Dream guitar - its time! 614ce but what year?

[Frettingflyer]

That sounds like a great find. Be sure to let us know how it works out. It was(is maybe) possible to find the parts to upgrade the 1.1 ES to the 1.3 ES that uses the 9volt battery and sounds a bit better most of the time. That said, the 1.1 worked ok for some guitars and I hope yours is 1 of them.
Of course you need to keep them all, how could she doubt that?

[eatpasta]

I'm excited that you were able to find a 614 within your reach. I look forward to seeing pics when you have a chance. I'm sure she's a beauty. Congrats!

ill post up pics for sure - its supposed to be here Thursday

 

for giggles ill do a comparison between the big baby my wife gave me 15 years ago, the 1990 712 and this 2005 614.  Im curious to hear the different between a $300 Taylor and a $2k Taylor from a similar era

[eatpasta]

Thank you all for advice.  I would really have loved to buy something with the V bracing but this guitar stole my heart years ago and I've finally got it..... and good lord just look at it

every time I see it.... 

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I played it live for the first time last night and I dont have a TRS guitar cable or an XLR converter so was just a standard guitar cable to a DI and it sounded ok - cant wait to actually use the expression system properly

[TaylorGirl]

Wow, congratulations! 

[Strumming Fool]

You found a real beauty! Love that amber stain on the highly flamed maple. Congratulations on a great find. Always play it in good health!

[Edward]

Hey pasta,

Nicely done ...beautiful guitar!  This is an 05 I take it?  So that's ES1 with AA batts if I read you right.  The balanced output doesn't affect tone whatsoever, just so you know.  It's useful if you can't get enough gain to the board (you get a 6db increase with the balanced out), of if you simply want to plug into a console or DAW interface directly without a DI box.  But as for tone, the balanced out changes nothing beyond a hotter output, just so you're not expecting something that isn't there.

Best to you on this guit!  I never planned on getting a maple acoustic, and somehow ended up with three.  No kidding, not on purpose, just happened to run into these guitars at different times, over years, and each one bowled me over enough to bring it home.  First a 12er, then a dred, then a GC body.  Weird, I know!  And that was well over a decade ago, and still these guitars give up nothing to today's offerings, Taylor or other marques!  That's my story and I'm a stickin to it.  Enjoy in great health and many smiles!

Edward

[eatpasta]

Hey pasta,

Nicely done ...beautiful guitar!  This is an 05 I take it?  So that's ES1 with AA batts if I read you right.  The balanced output doesn't affect tone whatsoever, just so you know.  It's useful if you can't get enough gain to the board (you get a 6db increase with the balanced out), of if you simply want to plug into a console or DAW interface directly without a DI box.  But as for tone, the balanced out changes nothing beyond a hotter output, just so you're not expecting something that isn't there.

Best to you on this guit!  I never planned on getting a maple acoustic, and somehow ended up with three.  No kidding, not on purpose, just happened to run into these guitars at different times, over years, and each one bowled me over enough to bring it home.  First a 12er, then a dred, then a GC body.  Weird, I know!  And that was well over a decade ago, and still these guitars give up nothing to today's offerings, Taylor or other marques!  That's my story and I'm a stickin to it.  Enjoy in great health and many smiles!

Edward

 

Ya I have a 712 (rosewood) and I told the wife that I would sell it once I got the 614....and I dont think that I can bring myself to get rid of it.  Its just such a great little guitar....

thanks for the info!  I cant imagine that tone isnt effected at all but ill have to take your word for it.  With the balanced output as the cable is grounded differently, one of the waves is inverted, cancelling out noise etc.  I dont have much experience with it but im excited to play with it.  Curious to see how it works or changes with an XLR cable as well.

[eatpasta]

Just for the hell of it, I compared my three Taylors

1990 712
2005 Big Baby
2005 614ce

to "tape" they are a lot closer than I thought they would be.  It's just an iPhone but still interesting

https://youtu.be/0uatglgrMNw

sorry about the tuning on the big baby - it hasnt been wanting to hold tune lately....