Morgan Monroe M15

Already stated specs with solid Sitka spruce top and solid mohogany back and sides. Ebony fingerboard. Mine has the V neck shape and I love it. Unbelievable options for the money.

The sound is unreal. Not too loud with a very sweet acoustical timbre. Perfect for recording miked. The quality of this guitar really comes through with its consistent even tone.I usually don't give 10's but this guitar filled my long quest for the perfect sounding acoustic.

The finish is about as good as it gets. Bridge and nut are real bone and cut just right with low action. Very easy to play. The tuners are also high quality vintage open back style.

This guitars seems to be built tougher than my Blueridge and Martin guitars. More like a Taylor in build, but looks and sounds more like a Martin. In fact I'll probably sell my Martin and put that money to better use. Great guitar bit obviously overpriced after finding this one.

I have spoken with the company and wouldn't recommend dealing with them unless absolutely necessary. My first guitar arrived with obvious factory flaws and they tried to blame it on UPS. Even wanted for me to wait on a claim. I told them that would be fraud and they still persisted until I threatened other action at which time they finally agreed to replace it. I had to wait over two weeks for the replacement. Then there was no case and that was another nightmare. Also had a buddy that had some problems with them.

Overall the guitar gets a 10, support 0, but 1 is as low as it goes.

Hi, Last week I spent over an hour writing a thoughtful review of this guitar and it never showed up.

Any ideas what happened?

Chinese made Solid Sitka/Solid Mahogany Dread styled after a basic D-18 Martin. Ebony fretboard and bridge, grover open back tuners, poly finish, D-shaped neck. I like a simple looking kind of guitar with no bling. The aging toner is a nice honey colored compared to the pumpkin color of some toners

This guitar has a very rich woody tone, not boomy and not loud.
When I first got this guitar it was really really tight sounding. It took a few days of playing before it started to sound like a guitar. I think parts of it still think it's a tree. After owning six Blueridges and Carolinas which are very lightly built guitars, this MM is a nice change of pace. It is noticeably heavier and feels very substantial in my hands.

Probably the best thing this guitar has going for it is the Ebony fretboard and the excellent fretwork. I'm actually a little shocked that a $450 guitar can have fretwork of this quality. Feels and plays like butter. The d-neck is thin like a Blueridge. A v-shape is also available.
The worst feature of this guitar is the thick poly finish. Not for the looks but I believe it has to affect the ability of the top to age like a guitar should. But again for the price, it is acceptable and expected.
Grover tuners work fine. The wood looks like it's of good quality, especially the mahogany.

This guitar is now my number 1 for gigs and recording. It just works for my style of music, folk rock stuff. A little finger pickin and some lead work inbetween alot of funky chords. This guitar feels as solid as a rock compared to alot of lightly built dreads. I will save up for the Rosewood version.

Lifetime warranty is offered but who knows about that?

If you like the simple look and woody tone of an old
D-18 you will love this guitar. If you're looking for a Bluegrass Cannon, this isn't it.

This guitar is worth every penny IMHO.