Best Other Acoustic Guitars 2026
Top-rated other acoustic guitars 2026 - expert picks for every budget and skill level
Last updated: January 14, 2026 • Next update: January 21, 2026
#1
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4.7/5
(4 reviews)
Sound:
10/10
Build:
8/10
Value:
8/10
Timberline Guitars T20HGC-e Harp Guitar
Specialty Applications
Experimental Music
Unique Designs
Key Feature:
• Alternative body shapes and sizes
✓ PROS
- • Unique design and construction features
- • Stand-out visual appeal
✗ CONS
- • Specialized maintenance requirements
- • Less familiar to most players
Timberline Guitars T20HGC-e Harp GuitarHarp GuitarType: AuditoriumBody: solid mahoganyFingerboardbridge and headstock:...
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4.7/5
(4 reviews)
Sound:
10/10
Build:
8/10
Value:
8/10
Art. 568747
$3,078
#2
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5.0/5
(36 reviews)
Sound:
10/10
Build:
8/10
Value:
6/10
Martin Guitar Grand J-28E Double Neck
Creative Expression
Alternative Styles
Specialty Applications
Key Feature:
• Alternative body shapes and sizes
✓ PROS
- • Unique design and construction features
- • Stand-out visual appeal
✗ CONS
- • Limited availability and selection
- • May have unusual playability characteristics
Martin Guitar Grand J-28E Double NeckDouble-Neck Steel-String Guitar with Pickup6- and 12-string modelType: Jumbo...
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5.0/5
(36 reviews)
Sound:
10/10
Build:
8/10
Value:
6/10
Art. 605650
$11,439
#3
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4.8/5
(18 reviews)
Sound:
8/10
Build:
8/10
Value:
6/10
Timberline Guitars T20HGpc Harp Guitar
Specialty Applications
Unique Designs
Creative Expression
Key Feature:
• Stand-out visual appeal
✓ PROS
- • Unique design and construction features
- • Distinctive tonal characteristics
✗ CONS
- • Specialized maintenance requirements
- • Less familiar to most players
Timberline Guitars T20HGpc Harp GuitarHarp GuitarDesign: Parlor bodyBody: Solid mahoganyBack & Sides: Solid...
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4.8/5
(18 reviews)
Sound:
8/10
Build:
8/10
Value:
6/10
Art. 507860
$2,089
#4
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4.4/5
(39 reviews)
Sound:
8/10
Build:
10/10
Value:
7/10
Cuntz Guitars CWG-23S Indian Rose Custom
Specialty Applications
Alternative Styles
Creative Expression
Key Feature:
• Unique design and construction features
✓ PROS
- • Unique design and construction features
- • Alternative body shapes and sizes
✗ CONS
- • Specialized maintenance requirements
- • Less familiar to most players
Cuntz Guitars CWG-23S Indian Rose CustomSteel-String Guitar with PickupWith cutawayBack & Sides: Solid Indian...
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4.4/5
(39 reviews)
Sound:
8/10
Build:
10/10
Value:
7/10
Art. 347551
$5,829
#5
⭐
4.8/5
(4 reviews)
Sound:
10/10
Build:
10/10
Value:
7/10
Martin Guitar OM28 Ambertone
Creative Expression
Custom Features
Unique Designs
Key Feature:
• Alternative body shapes and sizes
✓ PROS
- • Innovative materials and technology
- • Alternative body shapes and sizes
✗ CONS
- • Limited availability and selection
- • May have unusual playability characteristics
Martin Guitar OM28 AmbertoneSteel-String Guitar2025 modelType: OMTop: Solid spruceBack and sideS: Solid rosewoodNeck:...
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4.8/5
(4 reviews)
Sound:
10/10
Build:
10/10
Value:
7/10
Art. 605648
$5,279
#6
⭐
5.0/5
(42 reviews)
Sound:
8/10
Build:
8/10
Value:
7/10
Martin Guitar GPC-16E-01
Custom Features
Specialty Applications
Unique Designs
Key Feature:
• Alternative body shapes and sizes
✓ PROS
- • Unique design and construction features
- • Distinctive tonal characteristics
✗ CONS
- • Limited availability and selection
- • Less familiar to most players
Martin Guitar GPC-16E-01Steel-String guitar with PickupType: Grand Performance with cutawayTop: Solid spruceBack and...
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5.0/5
(42 reviews)
Sound:
8/10
Build:
8/10
Value:
7/10
Art. 592434
$3,024
#7
⭐
4.5/5
(8 reviews)
Sound:
8/10
Build:
8/10
Value:
7/10
Martin Guitar LX1E
Unique Designs
Custom Features
Creative Expression
Key Feature:
• Alternative body shapes and sizes
✓ PROS
- • Innovative materials and technology
- • Unique design and construction features
✗ CONS
- • May have unusual playability characteristics
- • Limited availability and selection
Martin Guitar LX1EAcoustic GuitarStyle: LX - Little MartinTop: solid spruceBack and sides: Mahogany high-pressure...
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4.5/5
(8 reviews)
Sound:
8/10
Build:
8/10
Value:
7/10
Art. 556079
$659
#8
⭐
4.8/5
(11 reviews)
Sound:
8/10
Build:
9/10
Value:
9/10
Harley Benton CLG-650SM-CE VS SolidWood
Custom Features
Unique Designs
Creative Expression
Key Feature:
• Distinctive tonal characteristics
✓ PROS
- • Innovative materials and technology
- • Distinctive tonal characteristics
✗ CONS
- • Limited availability and selection
- • May have unusual playability characteristics
Harley Benton CLG-650SM-CE VS Solid WoodSolid Wood Steel-String Guitar with PickupDesign: Grand auditorium with...
⭐
4.8/5
(11 reviews)
Sound:
8/10
Build:
9/10
Value:
9/10
Art. 461146
$384
#9
⭐
4.6/5
(53 reviews)
Sound:
8/10
Build:
10/10
Value:
7/10
Cole Clark AN2EC-BLBL Angel
by
Cole Clark
Specialty Applications
Creative Expression
Unique Designs
Key Feature:
• Stand-out visual appeal
✓ PROS
- • Distinctive tonal characteristics
- • Stand-out visual appeal
✗ CONS
- • Resale value uncertainty
- • Specialized maintenance requirements
Cole Clark AN2EC-BLBL AngelAcoustic Guitar with PickupStyle: Grand AuditoriumWith cutaway100% Sustainable Australian...
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4.6/5
(53 reviews)
Sound:
8/10
Build:
10/10
Value:
7/10
Art. 544449
$2,529
#10
⭐
4.9/5
(17 reviews)
Sound:
9/10
Build:
9/10
Value:
7/10
Martin Guitar OM28
Experimental Music
Specialty Applications
Unique Designs
Key Feature:
• Distinctive tonal characteristics
✓ PROS
- • Unique design and construction features
- • Distinctive tonal characteristics
✗ CONS
- • Specialized maintenance requirements
- • Less familiar to most players
Martin Guitar OM28Steel-String Guitar2025 modelType: OMTop: Solid spruceBack and sides: Solid rosewoodNeck: selected...
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4.9/5
(17 reviews)
Sound:
9/10
Build:
9/10
Value:
7/10
Art. 605655
$4,949
#11
⭐
4.5/5
(7 reviews)
Sound:
8/10
Build:
8/10
Value:
7/10
Martin Guitar GPCX2E-02 Rosewood LH
Custom Features
Unique Designs
Specialty Applications
Key Feature:
• Distinctive tonal characteristics
✓ PROS
- • Stand-out visual appeal
- • Unique design and construction features
✗ CONS
- • Limited availability and selection
- • Specialized maintenance requirements
Martin Guitar GPCX2E-02 Rosewood LHAcoustic Guitar with PickupLefthand / left-handed modelStyle: Grand PerformanceTop:...
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4.5/5
(7 reviews)
Sound:
8/10
Build:
8/10
Value:
7/10
Art. 556323
$1,033
#12
⭐
4.7/5
(48 reviews)
Sound:
8/10
Build:
8/10
Value:
6/10
Breedlove Pursuit Exotic S Concert CE SG
by
Breedlove
Experimental Music
Unique Designs
Creative Expression
Key Feature:
• Unique design and construction features
✓ PROS
- • Unique design and construction features
- • Innovative materials and technology
✗ CONS
- • May have unusual playability characteristics
- • Limited availability and selection
Breedlove Pursuit Exotic S Concert CE SGAcoustic Guitar with PickupStyle: Concert with cutawayBack and sides: African...
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4.7/5
(48 reviews)
Sound:
8/10
Build:
8/10
Value:
6/10
Art. 612690
$824
#13
⭐
4.5/5
(33 reviews)
Sound:
10/10
Build:
10/10
Value:
6/10
DAngelico Excel Gramercy Aged Sepia Burs
by
DAngelico
Custom Features
Alternative Styles
Creative Expression
Key Feature:
• Alternative body shapes and sizes
✓ PROS
- • Alternative body shapes and sizes
- • Stand-out visual appeal
✗ CONS
- • Less familiar to most players
- • Resale value uncertainty
DAngelico Excel Gramercy Aged Sepia BursSteel-String Guitar with PickupStyle: Grand Auditorium with cutawaySolid...
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4.5/5
(33 reviews)
Sound:
10/10
Build:
10/10
Value:
6/10
Art. 621791
$604
#14
⭐
4.8/5
(33 reviews)
Sound:
9/10
Build:
10/10
Value:
7/10
Martin Guitar LXK2
Alternative Styles
Unique Designs
Creative Expression
Key Feature:
• Unique design and construction features
✓ PROS
- • Alternative body shapes and sizes
- • Innovative materials and technology
✗ CONS
- • May have unusual playability characteristics
- • Less familiar to most players
Martin Guitar LXK2Steel-String GuitarDesign: LX - Little Martinback and sides: mastered Koa high-pressure laminate...
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4.8/5
(33 reviews)
Sound:
9/10
Build:
10/10
Value:
7/10
Art. 556099
$549
#15
⭐
4.7/5
(11 reviews)
Sound:
7/10
Build:
8/10
Value:
9/10
Baton Rouge AR61S/ACE
by
Baton Rouge
Specialty Applications
Custom Features
Unique Designs
Key Feature:
• Distinctive tonal characteristics
✓ PROS
- • Distinctive tonal characteristics
- • Unique design and construction features
✗ CONS
- • Less familiar to most players
- • Resale value uncertainty
Baton Rouge AR61S/ACESteel-String Guitar with PickupDesign: Auditorium cutawayTop: Solid German spruceBack and sides:...
⭐
4.7/5
(11 reviews)
Sound:
7/10
Build:
8/10
Value:
9/10
Art. 513416
$406
How to Choose the Best Other Acoustic Guitars
Budget Planning
- • Under $200: Entry-level
- • $200-$500: Intermediate
- • $500-$1000: Advanced
- • $1000+: Professional
Quality Check
- • Sound clarity & tone
- • Build materials & finish
- • Hardware durability
- • Overall craftsmanship
Key Features
- • Your musical style
- • Skill level match
- • Intended use case
- • Brand reputation
Frequently Asked Questions
Key factors include build quality, sound characteristics, playability, brand reputation, warranty coverage, and value for money. Consider your musical style, skill level, and intended use to find the best match.
Budget depends on your needs and experience level. Beginners can find quality options for $200-500, intermediate players should consider $500-1500 range, while professionals often invest $1500+ for premium features.
Higher-priced other acoustic guitars typically offer better materials, craftsmanship, and performance. They're worth it if you're serious about music, perform regularly, or need professional-grade features.
Top brands combine quality, innovation, and reliability. We evaluate brands based on build quality, sound performance, durability, and customer satisfaction to recommend the best options for different budgets.
Both have advantages. Online offers better prices and selection, while stores allow hands-on testing. We recommend researching online first, then testing in stores if possible. Many online retailers offer excellent return policies.
