I just bought a Walden CG570CE... cedar top, lam. mahogany B&S, cutaway.
What my "prerequisites" were: solid cedar top, mahogany B&S (solid or lam.), cutaway, acous/elec. I was trying to stay in the $500 price range.
I played a buddies Takamine EAN40C over the weekend, and just loved it. But the cheapest price new I could find was well out of the $500 price range. (It has lam. sides, but a solid back). The Walden was the only thing I could find that fit all my requirements. I think Seagull might have also had something, but I just can't get past the headstock. Call my silly.
So I guess I'll know in a couple days if the "budget" Walden is "worth it"...
P.S. does anyone else find it pretty ridiculous that prices can't be printed here? WHY? No other forum I frequent has this "rule"...
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