Would love to try a Guild, but I ain’t giving up my Martin! Love that guitar. Best one I’ve ever owned.
To be fair, the ones I played were not set up for me. I like to down-tune and use open tunings and all the ones I played were not set up for that. The strings buzzed horribly and the 6th strings were so loose they slid off the fretboard just from a simple fretting (not even bending).
I don’t blame you for not wanting to give up a Martin. They are beautiful guitars.
A $2,000 used Guild D-55 (for my tastes) is equal to if not better than a $3-4,000 Martin. Ren Ferguson, previously with Gibson, is running the shop.
Don’t give up the Martin, but if you ever get the chance to try the D-55, I think you’ll be impressed.
Here’s a clip of someone playing one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kuScTu6vE0