Attended the Road Show tonight. Not many of the newest models featured. Pretty much the same show as last year. First the different shapes. All using the 800 series. Then tone wood differences. Rosewood, hog, maple and koa, all using GS bodies. Not sure why they ignore 300 and 400 series guitars. Marc Seal was great, as always. Several cool customs. One, a Andy Powers build. Signed on the label.
They did have a Lutz Spruce 516. Very nice. I did get to play that one for a few minutes.
The 552 was sweet sounding in Marc's hands. I did not play it. Most popular for the petting zoo time.
I thought the best sounding guitar of the night was the 616ce. Very close 2nd was the 816ce.
No Blackwood 300's. The store got one in, and sold it before the show.
I spoke to the Taylor rep, and also the store sales guy. I now have a 322e 12 fret Blackwood hog coming, sometime within the next two weeks.