New TRC day - Help me decide please?

[Bill Evans]

Hi Folks. Bill Nichols is making me a 'Cindy' TRC:

It will be in the post to me on Monday. But, I can't decide which Taylor to fit it to.

This one.....

412CE Fall 2011 Limited

OR

This one.....

814CE

What do you think? Help me decide.

Thanks.

Bill

[DennisG]

Seems to belong more to the 814.

[gdeleo]

I would go with the 814.  Just a little more bling would be nice!

[DennisG]

One more thing:  as someone who also has an 814 and put a Bill Nichols TRC on it, anything to brighten up that drab satin-finished headstock is welcomed.

[cigarfan]

+1 I'm with them. Think the 814 is the ticket.

[sthompson]

Absolutely, the 814.   It might look a bit out of place on the 412.
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[Saxacat]

The 814 for me as well. Look forward to seeing how it looks.

[Cindy]

Me thinks you need a 914ce to go with that TRC.

What type of wood is being used for the TRC, rosewood? Both of your guitars have rosewood headstocks, don't they?

[Bill Evans]

Me thinks you need a 914ce to go with that TRC.

What type of wood is being used for the TRC, rosewood? Both of your guitars have rosewood headstocks, don't they?

Hi Cindy,

914CE too 'bling' for more. Yes, both rosewood headstock. Bill's TRC too.

Bill

[Bill Evans]

One more thing:  as someone who also has an 814 and put a Bill Nichols TRC on it, anything to brighten up that drab satin-finished headstock is welcomed.

Which TRC did you get from Bill?

[andyi5]

Bill, interesting you have both these guitars. The 414 Fall ltd last year was the rosewood b/s and the CV bracing, making it spec'd out very similar to the 814ce. I've A/B'd this Fall ltd model against a regular 414ce, but not against an 8 series. How do you find the two compare tonally?

Btw, the trc seems made for the 814 there.

[mgap]

+1 on the TRC for the 814

[DennisG]

One more thing:  as someone who also has an 814 and put a Bill Nichols TRC on it, anything to brighten up that drab satin-finished headstock is welcomed.

Which TRC did you get from Bill?

A custom with my wife's name and a flower.

[Bill Evans]

Bill, interesting you have both these guitars. The 414 Fall ltd last year was the rosewood b/s and the CV bracing, making it spec'd out very similar to the 814ce. I've A/B'd this Fall ltd model against a regular 414ce, but not against an 8 series. How do you find the two compare tonally?

Btw, the trc seems made for the 814 there.

Hi Andy. Yes, the regular 4xxce series offering is Sitka/Ovangkol. I just have a preference for Sitka/Rosewood and the Fall 2011 Limited series was a great opportunity to get that wood combination in a lower price range Taylor. Plus, with the added extra of the Sitka CV bracing - again only available in the higher price range Taylors (8xx series and up). Trouble is, once I bought the 412ce, I got the GAS pretty bad for another Taylor, so was looking around and a 2010 Wildwood CV 814ce (w/ Adi CV bracing) ended up as the 'sister' to the 412ce.

Tonally? Well, from my own perspective (and my own 50+ years ears), the sound of the GA shape guitar is definitely 'bigger' than that of the GC; definitely a better 'strummer'. Sorry I can't put it into words any better than that. It is different. Plus, the Adi CV bracing probably adds in a another layer of 'difference' compared to the Sitka CV bracing. (I didn't do an A/B comparison (Sitka CV bracing vs. Adi CV bracing) with the 814ce.)

BTW. Thanks for your vote for the TRC going on the 814ce. That seems to be the consensus of opinion here, so that's where it will probably go.

Cheers.

Bill

[Bill Evans]

Hi All,

Thanks for all your posts. Well, the consensus here is that it goes on the 814ce, so that's what I shall do.

Thanks for helping me choose.

Cheers.

Bill