[Rick Lee]

I have a Gibson nylon string classical I paid about $160 for around 1997. It's a beater, but looks very cool, plays and sounds great. Once in a while I go to the acoustic room at Guitar Center and grab a $4k nylon string guitar. I don't see the difference. I've been playing a while. I also have a Taylor GS Mini I keep in the living room for plinking in front of the TV. I think I paid $350 for it and it has the best tone I've ever heard in an acoustic (steel string).

Yesterday and today I A/B'ed two Marshall combo amps. I pulled the chassis from both, rolled pre-amp tubes and swapped out a few speakers, played for hours. I think I know which one sounds better now, but I'm still not sure. One cost twice what the other cost. Gig tomorrow night and I will lose sleep tonight, trying to decide on which to bring.