Unofficial Taylor Guitar Forum - UTGF
Welcome to the Unofficial Taylor Guitar Forum! => Welcome to the UTGF! Please introduce Yourself! => Topic started by: BuddyO on December 05, 2020, 12:37:24 PM
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Greetings from New England.
I'm a new member who has been playing drums in various local bands for the past 50+ years in small clubs and bars.
I've always loved the sound of an acoustic guitar and would pick one up wherever I found one just to pluck the strings and pretend I knew how to play. When the COVID19 pandemic hit with stay-at-home advisories and more spare time on my hands, I decided it was time to buy a quality guitar that sounded good, was durable, and would be at home on a gig. I didn't know much about them, so I asked the guitarists in my band what they would recommend for a quality $1000 acoustic. I was looking primarily at the big-named American guitar companies Martin and Taylor. I wanted to stay away from "beginner" models because I didn't want to suffer from GAS a year or so down the road. Just coincidentally, Taylor had debuted the American Dream series a couple of months before my search began. I listened to a few comparison videos between the Spruce AD17 and Mahogany AD27. I decided on the AD17e as I wanted the versatility to be able to plug in to an amp. It exceeded my initial $1000 budget, but seemed well worth the additional cost. I bought it without seeing one first-hand from an online retailer in August and am very happy with my decision. At first, the dreadnaught size seemed a bit awkward and the medium strings a bit hard to learn with, but I'm adapting and have got some pretty good callouses on my first three fingers. I've been progressing through Hal Leonard's guitar instruction book at my own pace.
I love the sound and quality of the AD17e and am happy to be a new member to this forum. Looking forward to some great conversations about guitars and guitar playing.
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-BuddyO
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Welcome to you, Buddy!
You've made a great choice for a quality acoustic. Enjoy your stay here and enjoy your guitar journey.
Blessings!
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Welcome BuddyO. My husband and I were talking just a few days ago about the pandemic being a great opportunity for folks who wanted to pursue an instrument, to do so. It sounds like you are one of those folks. You'll enjoy your journey, especially with such a fine choice in a guitar. Enjoy our time here.
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Welcome Buddy, Great to have another New Englander .. I am a Cape Codder.. It's a great group here ...Don't be shy about asking for advice.. A lot of knowledge here.. Yes they have us locked down here so plenty of time to practice and you picked a fine Instrument.. I played the clubs in the late 60's and early 70's ..You could always find me at the Plough then open for the greats at Jacks.. We had a great music scene back then... Enjoy ....
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Welcome to the forum. Got my first playable guitar (Yamaki Deluxe) at a store in downtown Boston near Tremont St.
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Welcome Buddy. It's never too late.
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Thanks All!
Seems like a friendly and wonderful forum to be a part of.
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Welcome BuddyO from Greater Boston from a guy from Boston
Don