Arcie,
You mentioned in your original post "OM gas", so I'll chime in.
I had an OM-35 a few years ago, and the only reason it's gone is because I came across the Goodall. The OM-35 was almost everything I wanted a small-bodied guitar to be - reasonably loud, great tone, a resonant bass, with clearly defined mids and trebles. (Obviously, the Goodall has more of the same things or the Martin would still be here.)
I really don't think you can go wrong with a Martin OM. They stopped making the OM-35 a couple of years ago, so you might have a tough time finding one. The M-36 is almost the same, although I believe that M has a 1 11/16" nut where the OM had a 1 3/4" nut, and I'm not sure about the M's bracing - scalloped or not. The OM had scalloped bracing.
Keep looking. A Martin OM is definitely worth the time it takes to find one.
One mans's opinion,
Jeff
You mentioned in your original post "OM gas", so I'll chime in.
I had an OM-35 a few years ago, and the only reason it's gone is because I came across the Goodall. The OM-35 was almost everything I wanted a small-bodied guitar to be - reasonably loud, great tone, a resonant bass, with clearly defined mids and trebles. (Obviously, the Goodall has more of the same things or the Martin would still be here.)
I really don't think you can go wrong with a Martin OM. They stopped making the OM-35 a couple of years ago, so you might have a tough time finding one. The M-36 is almost the same, although I believe that M has a 1 11/16" nut where the OM had a 1 3/4" nut, and I'm not sure about the M's bracing - scalloped or not. The OM had scalloped bracing.
Keep looking. A Martin OM is definitely worth the time it takes to find one.
One mans's opinion,
Jeff