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Go & try loads & take someone with you to get an audience opinion for how it sounds.
I went all round Glasgow a few years back to get an electro-acoustic. I tried Takamine, Yamaha, Ibanez, Ovation, Fender & a good few others in the @ £500 mark & none made me smile. Went to a wee shop in Falkirk, tried a Freshman & bought it there & then. Fantastic instrument.
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+1 for The Freshman, our guitarist/vocalist uses one too and it sounds sweet.