Twang Gang Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 I got this through Sweetwater a couple weeks ago, but held off posting as I wasn't sure I was going to keep it. It came with Elixir phosphor/bronze lights strings and they were as usual really harsh and brassy sounding to me. I played it for about a week and then changed to regular 80/20 strings and that tamed the tone. It is a guitar that takes some getting used to; it has Taylors V-class bracing which is great for intonation, sustain, and volume and it is short scale. It has a Lutz Spruce top with Rosewood back and sides, mahogany neck and ebony board, nice Gotoh tuners with a 21:1 ratio, and Taylors ES-2 pickup. The bracing and extra sound port really make the top move a lot and it is pretty loud. It's almost like you need to be careful with your attack or the overtones and sustain get out of control. I think it would be a great fingerpicking guitar but over the years I have lost that skill so just flat pick. I have yet to find someone else who could play some on it so I could sit out front and see what it sounds like from there. I played it the other day at a picnic outside with a fiddler player and it held it's own so I think it is a keeper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 What's with the weird cutaway does it have a sound port. Congrats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave F Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 Taylor makes some nice guitars and a lot of them in the US. I've had a few but I seem to keep them a few years then move them on due to lack of playing them. Currently I have a Taylor NS72-CE which I like. Plugged in the ones I had were hard to beat but I seem to plug-in less and less. I've had a 314CE LTD, T5-C2 Custom and an 814CE. Yours looks great. I haven't played one of these new bracing ones. I've played a few guitars with side port holes and they definite sound loud in my lap but I don't know if they project that sound for any distance. I would have to have someone playing it across the room to judge it. I do have a ukulele with one. Enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly campbell Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 Beautiful Guitar. Congrats... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly campbell Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 Both of them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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