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Furch….sounds great,well made, and is cheaper……Taylor’s are over priced. Just an opinion from a non expert ….. at this. Made by people in a country that makes excellent quality firearms, a guitar is a piece of cake for them ! Thanks

Bought a 414ce-r-v class in November of 2022 . It sounds like heaven unplugged but like shit plugged in . The ES2 is garbage . Iv tries everything including body rez in the Plat Acoustic to no avail. I have a Sheeran Autum Variations (Lowden) with a LR Baggs Element that sounds incredible and its like a parlor guitar , a "W" model . Very small . It smokes the Taylor when plugged in so I'm installing the MI Si Align XT which uses the Baggs Element and retains the tone and volume controls so the Taylor looks stock . I sure hope the Element fixes the Taylor's issue. The Taylor is the best playing Guitar I have , and I have many high end guitars . Because of the playability and the tone im willing to do a mod that I should not have to do with a 3,000$ guitar, but I am , for those reasons . Taylor needs to get out of the pickup business.

Don't even need to listen to the two instruments here. Furch without question. I've played three different 814's including the pre V class bracing. Every one was a disappointment in that the bass response was pathetic. No warmth to the tone at all. I played a 714 which was a lot better. What on earth did Taylor do to the 814 which has the same rosewood/spruce combination I do not know. I can only surmise differences in the bracing..

I’m a bit confused. The D’Addario strings are either “phosphor bronze” or “80/20” - you talk about one string with both names. Can you clear this up?

Furch, no doubt there.

Furch has better tone. Beautiful lows and mids. The Taylor just sounds like a Taylor with that strange high range. The Taylor has more volume but that is rarely important anymore

Great video for comparison. I don’t play the guitar, but I’m thinking of buying one and taking lessons. Your video is extremely helpful. For me I think I like the warmth of the mahogany over the cover, but I’m not a player. At least not yet. Adam

taylor sounds much more flat, really small dynamic range in comparison to furch. have you used the same strings? I do like furch more tbh. much reacher overtones and more sonically balanced sound overall. To be fair, tailor also nice. May be used as dzingy accompaniment in big band.

Only try a Lr Baggs or fishman System .....

I bought a guitar for about 4000 and the PU is bad.....

Very close, edge to the Taylor, just as warm, but a bit more clear.

Furshe..

I have two 1990's Taylors, and they sound like the Furch, warm, punchy and loud. New Taylors sound a little "tinny" to me. I guess if I were a fingerpicker I'd go with the Taylor but for an "all around" instrument I'd go with the Furch. Reason, it seems to do everything well. New Taylors like the one you're playing don't seem to be that.

to my ear, the Taylor has a much brighter sound, and the Furch is much better balanced and accurate. It has more bass punch, and it is mellower. It seems like the Furch body takes a much bigger role in tone than the Taylor.

Koa wins for beautiful to see, Mahogany wins for beautiful to hear....but both sound really nice. Both guitars you could sit and play for hours.

Taylor sounds the absolute best

If you want to make music videos, you must buy a decent microphone.. and.. a 12 minute vidro, and you only start playing at about 7 minutes 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

Furch. I'm getting ready to buy a high-end one very soon.

Wow! Just wonderful playing... Thank you.

Isn't the Taylor €2.000 more? In which case the Furch is plenty good enough. Cost aside, though, I would want the warmth of the Furch.. but the sparkle of the Taylor is wonderful.

Really? Furch if that helps.

Taylor, duh!

I have the Mahogany and it’s great. Just purchased the Koa with electronics (2022 - mint) from Reverb for $550.

Even for fingerstyle your playing was fairly quiet

Different metals have different tensile and ductile strengths. If your guitar has a set up to be at optimum for the phosphor bronze, then you'll have to tweak the set up slightly to be optimum with Titanium; in other words, 'to avoid buzzing'.

I find that if I sell a guitar I almost always regret it later. But you don't plan on selling ether do you? (I have a Furch and a pair of Taylors myself)

Furch Forever🤙🤙🤙

Keep the Furch! I could listen to you play all day!

Very informative. Thank you. I have the S1 Pro+ and really trying to avoid using my guitar amp or investing in even more equipment for my solo acoustic shows. I’m ignorant, though. So far, sounds like I wouldn’t be able to go directly from my guitar 1/4” to the Bose speaker. Is that correct? Do I need some kind of DI regardless? The speaker itself is fantastic, but I’d still like to eliminate the need for more equipment.

Your favorite?

Conparison videos are always fun, but I always recommend to go out and play them. All the taylors I've ever played, which is dozens and dozens, suck turbo arse even the 800 series models I've played. There was one 214 plus that I played in Tonawanda that i really liked but for most part they just dont make me feel like they're alive. Experience has generally been a little better with Furch, but only considerably and not substantially. If you can afford it, the best thing to do is commission one from a skilled luthier who can tailor the build to every one of your individual needs. I don't make a lot of money, so it was patiently saving for what felt like an eternity but it was absolutely worth it. Unfortunately for any off the rack guitar, they have been optimized for general consumption, so its really just a lengthy numbers game of trying out guitars until you find something you like but never truly love.

Taylor

Furch - no contest

A suggestion, make a timestamp for each strings so it'll be easier to tell the difference

Nothing can fix this horrible ES system. Get real, and put a Fishman Prefix or Blender in it.

Easy: Who's copying who right now? There you go, keep the Furch.

keep Furch

easy, FURCH

for a $500 difference in price The Furch is still the better deal. Plus Furch has nicer woods, all hand made...

Oh yes, I have an eastman 922ce and for the money it beats both of these guitars in my opinion

My choice would he the Furch no question. Better wood, better mid range, and better value for the buck

What are the cost differences between these two guitars?

Thank you, I have a 314ce, I replaced the strings with a pack of Elixr nanowebs that I have had for a decade. Sounds good but not perfect,. Picked up some EJ16's yesterday and am going to swap them out, I will also get some XS and try them. From your video i think Taylor might have made the right decision changing string brands.

Been using Elixirs forever since I don't like to change my strings that often, but always open to new options. They sounded best with the strummed open chords (lots of harmonics/overtones which I like), but sounded deader than the 80/20s in the picking example. I'll continue to experiment, but think I'll go with the 80/20s next. Thanks for doing the work so I don't have to restring my guitar 3x times haha.

Nice bro

I'll take the DAddario XS

Nice playing!

I like also everything about Furch in Comparison with Taylor 724ce, which I swapped to Furch and my old Yamaha FG800. Everything, except "I dont understand why it's harder to play". I lowered the action, I put the same strings on both guitars. But still can not get it why I play more clear and easier on Yamaha, than my Furch Red Deluxe. Today going to visit a music store and test some Taylors again after 6+ months of experience. But I also remember that Taylor was not so hard to play, even when I had much weaker fingers. The only one mentionable difference is that the Neck overall (not the size like 43/44.5/45mm) is bigger on Furch. I've heard that many people love that size and soft V shape, but maybe it just doesnt fit my hands... Unfortunatelly time didnt help to me. Otherwise sound, look, feel - I like everything more than on any existing Taylor ^^

Fingerpicking - Taylor Chords - Furch

Neither 🤔. Both sound really bright and stiff. There are better guitars in this price range