What are some good guitar manufacturers?
It depends of how fat your pocketbook is. If it’s fat get a Martin. However I suspect from the brands you named you are not in that price range. You need to go to a good music store and examine the guitars yourself after doing some research on what makes a well made guitar. It may be a good idea to contact a local luthier (guitar technician) and have a conversation with him / her. There are a lot of cheap, poorly made Chinese guitars coming in these days with good brand names on them. I bought my daughter a Fender acoustic and it was total junk. We replaced that with a Korean made Songbird and it was very well made. Yamaha has always been a reliable brand but as stated you really need to examine each guitar you are considering and take into account both the quality of the instrument, how well it fits you and how appropriate it is to your style of playing. Once buying it you may want to take it to a luthier and have it set up so it can be at it’s best.
