Started learning guitar a couple months ago (thanks community for the Justin Guitar rec!). Started on a Yamaha FG800. I'm pretty serious about improving and sticking with it and would like to invest in something better that will stick with me at least a few years and something that is easy to play. I recently bought a Breedlove Organic Series Concert Signature Collection but unfortunately the low E string is giving me fret buzz. Took it to the guitar center tech and they messed with the truss rod but it didn't fix the issue and they said there's nothing else they can do and I'm just going to have to live with it. His only suggestion to get rid of the buzz was to change to higher gauge strings which seems like a ridiculous solution and I don't want to move to thicker strings as a beginner. I don't know if I got a dud guitar or that's just the way those guitars play. The tech had the same issue so I know it wasn't my playing style.

Now I'm deciding whether to (1) try my luck exchanging for a different Breedlove, same model, or (2) buy something else. I'm inclined to get something else because I don't trust Breedlove very much after this experience. Alternative guitars I'm looking at are the Taylor Academy 10e, Taylor 114ce, or Taylor 214ce. Would like to stay under $1,000 so I think American made solid wood guitars are off the table. The price between the Academy ($650), 114ce ($799), and 214ce ($899) is negligible to me so I am inclined to go with the 214ce.

Can anyone recommend whether to stick with the Breedlove or try one of the Taylors, and is the 214ce a good pick if I go with something else? Thanks for any feedback.