And Taylor’s seemed to be the go to guitar for that setting. And, I am absolutely sold on Taylor guitars! I'm singing their praises to every guitar-friend I know. I know that I am still a snob, but I am working on it. I hope you all will accept my confession and forgive me my foolishness. And then, I bought it.Īnd now, a week later, I couldn't be happier. Good riddance, even.īut here I was, falling in love with a Taylor - with a cedar top!!!Īs I walked up to the front counter, I held onto that 514ce with jealousy, as if some other customer might snatch it from my hands. That Alvarez was no longer worthy to sit next to my D-18 Golden Era or next to my Custom Shop D-28.
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As a teenager, I had owned a cedar topped Alvarez, and it was a wonderful sounding guitar! Later in life, after I had joined the spruce-only zombie army, I gave that Alvarez away for free to a friend who needed a guitar. It was warm but clear, and it was loud even to the lightest touch. One guitar, when I played it, seemed to make every top on every hanging guitar in that acoustic room vibrate and sing out. So, I took it back to the store, and I went to play some higher-end models. My local shop has a 7-day exchange policy as long as the guitar is in like-new condition, and this 214ce was. So much so, that I couldn't resist the GAS for a higher-end Taylor. I actually couldn't believe how well set up it was from the factory in (gasp!) Mexico. Then I played one - A sunburst 214ce Dlx. Why had I turned up my nose at these guitars for so long? Taylor talk about sustainability and what Taylor is doing for ebony and koa and for forestry in general. After hearing them explain it, it just made sense. I happen to be someone who designs and builds products professionally as well, and I really connected with their approach. In another, Andy Powers talked about wanting every guitar he builds to be better than the previous one, so he looks to innovate and not simply to replicate the past. In one, Bob Taylor was getting his hands dirty in the factory and explaining Taylor's history and product philosophy.
I watched plenty of Taylor-oriented videos, and a few really hit me. Oh! Those bright, overly popular, soulless, Elixir wearing, hype boxes! Must.resist. I just wanted something decent for about a grand.ĭue to their reputation for consistent plugged-in performance, I was "forced" (yuck, icky icky) to research Taylor guitars. I researched Gibson, Taylor, Takamine, Yamaha, whatever. And, Martin, not being known (to me) for their electronics, was not the only brand I was allowing myself to look at. I just needed an acoustic with the ability to be plugged in.
I have plenty of pure electrics and pure acoustics, but I didn't want to drill holes in my Custom Shop D-28 w/Adirondack and Herringbone. Recently, I found a need for an acoustic/electric. If it was not done by Martin in the 1930s, then I didn't want it. I bought into the Cult of Adirondack, Dovetail, and Hide. As in, Martin acoustics were holy, and all others had no soul.
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