>I got me a Taylor (EN210 - not the world's most expensive I know) today, which I have to say I fucking love to bits, because I thought I'd be leaving the shop with a Takamine..<

Nice choice, Taylor makes awesome guitars.

>but for accompanying fiddle players/mandolin/bouzouki <

Do you know when you call a bouzouki a bouzouki and not and Octave mandolin ?

> How much does that Belew model retail for...? <

I'm afraid to ask. I'm going to check out the standard Parker Fly. Adrian said to avoid the bolt on neck models which aren't called a Parker Fly, so that makes that easy.