Acoustic Steel String For Fingerstyle/similar, any suggestions? Options

[BTrian]

Hey,

I'm considering getting a steel string and would like to ask if you have any suggestions
price range would be sth between 600 and 1000€

I've been playing classical guitar for some years and got a Hanika 54 PF which is great for more classical stuff itself.
Since a few months also enjoy some of the more modern stuff around (Candyrat ppl., Tommy Emmanuel, Eric Mongrain, Justin King, ...)
So quite more fingerstyle than strumming and plec work.
Started with some tapping and percussive stuff. While this is doable on my classic guitar, I would kind of enjoy having the slightly more percussive sound of a steel string, lower string height (for tapping and such) and access to higher frets. Clear and loud harmonics are also a problem on my classic guitar.

Cutaway would be nice, but not a must. Not that sure bout preamp (guess there's few cutaway guitars without preamp anyways), would be nice for recording, messing around with a looper and similar. So if it's got preamp/pickup stuff it shouldn't be too crappy (and not magnetic).

sound wise it should be loud and not too thin and trebly (so possibly mahogany?)

no idea bout the shape and such so far, have no real problem with my hanika which has a rather wide neck (52 mm).
In any case sound and playability is prior to fancy looks and such.

going to try some stuff in that store next week http://www.musikhaus-korn.de/en
to get a feeling for the different shapes and woods, so if you've got any suggestions for specific models please rather something that is available on that site or thomann ( http://www.thomann.de/gb/index.html ) and no exclusive on the other side of the world or used ebay stuff .

not that many ideas so far, liked the sound of that one on samples and some youtube stuff http://www.thomann.de/gb/takamine_ef340sc_gn.htm


meh long post again, but maybe some1 reads through and got some ideas

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This post has been edited by BTrian: Nov 10 2012, 02:49 AM