Taylor 2012 110 Sapele/Spruce Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar  

As an owner of a Taylor 210 e, I bought this guitar for a friend who had his Martin 28D stolen. He really liked my Taylor, so I decided on the 110, being essentially the same, but without the electronics. He loves it, and we're both amazed at the quality of sound, from bottome to top and at such a price. Price was a factor in choosing this guitar over other similarily-priced brands, but I wouldn't have made a purchase at all based solely on that. I had read many reviews of Taylors and was convinced of their committment to consistent quality. Interestingly, the 110 has an ebony fingerboard, while mine has rosewood, but that seems to be the only real difference, The tops are spruce and the sides and back are sapele- an african tree similar to mahogany. And, as usual, Taylor strings their guitars with Elixirs. If you're looking for a solid guitar for under $1,000, I don't think you can beat a Taylor.

This guitar has it all, especially for the price. I don't know how they can sell it for such a low price.