[jeremy]

Desperately seeking some advice.
For those of you familiar with Maton guitars -
I am purchasing my first decent acoustic guitar shortly and have narrowed it down to a Maton.
Now the question is which model?
I know how subjective the whole choice of guitars are but any feedback would be gratefully received.

I am looking at buying either an EM325C or a custom shop EM225C.

They both have the same AP5 electronics. The custom EM225C is a little prettier with herringbone detail but I'm not fussed about that. Not sure of the difference in tuners.

My difficulty is that I am having trouble hearing the difference in tone between them but have been told different things by different people -
The 325 is not as loud unplugged as the 225, even a little muffled;
325 sounds better amped than the 225;
225 has a better tone than the 325;
But then I hear that the 325 is a better grade of wood so it should sound better over the years.
And so on.

I know it depends on what I play and how I intend to use it (which I am not exactly sure of yet), but any thoughts or experience would be most welcome!

Thanks

Jeremy