R. Taylor Style 2 cedar/mahogany

[jalbert]

Since I was asked over on the "Friends & Family Sale" thread, here are pictures of my recent acquisition. This is a cedar/mahogany Style 2. In regular Taylor terms, this is a souped up GC5.



The slotted headstock is a nice touch:



The back and sides are ever so slightly figured:



Finally, this shot shows the cocobolo binding:



I am still getting used to the guitar. I normally play a regular scale length (25.5") so this short-scale requires an adjustment. But it takes very little to coax sound out of this one; the top is very responsive and the mahogany adds a sweet presence.

[bo1142]

Beautiful.  I love slotted headstocks, even if they are harder to string. 

[michaelw]

fantastic RTS2, james

i especially like the grain pattern of the top &
the silking is a very nice touch as well

thanks for sharing the pics

[jjrpilot-admin]

give me that GREEN ABALONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Beautiful inlay!!!!!!!!!!!!  I love the contrast between the dark, reddish cedar and the green abalone......WOW....   

[Gary0319]

I like slotted headstocks and that one is really easy on the eyes. BTW, I don't find the slots that much harder to string, once you get the hang of it.

Great guitar, thanks for sharing,'
Gary

[barefooter]

Nice.....  The first word that came to my mind was eloquent.  Thanks for the picture and I echo all comments prior to this one, and I am sure those to follow.

[Cindy]

fantastic RTS2, james

i especially like the grain pattern of the top &
the silking is a very nice touch as well

thanks for sharing the pics

I like the top, too! It is definite different in a wonderful way! Congratulations on a beautiful guitar.

[Edward]

Since I was asked over on the "Friends & Family Sale" thread, here are pictures of my recent acquisition. This is a cedar/mahogany Style 2. In regular Taylor terms, this is a souped up GC5.

...I am still getting used to the guitar. I normally play a regular scale length (25.5") so this short-scale requires an adjustment. But it takes very little to coax sound out of this one; the top is very responsive and the mahogany adds a sweet presence.

Oh yeah, James, that was the one I had in my hands, alrighty! (wish I could have met ya, BTW!).  The tone was so sweet and guitar so responsive;  I have such a soft spot for cedar this was a tough one to put down.  But a guy's gotta make his choices.  Congrats on a sweet-toned guit!

[davwir]

I was lucky enough to give this a couple of strums at the sale too.. It kills!
Congrats James!

[not darth]

Wowwie!  That is a fantastic looking instrument, and I'm sure it sounds amazing as well!!!
As others have said, the rosette goes very well with the cedar; and that headstock!  Oh my, such clean lines and proportions, has a very classy, almost art-deco look to it, in my eyes. 
I bet you're not going to tire of this one anytime soon, congrats!

-K

[MRMTAYGA]

That has to be the best looking mahogany guitar I've seen. Very nice color. The Coco binding was beautiful and added a touch of class. Congratulations. I had a chance to play a Sinker/Coco style 2 a month back and it was fantastic. You have a wonderful guitar. Thanks for sharing.

Mark

[flaggerphil]

Now THAT is a great looking guitar!!

[jalbert]

Thanks for all the kind words!

[davwir]

Great catch on the one piece neck. 
I hadn't even noticed that on RTs.
Very cool indeed

[Terry]

Well done! It's beauty.