I have an HD-28 and the thing that made me go Martin over the 7series Taylor was that to me the Taylor just seemed to be missing something that the Martin had. Its real personal.
Guitar playing audiophiles, Martin or Taylor?
My "other half" is exploring the stress releiving effects of playing acoustic guitar. She's a great woman! She actually convinced me to buy a pair of Rowland model 9 monos w bps, instead of a boat. Thats my girl! Anyway, shes been playing for 1.5 yrs. Its a toss up between Martin ???? Koa wood, Taylor 314ce, Takamini GS330s, and a Tocoma???sound hole on top!!! All these models can be had "used" for around 900.00 All replys welcome, thanks Scot
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About 5 years ago, my company had a banner year. So, I went out and bought about 35 guitars, every one I ever wanted but couldn't afford. Aftet looking at all of them for a couple of years, my wife laid down the law - get rid of some. So, I figured out which ones I played and sold the rest. The two keepers? A Martin D35 and a Takamine EC132SC. I love my Martin! Phil, look here: DIY Guitar stuff There may be something you are looking for there. Not sure, but I had it bookmarked. Joe |
Having played guitar my for over 30yrs (since I was 6yrs) and sold guitars in my younger days (for some time) I have owned or played most makes and models vintage and otherwise. I have recently sold most of my guitars and currently have a great luthier building me two soon to be three guitars, so I guess you can see where I'm going. There are only two issuses. 1. What you want? Unfortunatley at your level it's even harder with what dimensions, tone woods etc to decide exactly on what you want and need but if you can get some help from an ubiased person that knows what they are doing it will help quite a bit. 2.Exactly how much are you willing to spend? I would strongly urge you see what TWL makes and what he can offer you for the money. Good acoustics are not cheap and customs are usually a bit more expensive than popular mass produced (mid priced) models but if you can find a good luthier and I do stress good luthier (and TWL sounds like he is) you should get a better instrument for the money. |
Each guitar is different, even same make and model. Also the strings can make a world of difference. A string that sounds great on one guitar can sound awful on another. The age of the string also has an effect. If you're comparing guitars make sure to check the strings. If they're old and funky they can make a guitar sound nasty. So when speaking of guitars one can only speak in general terms. Judge the individual instrument rather than the brand or model. |
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