Thanks! i think what made the two people that talked to me afterward think it was an 814 (they seemed to know what they were talking about guitar-wise) is because it's a "glossy" 414 instead of the original satin sides/back. If the Ovankol is glossy, it can pass for rosewood appearance-wise.
They were even more impressed when I told them I had quit using my Martin HD28 in favor of the Taylor about 6 months ago.
But last night was a good example of why I switched. One of the songs I did was Ricky Nelson's "Hello Mary Lou." In the middle I do a little guitar "break" that uses the top two strings for a little melody phrase while maintaining the "chunka chunka" rhythm. I tried it at home on the Martin but the chunka part totally overwhelmed the treble so the it was just barely noticeable. With the Taylor the treble part really popped.
Now to give the HD it's due, in a bluegrass or country duo/trio type setting, it would have been the weapon of choice precisely for that ability to project/carry the rhythm through other instruments. But for my solo use, my 414ce works much better.
