« Reply #31 on: January 09, 2018, 04:06:50 PM »
They're both beautiful, but I especially like the 516, and not just the bear claw - love your design choices!
Thanks, "SF!" I wish I could take credit for the aesthetics, though. About all I can take credit for is recognizing beauty -- and a good deal -- when I see it...!
It's one of a handful of those Taylor 40th Anniversary special editions, that were mainly offered through Guitar Center as I recall. Given the upgrades from a standard 516, they were quite a good buy for the money, I thought: figured Mahogany and bear claw Sitka Spruce; Ebony binding (with armrest) and backstrap; marbled Ebony fretboard; and I want to say they had Adirondack bracing as well, but I could be mistaken there. Either way, it sounds great and looks as good as it sounds!
About the only place I think Taylor missed on those guitars was in not offering them with Gotoh 510 tuners from the factory. But that's a minor thing in the grand scheme of things.
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DN: 360e, 510ce, 510e-FLTD, 810ce-LTD (Braz RW), PS10ce
GA: 414ce, 614ce-LTD, 714ce-FLTD, BR-V, BTO (Makore, 'Wild Grain' RW, Blkwood), GAce-FLTD, K24ce, PS14ce (Coco, Braz RW, "Milagro"), W14ce-LTD
GC: 812ce-LTD TF, BTO TF ('Sinker'/Walnut, Engelmann/"Milagro"), LTG #400
GO: 718e-FLTD, BTO (Taz Myrtle)
GS: Custom 516e, BTO 12's (Taz Tiger Myrtle, 'Crazy' RW), 556ce, 656ce, K66ce, PS56ce ("Milagro")
GS Mini 2012 Spring LTD (Blackwood)
T3/B: Custom (Cu & Au Sparkle)
T5: C1, C5-12, S (Aztec Gold)
