around, got to play everything in there all by myself. No Guilds, but Martins, Taylors, Gibsons, Breedloves. Out of all of them I found nothing that I would put up against my '98 D55, even the Martin HD-28, which I have always felt was a very fine instrument. Except for possibly these two: A brand-new Martin D18GE, magnificent instrument, $3300. Yeah, right. The second one surprised me. Gibson Songwriter Deluxe Studio, marked used but looked to be in mint condition $1500. Very fine all-around guitar, to coin a cliche, could be used for any style. This isn't even one of Gibson's high end models and I've never been a big Gibson fan to start with! Here is the model:http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Aco...Gibson-Acoustic/Songwriter-Deluxe-Studio.aspx. Now I'm feeling guilty for lusting after another brand. But I feel like the guitar is worth every penny, and seeing as it's apparently used, I might even be able to negotiate. Ahh, guilt.