« Reply #27 on: October 17, 2016, 06:48:11 PM »
Hmm. Well, you know me: always thinkin' 'bout a 12-string... 
If I like the new 360e with a Blackwood body, it might be that. I was also suitably impressed by the 858e, less so by the 458e. I'm trying to be patient to see if Taylor kicks out a few 858e limiteds in Brazilian Rosewood (like other models in the 800 Series), but Joe at Empire Music doesn't think any such offerings are forthcoming from Taylor. So perhaps a BTO GO-12...?
I was wondering what put you off about the 458. I'm seriously considering a 458 R(osewood)...
Frankly, I think both the 458e and the 858e are good-sounding 12-strings; from the introduction of the Grand Orchestra I suspected it would make a good 12-string, and was glad to see that Taylor was thinking along the same lines. It was simply that, when comparing them side-by-side, I liked the tone of the Rosewood 858e better than the Ovangkol 458e, that's all; the 858e seemed clearer and a bit better balanced.
Now a Rosewood-bodied 458e-R (which I've not had the opportunity to try) should be quite similar to the 858e in tone, so again, it will likely appeal to me more than the standard 458e for the same reasons.
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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)
