Our top eight acoustic guitar recommendations from Taylor Martin and Moore. This is Guitar Chalk's list of top acoustic guitar options and recommendations, which we keep updated on a regular basis, based on personal experience and general community consensus. The 114E has a lot of value as a mid-tier acoustic, striking a nice balance between price and quality features. Highlights include solid spruce for the guitar's top, the ES2 preamp, and a Venetian cutaway for the concert style body type. The tone of this guitar is brighter than what you might be used to if you haven't played a concert style acoustic before. Number two, the Taylor GS Mini. The Taylor GS Mini comes in several tone wood versions, the most popular being the COA model. But they all have solid tops and are decently priced, making the Taylor GS Mini one of the highest value acoustic guitars on this list. They're one of the few acoustics that do a really good job of bridging the gap between beginner models and upper tier intermediate acoustics. Number three, the Yamaha FG 800J acoustic guitar. This is one of the few guitars we're comfortable recommending at its given price point. It's the cheapest on this list. A big part of the reason is that you get a solid spruce top, whereas most guitars in this price range come with laminate. It's a fantastic beginner acoustic guitar that could easily last beyond those early playing years. If you buy the SEGLE S6 original, you'll be getting an acoustic guitar without a preamp. The cheaper than the QI version, which includes built-in electronics, the original is a great fit for those who don't want or need to plug their acoustic in, and are instead looking for a quality strumming experience at a decent price point, with a solid cedar top. The Martin LXK2 little Martin. While it doesn't have any solid wood, the LXK2 little Martin is a remarkably well-built acoustic, with spruce bracing and Martin's patented neck mortise. The purchase price includes a padded gig bag, adding to an already ideal configuration for players with smaller hands, beginners, and traveling guitarists. The Taylor BT2 baby Taylor. The baby Taylor is most popular with beginners and kids. However, it can also have the same appeal as the LXK2, and that it can be a nice change for those that just want a smaller acoustic guitar for intermediate, or even semi-pro guitar acoustic guitar workloads. The Martin Road series D10E. The D10E from Martin gives you a solid top and sapolate back-and-sides, which we're guessing is laminate, solid, not specified. You've also got a Fishman MXT system to brag about, which by itself provides a major value boost. Martin also includes a soft shell case with this one, though it can vary depending on the retail, which makes the price seem even more surprising. The Takamini GN93 CE. The tone wood profile gives you three different varieties. A solid spruce top, rosewood sides, and a maple back, which is a three-piece quilted panel. For plugging in, you get the TK40D preamp, which is a Takamini creation with a tuner, three-band EQ, gain knob, and a few additional controls. This gives the GN93 CE some appeal for those that want to plug in, and some added value for performers, or perhaps those that play in church. We understand that rating acoustic guitars, or anything for that matter, will have an element of subjectivity attached to it. As such, we've made our best effort to be objective, accurate, and helpful in terms of how we've assessed these guitars. If you have questions about that process, or just something about the guitars themselves, feel free to leave those in the comments section below.