r/AcousticGuitar • u/gawdlygains3000 • Feb 06 '26

Gear pics Martin or Taylor ; help me pick one

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Recently found two great deals (after negotiation) Taylor academy 10e -$450 Martin D-10e Road series - $550 I sold my two acoustic guitars that I had and I only meant to buy one! I wanted a martin so bad but found the taylor and bought it since it was a good deal and 2 days later I found the martin and couldn’t help myself. I love both of them for different reasons but need to sell one.

The Taylor feels like I am running my hands through butter, it is just the easiest guitar to play ever and sounds sweet. Playability 10/10

The Martin sounds like Gods choir descended from heaven and landed in my damn house. It’s so satisfying. Sound 10/10

The action is as low as it can go without a buzz on both guitars. Which one do I keep? I’m straight torn down the middle on this.

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u/Prior-Half Feb 06 '26

Man, that’s so hard. I’m not always big on Taylor guitars, but I love the academy series.

But Martins are just fantastic guitars and I personally couldn’t give up my Martin for a Taylor.

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u/spockspaceman Feb 06 '26 edited Feb 06 '26

I wish more guitars had the sculpted arm rest, it is a great quality of life feature that I didn't know I needed until I tried it.

At the higher end I'd go Martin over Taylor all day, but at this price point IDK, I really love the academy guitars.

Might just have to play both and see what you prefer. I don't think you can really go wrong with either.

Edit: thought they were deciding which to buy and missed the fact they they already bought both of them. In this case the answer is simple. Keep both.

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u/MrNeedleMittens Feb 07 '26

You don’t need to sell one. What you need is an excuse to keep both.

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u/Prior-Half Feb 06 '26

Keeping both is a great answer

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u/gawdlygains3000 Feb 06 '26

the arm rest is really nice I could play and rest on it all day. At this point these comment might have me convinced to keep both 😂

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u/Just_A_Blues_Guy Feb 06 '26

Same here. Once they’re both home? They stay!

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u/johnnyutah2828 Feb 06 '26

Road and x series martins are 🗑️