91
Taylor Acoustic & Electric Guitars / Re: Taylor 814ce ES2 Pickup System
« Last post by Earl on April 22, 2024, 12:41:19 PM »Nick, I'm glad that Taylor took care of you and sent a functional replacement pickup that works. This is the first time I've heard about potential issues with shorter scale guitars. That is interesting.
I've made no secret of being totally underwhelmed with ES2 in every way. But they simply cannot admit that it isn't working well for most of us. I will not buy any Taylor guitar, new or used, if it has ES2. (I know that you CAN order without pickups, but I prefer to play before pay). And I always caution folks that send their instrument back to the mothership for repairs. No matter how hard they try to upsell the "upgrade", absolutely DON'T let them replace your existing pickup with ES2 while they have it.
I've made no secret of being totally underwhelmed with ES2 in every way. But they simply cannot admit that it isn't working well for most of us. I will not buy any Taylor guitar, new or used, if it has ES2. (I know that you CAN order without pickups, but I prefer to play before pay). And I always caution folks that send their instrument back to the mothership for repairs. No matter how hard they try to upsell the "upgrade", absolutely DON'T let them replace your existing pickup with ES2 while they have it.