I am so very proud to be such a big part of this Guitar. Working for Taylor for 21 years, this guitar is probably the most excited I have been for the world to see. I get the privilege of being the R&D neck specialist for Andy along with taking these necks from R&D to production and all should know that all of Taylor poured their heart and soul into this Guitar.
@ vintage spec? Scale length and body fret is common to most Taylor necks, the only thing that has changed is the neck to body joint, well and the crown and logo but that’s only for the Gold Label Series! It’s a floating heel that no longer needs shims to set action/neck angle.
This Alamo Music channel is simply the best, most in depth, and most personable guitar channel on youtube. Thank you for the knowledge you share with us.
Great sounding guitar, nice looking, technically advanced. And the sustain is compelling. Another great demo, Cooper. But it’s just natural to have both you and Chris showing us these guitars. You each add a separate dynamic that helps present the whole picture. Andy is amazing. Love Taylors
I have been a fan of Taylor guitars since 1999 and have owned quite a few, different tone woods and body sizes. This is a radically new sound, but to my old ears it still sounds like a Taylor. I think this is what Bob wanted, a true guitar artist using the immense resources of Taylor to design new guitars that can still be manufactured rather than hand built. I am probably never going to own one of these due to being retired with encroaching arthritis in my hands. I look forward to hearing one in person played by someone of Cooper’s skill.
My favorite guitar is my Boucher OM hybrid, after that Taylor gets all my love. I am so tempted to buy this guitar straight away, I love the new look and the new sound. Congrats Taylor on staying innovative while giving a nod to the quality of the past.
Beautiful guitar, sounds great, and you guys are just fun to listen to. I like the new headstock shape, it reminds me of my Yamaha LS500. Being a lifelong woodworker, I'm blown away by the bookmatched koa back.
I think that Bob Taylor story about asking about the tone vs playability shows a very wise approach to what matters for sales as well as musicians. Can’t have a successful company without both of those factors. Big difference from brands that think they know best and don’t ask their audience for feedback.
Great job guys! And Taylor as well. Sounds exactly like I would expect from that shape. I had a GC8 for years. Non cutaway, no electronics. Sounded similar. More mellow than most. Can’t wait for y’all to play the new Alvarez LT60e OOO 12 fret slot head. I am expecting similar though smaller tone to this one.
Can't wait for the spruce/koa "Super Concert"! Also glad to see Taylor are moving away from the ES2. The sound of this super auditorium reminds me of a spruce/koa Lowden (F34) I know. Top class, in other words.
Love Taylors, I've purchased a 714CE and a GS Mini. The one thing I don't like is the ornamentation. Specifically, the fretboard inlay. Both Gibson and Martin have distinctive and beautiful inlays on their high end models, Taylor's almost seem drawn on. I'd encourage them to look at what other guitar makers are doing, Collings Electrics are a good example.
I've had 2 guitars with LR Baggs Element installed and they sound every bit as good as a K&K. They hid the volume knob away from the sound hole which makes the look, so much better. The ebony buttons look great.
This sounds great. I don't mind the typical Taylor brightness, but this has a depth that isn't usually there in the same way. And not having the ES2 immediately makes me excited for their future.
Why still we don’t have Taylor 224ce-K-DLX video from Alamo music? We need ;) I would like to know your review and thoughts about 224ce k dlx model. However, you have not shot any videos of this model until now.
Interesting how, last time Taylor introduced a new body shape they did so at the bottom of the American range with a fairly cheap instrument, with an 800 series following, while this time they introduced the new shape right at the top of the range. Is there going to be a 314 Super auditorium size guitar? And surely this will not stay part of size 4; size 3 is free, I think. The shape resembles what some other manufacturers called a small jumbo.
I can definitely hear the woody sounds of this guitar. I think it's a step in the right direction. I think the tone adresses a lot of people's criticisms that Taylor guitars are "tinny" sounding. This guitar is absolutely not tinny. It oozes warmth and wood.
I don't have decent speakers on my laptop so will hold opinion on sound, although I agree that it is a different sound for Taylor. Appearance is top notch; love the retro vibe. Is Taylor evolving a slope-shouldered OM?
Very happy with my 417. Only thing id change out is the es2. This seems to be reinventing the wheel a little too much. Instead of this i think the world would be happier with a refreshed refined AD series
That new neck joint… 🤔 Who’s going to sue who? Furch vs Taylor/Taylor vs Furch? Or are the two mechanisms sufficiently different to avoid patent infringement? Have you guys (who have seen both up close) any thoughts? In any case, it’s a nice guitar, but for my tastes the Honduran rosewood version sounds far better. (Michael Watts demo’s the rosewood on his channel.) Thanks! I always appreciate your videos!
I have been playing guitar for over 44 years and I have many Taylors, including a 28 year old 814ce and I love them all, and they all sound good to me on and off the stage. I do like the looks and sound of this one, but at my age I have shelved the Taylors and now use only my Martin 000-28ec. I just wish Taylor would make the same style of guitar as the Martin as well. For me at this age, the Martins neck (soft V) which is thicker and the small body (000-28) suit me well, and the sound that comes from that small body guitar is nothing short of amazing. Honestly, If Taylor made a guitar like that, I would buy it in a heart beat as i have many Taylors and only one Martin...oh yeah, and please make it more affordable. Just my 2 cents worth. Peace.
I’m sure it’s because I’m not standing in the room to hear the guitar in person. But coming from someone who owns a Taylor, the Gold Label sounds like all the other ones I’ve heard 😂
It looks and sounds nice. But why use Ivoroid? That’s why Martin’s binding has problems. I can see using it on a cheap guitar, but an 800 series should have wood.
I'm not a fan of their standard lineup of 314's and up. They do koa guitars super well, and they are hands down the easiest to play and best setup guitars.
My comments on the demo still stands. I love ya Cooper, but u often play something different for each guitar. Chris plays the same songs so i can hear different styles of playing and i can compare the different shades of tone. Its why i keep coming back to your reviews. I love your skilled playing, but i don't get a contrast in playing styles and how they sound. You dont have to play the same songs as Chris, but the consistency in what you would play helpse and probably compare with other models and how they sound.
Coop is a players player, a true talent. Each guitar should inspire one in different ways, they all sing with a unique voice and feel different, provoking a creative response that is unique to the player and how what is brings out of them.
The middle ground is to play a reference piece so we can compare and then play whatever else he feels best suits the guitar. The reference piece can be a simple / easier to play piece since, let’s face it, most buyers won’t approach Cooper’s ability.
Looks identical to a classic GS (Grand Symphony) body shape. I do see the dimensions are very close on Taylor's website, but why enough to warrant a new body? New brightness in tone is nice, but I bet most of that is coming from the decision to use bone bridge pins. Try putting bone pins as replacement for Taylor's Ebony pins on any Taylor model, you'll hear a difference. Might like it, might not, but it's close to what I'm hearing coming through in this online demo.... The new shim-less adjustable neck joint is nice, but Furch introduced something that seemingly operates exactly the same way two months ago.... Wonder who got that patent first? There is absolutely nothing about this Golden Label collection that harkens back to guitars from the 1930s-1940s. I don't know what Kol-Aid Andy Power's is drinking or what alternate universe he's dreaming up here, maybe that's the idea, like an alt-universe guitar from the 1930s Andy Power's envisions? Oh well, regardless it's his candy store, we're all just visiting.
Evaluating a guitar’s sound on TH-cam is incredibly difficult. I would be interested in comparing the cost of the new model to the comparable model from last year. More than sound, ultimately, the determining factor will be cost.
I’ve had two Taylors: an older 714 and a 717 Grand Pasific. I’ve let them go, cause I just wanted to have more character, like my Gibson and Martin does. Taylors were great guitars, but too neutral for my taste. Have to say, that I am truly exited about this sound. Have to try it!
Still not a Taylor fan on any model and this one hasn't changed my opinion. But, you guys are great and I respect your opinions and glad to hear there will be more Fretboard Confessional podcasts! I've listened to them all!
Chris said "pretty cool" way too many times. Tell us you hate the guitar without telling us you hate the damn guitar lol. Sounds amazing to me, I think I'll take five. Kick rocks Christopher.
I first played a Taylor in 1976 at Big Dude's in KCMO. I thought the price was for the bling. I own several guitars and zero Taylors. This guitar sounds great and looks great too I would play one. A friend has a 514 from the '80s and it is exceptional. He doesn't like the new ones. This guitar has Taylor on the headstock but it has Andy's DNA. I expect great things coming for years to come.
I don't like it and love it all at the same time. I don't like it because it no longer looks or sounds like a classic Taylor but I also love this because it is a cool guitar. I fear Andy is bringing Taylor in a specifically Andy Powers direction. I love a lot of the things he did as he came on. I honestly love Andy and probably everything he does, but a Taylor needs to be a Taylor. I own several and love them. They have a Taylor thing. If he named it differently, I might not be having this reaction. That being said a Martin sounds like a martin, a Gibson like a Gibson... A Taylor needs to sound like a Taylor.
You can ALWAYS state you signed an NDA unless it explicitly states you can't. It's often one of the easiest ways to avoid further questions, just say "I signed an NDA, I can't talk about anything"
I know I have heard lots of great people say what Chris said about Bolt on necks but I have still yet to fall in love with one. They definitely don't sound bad but compared to my Martins and Gibsons, they just seem to be missing some kind of frequency. But that's why it's amazing there are so many guitar makes, we all get to pick what we love!
I have owned 3 Taylors and ultimately sold them to buy something (i.e. Martin, Yamaha, Gibson) that sounded better (IMO). That 814 sounds incredible...
You have the wrong link for the the new Taylor's. Where it says, SHOP GOLD LABEL GUITARS the link takes you to t-shirts not the guitars. Doesn't anybody take any care in what they are doing? It's called proof reading!
You cant adjust the neck angle on the fly and you should know why. Once you change the neck angle then the strings and everthing else in the chain has to be adnusted. And that takes time. Even the best can't do tbat.
I’ve owned and failed to connect with Taylor, Collings and Fender all for the same reason. Either glue disrupts top-end or bolt dampens low-end, either way my ears make the call. A Cedar-Top Furch may get a pass, but I’m never “in a mix” on acoustic.
It’s a nice guitar but there’s a lot to choose from at that price point. The difference between strumming and finger picking was pretty extreme. The strumming sounded was more to my liking the finger picking however sounded like someone stuffed a towel in the guitar.
Its $4,500 for the rosewood and $5,000 for the koa (and since they're new and being hyped, you'll pay the sticker). And, seems I've heard this story before on new model Taylors, and each time when I played it in person = same sterile sound of its siblings. Not really sure why you'd even waste the time, when for half that, you can get a hand built Yairi that completely blows it away in feel and tone.
This is a cool guitar but it sounds a lot like my 24 year old $500 Carvin (Cort) jumbo. I’m not knocking the Taylor. I am still impressed with my Korean import from 2000.
Sorry, but to my ear it sounds exactly like a Koa Taylor. Typical enhanced mids, sparkly highs, with a flat low end. They also play as if they have a compressor built into them, limiting the headroom when strummed hard and are a bit thin sounding when played fingerstyle. Maybe most telling of Taylor is you could put 100 of the same model in a room and you would be hard pressed to tell if one is better than another. Now that's not necessarily a bad thing. It might be a great stage guitar when predictability is king, and quality control, consistency, and playability is admired from a production standpoint, but to my ear, and for that kind of money, the Taylor sound is just too predictably sterile.
I am so very proud to be such a big part of this Guitar. Working for Taylor for 21 years, this guitar is probably the most excited I have been for the world to see. I get the privilege of being the R&D neck specialist for Andy along with taking these necks from R&D to production and all should know that all of Taylor poured their heart and soul into this Guitar.
Was there consideration at some point to put a more vintage specd neck profile on these? Thanks for all you do
@ vintage spec? Scale length and body fret is common to most Taylor necks, the only thing that has changed is the neck to body joint, well and the crown and logo but that’s only for the Gold Label Series! It’s a floating heel that no longer needs shims to set action/neck angle.
This Alamo Music channel is simply the best, most in depth, and most personable guitar channel on youtube. Thank you for the knowledge you share with us.
Shout out to Andertons.
Great sounding guitar, nice looking, technically advanced. And the sustain is compelling. Another great demo, Cooper. But it’s just natural to have both you and Chris showing us these guitars. You each add a separate dynamic that helps present the whole picture. Andy is amazing. Love Taylors
This is the review we have been waiting for. Awesome. Thank you.
Always great to hear and watch what you present to us. Thanks guys. :-)
The sound is so clean and pure. Amazing.
Not really a Taylor Fan but this Guitar has caught my attention.
I have been a fan of Taylor guitars since 1999 and have owned quite a few, different tone woods and body sizes. This is a radically new sound, but to my old ears it still sounds like a Taylor. I think this is what Bob wanted, a true guitar artist using the immense resources of Taylor to design new guitars that can still be manufactured rather than hand built. I am probably never going to own one of these due to being retired with encroaching arthritis in my hands. I look forward to hearing one in person played by someone of Cooper’s skill.
My favorite guitar is my Boucher OM hybrid, after that Taylor gets all my love. I am so tempted to buy this guitar straight away, I love the new look and the new sound. Congrats Taylor on staying innovative while giving a nod to the quality of the past.
Beautiful guitar, sounds great, and you guys are just fun to listen to. I like the new headstock shape, it reminds me of my Yamaha LS500. Being a lifelong woodworker, I'm blown away by the bookmatched koa back.
Softer and rounder upper mids that tend to get brittle on some legacy Taylor models. Nice 👍
Sounds amazing such a broader range and openness than other guitars at this level
Great tone !
I think that Bob Taylor story about asking about the tone vs playability shows a very wise approach to what matters for sales as well as musicians. Can’t have a successful company without both of those factors. Big difference from brands that think they know best and don’t ask their audience for feedback.
Great job guys! And Taylor as well. Sounds exactly like I would expect from that shape. I had a GC8 for years. Non cutaway, no electronics. Sounded similar. More mellow than most. Can’t wait for y’all to play the new Alvarez LT60e OOO 12 fret slot head. I am expecting similar though smaller tone to this one.
It sounds great! And I'm usually much more of a Martin fan 😁
The "look" reminds me of a "real" guild ( Westerly RI Made). That much I love.
Crazy. I've got a 1995 Westerly, RI Guild (JF-30 Blonde) and the similarities never crossed my mind until I read your comment.
I can see it.... ✌️
Can't wait for the spruce/koa "Super Concert"! Also glad to see Taylor are moving away from the ES2. The sound of this super auditorium reminds me of a spruce/koa Lowden (F34) I know. Top class, in other words.
Love the tone!
Love Taylors, I've purchased a 714CE and a GS Mini. The one thing I don't like is the ornamentation. Specifically, the fretboard inlay. Both Gibson and Martin have distinctive and beautiful inlays on their high end models, Taylor's almost seem drawn on. I'd encourage them to look at what other guitar makers are doing, Collings Electrics are a good example.
For $4,500…what other brand would you say is better and would get instead?
I own a songbird deluxe a 814 ce 714 and can't wait to get my hands on the gold label
I've had 2 guitars with LR Baggs Element installed and they sound every bit as good as a K&K. They hid the volume knob away from the sound hole which makes the look, so much better. The ebony buttons look great.
Looks like a Grand Symphony body shape. Beautiful guitar.
Kind of reminds of a Breedlove body shape...
That’s what I thought too, GS shape
This sounds great. I don't mind the typical Taylor brightness, but this has a depth that isn't usually there in the same way. And not having the ES2 immediately makes me excited for their future.
Would love to see you review the Studio 414 and also compare it to the regular 414 which I found a bit bright.
Like it. Does Taylor offer this in a 00 size ?🎸🎸🎸
Why still we don’t have Taylor 224ce-K-DLX video from Alamo music? We need ;) I would like to know your review and thoughts about 224ce k dlx model. However, you have not shot any videos of this model until now.
I like the guitar. I’ll wait for the small body version 😊
The sound is improved for sure. Not sure if it fits the price tag, but tone is heading in the right direction.
great sounding guitar
Interesting how, last time Taylor introduced a new body shape they did so at the bottom of the American range with a fairly cheap instrument, with an 800 series following, while this time they introduced the new shape right at the top of the range. Is there going to be a 314 Super auditorium size guitar? And surely this will not stay part of size 4; size 3 is free, I think. The shape resembles what some other manufacturers called a small jumbo.
Ordering tomorrow. Literally. I am nothing even remotely resembling wealthy...but I'm sold.
Im a Gibson fan, but this guitar is killer
Gibson самые лучшие!👍
Agree with Cooper. The best sounding Taylor yet IMO ( a Martin/Gibson/Guild gal )🎸🎸🎸
IDK - that's kinda like saying the most intriguing shade of beige on a wall full of paint swatches for institutional walls.
Super Auditorium? Shape-wise looks a lot like my now discontinued 416ce.
I’d like to compare the dimensions.
I can definitely hear the woody sounds of this guitar. I think it's a step in the right direction. I think the tone adresses a lot of people's criticisms that Taylor guitars are "tinny" sounding. This guitar is absolutely not tinny. It oozes warmth and wood.
Very nice. How much?
I don't have decent speakers on my laptop so will hold opinion on sound, although I agree that it is a different sound for Taylor. Appearance is top notch; love the retro vibe. Is Taylor evolving a slope-shouldered OM?
When they went to the bother of designing a whole new guitar, I can't understand why they couldn't have come up with a new model number.
Very happy with my 417. Only thing id change out is the es2. This seems to be reinventing the wheel a little too much.
Instead of this i think the world would be happier with a refreshed refined AD series
The body shape is similar to a Yamaha LL series. This guitar has a very unique sound. Koa has a tone that I am not used to, but really nice.
I think they should have incorporated the Builders edition neck from the GP series with this gold label series.
Gonna melt minds with smoke on the water with this bad larry
That new neck joint… 🤔 Who’s going to sue who? Furch vs Taylor/Taylor vs Furch? Or are the two mechanisms sufficiently different to avoid patent infringement? Have you guys (who have seen both up close) any thoughts?
In any case, it’s a nice guitar, but for my tastes the Honduran rosewood version sounds far better. (Michael Watts demo’s the rosewood on his channel.)
Thanks! I always appreciate your videos!
I have been playing guitar for over 44 years and I have many Taylors, including a 28 year old 814ce and I love them all, and they all sound good to me on and off the stage. I do like the looks and sound of this one, but at my age I have shelved the Taylors and now use only my Martin 000-28ec.
I just wish Taylor would make the same style of guitar as the Martin as well.
For me at this age, the Martins neck (soft V) which is thicker and the small body (000-28) suit me well, and the sound that comes from that small body guitar is nothing short of amazing.
Honestly, If Taylor made a guitar like that, I would buy it in a heart beat as i have many Taylors and only one Martin...oh yeah, and please make it more affordable.
Just my 2 cents worth. Peace.
I’m sure it’s because I’m not standing in the room to hear the guitar in person. But coming from someone who owns a Taylor, the Gold Label sounds like all the other ones I’ve heard 😂
R Taylor’s have that sound and feeling that isn’t coming from the sound hole, too!
It looks and sounds nice. But why use Ivoroid? That’s why Martin’s binding has problems. I can see using it on a cheap guitar, but an 800 series should have wood.
I really wanna know y’all’s opinion on the AD14CE
I don't see the Taylor pickups, which I hate. Are they going to make a new pickup or is it designed to work with some of the better solutions?
Will this be available without the pickguard??
I wish I liked Taylor. I have tried them over and over again. Love the look just never got on with the feeling. Really cool one though
ditto…stated perfectly
I'm not a fan of their standard lineup of 314's and up. They do koa guitars super well, and they are hands down the easiest to play and best setup guitars.
From a non- Taylor fan, I will wait for the review of the Rosewood one. What is the scale length on these?
@@melaniemyer8281 25.5”, 14th Fret, 1-3/4 nut width..
I love small bodies guitars. What might be coming down the pipe?
Can Taylor do Gold Label Left handed?
Nice but I'll wait for the cutaway model. 😉
My comments on the demo still stands. I love ya Cooper, but u often play something different for each guitar. Chris plays the same songs so i can hear different styles of playing and i can compare the different shades of tone. Its why i keep coming back to your reviews. I love your skilled playing, but i don't get a contrast in playing styles and how they sound. You dont have to play the same songs as Chris, but the consistency in what you would play helpse and probably compare with other models and how they sound.
We need more slowly strummed sustained open chords.
Coop is a players player, a true talent. Each guitar should inspire one in different ways, they all sing with a unique voice and feel different, provoking a creative response that is unique to the player and how what is brings out of them.
I don’t want to hear a Mahogany Parlor demo’d the same as a Rosewood Dread.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
The middle ground is to play a reference piece so we can compare and then play whatever else he feels best suits the guitar. The reference piece can be a simple / easier to play piece since, let’s face it, most buyers won’t approach Cooper’s ability.
Shimmering sound like Yamaha LS which is a good thing.
Looks identical to a classic GS (Grand Symphony) body shape. I do see the dimensions are very close on Taylor's website, but why enough to warrant a new body? New brightness in tone is nice, but I bet most of that is coming from the decision to use bone bridge pins. Try putting bone pins as replacement for Taylor's Ebony pins on any Taylor model, you'll hear a difference. Might like it, might not, but it's close to what I'm hearing coming through in this online demo.... The new shim-less adjustable neck joint is nice, but Furch introduced something that seemingly operates exactly the same way two months ago.... Wonder who got that patent first? There is absolutely nothing about this Golden Label collection that harkens back to guitars from the 1930s-1940s. I don't know what Kol-Aid Andy Power's is drinking or what alternate universe he's dreaming up here, maybe that's the idea, like an alt-universe guitar from the 1930s Andy Power's envisions? Oh well, regardless it's his candy store, we're all just visiting.
Evaluating a guitar’s sound on TH-cam is incredibly difficult.
I would be interested in comparing the cost of the new model to the comparable model from last year. More than sound, ultimately, the determining factor will be cost.
I’ve had two Taylors: an older 714 and a 717 Grand Pasific. I’ve let them go, cause I just wanted to have more character, like my Gibson and Martin does. Taylors were great guitars, but too neutral for my taste.
Have to say, that I am truly exited about this sound. Have to try it!
Looks and sounds likes they are trying to make a Martin with a curved headstock.
Its ok cuz martin makes taylor style stuff too. Gpce or Z series. At least taylor has consistency
Still not a Taylor fan on any model and this one hasn't changed my opinion. But, you guys are great and I respect your opinions and glad to hear there will be more Fretboard Confessional podcasts! I've listened to them all!
Chris said "pretty cool" way too many times. Tell us you hate the guitar without telling us you hate the damn guitar lol. Sounds amazing to me, I think I'll take five. Kick rocks Christopher.
COOP!
I first played a Taylor in 1976 at Big Dude's in KCMO. I thought the price was for the bling. I own several guitars and zero Taylors.
This guitar sounds great and looks great too I would play one. A friend has a 514 from the '80s and it is exceptional. He doesn't like the new ones.
This guitar has Taylor on the headstock but it has Andy's DNA. I expect great things coming for years to come.
I don't like it and love it all at the same time. I don't like it because it no longer looks or sounds like a classic Taylor but I also love this because it is a cool guitar. I fear Andy is bringing Taylor in a specifically Andy Powers direction. I love a lot of the things he did as he came on. I honestly love Andy and probably everything he does, but a Taylor needs to be a Taylor. I own several and love them. They have a Taylor thing. If he named it differently, I might not be having this reaction. That being said a Martin sounds like a martin, a Gibson like a Gibson... A Taylor needs to sound like a Taylor.
I don't know that guitar looks like a Gibson, but sounds like any other Taylor
Link to the guitars doesn't work.
Oh, did you say you need a VERY Expensive tool to adjust the neck angle?
@@lukesteverything627 haha no you do not need an expensive tool
Upper half a OM bottom half a Jumbo?
You can ALWAYS state you signed an NDA unless it explicitly states you can't. It's often one of the easiest ways to avoid further questions, just say "I signed an NDA, I can't talk about anything"
I know I have heard lots of great people say what Chris said about Bolt on necks but I have still yet to fall in love with one. They definitely don't sound bad but compared to my Martins and Gibsons, they just seem to be missing some kind of frequency. But that's why it's amazing there are so many guitar makes, we all get to pick what we love!
I'm also willing to hear you guys play it for me at Namm!
The difference in bracing is what you’re hearing
@@TheBigDean18It’s both. It’s the bolt stacked on top of the V bracing and it is always a dealbreaker.
@@CenterThePendulum $700+ is the cost to reset the neck of a vintage Martin. I bet this dealbreaker would be a lot cheaper...
@@robtangent4664$700 every thirty-fifty years. Start saving now and have better tone half a century?
Seems a bit light on the bass side..
❤❤
Fantastic sounding guitar, very pretty expect..a personal hate... frigging pick guard😅
Sounds 90% like every taylor...a bit different..need a side by side...nice guitar
Washburn Acoustics have the same headstock shape
I blame Phil Wickham for leaking this guitar it’s so sick
I have owned 3 Taylors and ultimately sold them to buy something (i.e. Martin, Yamaha, Gibson) that sounded better (IMO). That 814 sounds incredible...
Its also thinner than they traditionly are.
I’d say it still has a Taylor tone vibe, but it is warmer and rounder.
You have the wrong link for the the new Taylor's. Where it says, SHOP GOLD LABEL GUITARS the link takes you to t-shirts not the guitars. Doesn't anybody take any care in what they are doing? It's called proof reading!
You cant adjust the neck angle on the fly and you should know why. Once you change the neck angle then the strings and everthing else in the chain has to be adnusted. And that takes time. Even the best can't do tbat.
I’ve owned and failed to connect with Taylor, Collings and Fender all for the same reason. Either glue disrupts top-end or bolt dampens low-end, either way my ears make the call. A Cedar-Top Furch may get a pass, but I’m never “in a mix” on acoustic.
Love Taylor axes but at 5K I'm not their Huckleberry...
It’s a nice guitar but there’s a lot to choose from at that price point. The difference between strumming and finger picking was pretty extreme. The strumming sounded was more to my liking the finger picking however sounded like someone stuffed a towel in the guitar.
1st hereeeee
For 5 grand I'll take a used 45 series Martin.
Its $4,500 for the rosewood and $5,000 for the koa (and since they're new and being hyped, you'll pay the sticker). And, seems I've heard this story before on new model Taylors, and each time when I played it in person = same sterile sound of its siblings. Not really sure why you'd even waste the time, when for half that, you can get a hand built Yairi that completely blows it away in feel and tone.
This is a cool guitar but it sounds a lot like my 24 year old $500 Carvin (Cort) jumbo. I’m not knocking the Taylor. I am still impressed with my Korean import from 2000.
Nice . But I won’t pay much to have that guitar . Taylor’s are Taylor’s . Don’t change that .
Wait six months. You'll pay 60% to 70% of what's being asked now, for mint condition.
Geez, $4,599. 😂 you can keep it
Cooper voice is half of chris.
And we all can afford a $5000 guitar!
Talk . . . Talk . . . Talk . . . . ! 🤨
Very Gibsonish…sounds nice.
Does not sound like a cannon like the Martin D28 1937 Authentic
oooooh. That's nice.
Sorry, but to my ear it sounds exactly like a Koa Taylor. Typical enhanced mids, sparkly highs, with a flat low end. They also play as if they have a compressor built into them, limiting the headroom when strummed hard and are a bit thin sounding when played fingerstyle. Maybe most telling of Taylor is you could put 100 of the same model in a room and you would be hard pressed to tell if one is better than another. Now that's not necessarily a bad thing. It might be a great stage guitar when predictability is king, and quality control, consistency, and playability is admired from a production standpoint, but to my ear, and for that kind of money, the Taylor sound is just too predictably sterile.
Oh look, another rich man's guitar!