It’s more than a bit premature to proclaim this was overhyped. Taylor’s smart, they knew they’d have to back up their enthusiasm. We’ll need to get past internet pontification in the coming weeks to assess for ourselves.
Well, yessir, you are correct to say such as it is, in fact, premature of me to call this overhyped. But I'm doing so anyway
1. I've done nothing to assess this "big" change (which the factory calls the biggest, most significant change) they've made except to see the threads, read what they've offered, and view the pics. So of course, my pontificating is based purely on conjecture. I am fully prepared to view the world with egg on my face!
2. But I very much doubt that the egg will be anywhere near my face (except squarely on a plate), for the simplest reason: guitars have undergone innumerable bracing changes since I've been playing, as well as since I've grown aware enough to notice nuances. A "change" in voice is certain. An improvement, perhaps. Significant improvement, even possible, again. But as for the
biggest change they've made? I'll reserve final judgement until I get one in my hands. But given the pics
they put out and the verbiage
they released on this release, and the changes Powers has thus far made to company in terms of expanding the line (say, GO and 12F, or revoicing the 800, et.al.), and the innumerable changes I've seen, heard, and played in acoustics over the decades, I am sticking to my initial thought of "hyperbolized" and "hyped."
3. If I'm wrong, I'm putting gear/guitars up for sale and wrangling my hands around one of these ...count on it as I am a tone hound as much as any. But given the premises I've offered, I think my existing gear is pretty safe
4. But at least the speculation has been fun!!
Edward