Not to dredge up an older topic... Big Muddies do not appear to have truss rods though. Of course I'm stepping up to the under $400 bracket, more than the OP's range. $200ish doesn't seem to offer enough choices.
Was tossing around Breedlove Crossover OO that was in a pawn shop for $380 and the Kentucky 272 for about the same price range. The Breedlove does have a wider neck and I thought perhaps that would go well with medium hands with big fingers. Although the sound effects I heard are better on the Kentucky. And I think both have truss rods.
Still tossing the ideas around...
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