If you could only have one Taylor.....

[krugjr]

2013 516e FLTD

[Guitarsan]

I might be the only one here who has already answered this for myself.

Once I had my 616ce FE in my hands, I knew my other guitars were toast.

Mind you, my other guitars at the time included this:

A Custom Cocobolo GC



and this AA Koa K24ce:



Every once in a while I miss looking at them, but I don't really miss them. So yeah, interesting question, food for thought. 

[skitoolong]

At this point, I've only had 4

214
DN3
GS6
2013 FLTD 516

Of those, I still have the GS6 and my current favorite, the 516e FLTD.

[Sprintbob]

This question is no longer easy for me...I love all the guitars in my signature, so it would be difficult at best to pick one...each wood combination offers something special and unique. I'm blessed to have them all, because each one's perceived weakness is compensated for by another's strength. In my long quest to find THE ONE, I've concluded that it doesn't exist. If stranded on a desert island, I'd be happy to be left with any one of these.....

Ditto for me at this time. I've got all hog, cedar/EIR, sitka/EIR, sitka/mahogany, Engelman/mahogany, Adi/mahogany, sitka/silver oak, sitka/sapele (12 string), and carbon fiber construction combinations as well as parlor, GC, GS, GA, OM, OO, dreadnaught and slope shouldered dread body sizes and finally 12 fret and 14 fret necks. It's a great "spice rack" and I love the unique voicing of each one. I'd opt to add a koa guitar in the future.

[jrdavis001]

It would have to be my 2012 Spring Ltd 814ce Cocobola. To my ears the best guitar I have ever played. Great sustain, plays like butter. I'm using the new SCGC strings and they are a perfect match.

[Redwood Tree]

OK I've been watching this one for a while , so have had time to think it out ..... 1 and only Taylor, Ok It will have to be my 914ce L7. The sound is perfect all around.
 The Kenny Loggins/KLSM  came in 2nd place.

[Christhee68]

I replied earlier, but my opinion has changed. I really like the mahogany topped 300s. I also really like the vintage cool of the sunburst 700s. And of course the redesigned 800s have all the latest and greatest features. So if I could have only ONE....I would choose....shoot, I can't decide.

Wait, I think I've got it figured out--GS in 300; DN in 700; and GA in 800. There you go--only ONE guitar in three different series. Problem solved.

[Thumb Picker]

I would have to go with my 1998 614 with quilted maple and the old Fishman pu
Like me, it has a few dings and dents
but still plays and sounds to my liking


I thought the SE  W14 I bought a few years ago would quickly become my fav
But it's so dang pretty I'm reluctant to play it very much and I never take it to jams

Finally decided I'm just gonna sell it to someone deserving of such a fine instrument

[Earl]

Fishhawk, don't be too hasty about selling the W14.

I kinda have the same issue with my koa / spruce GS from 2006.  Great guitar, but it is still in pristine condition (literally looks showroom new).  Most of the dents and dings tend to accumulate while playing outside the house.  I'm trying to overcome this attitude and fully enjoy my BEST guitar, but it is not easy.  It was bought used, and I might have been better off had it come already wearing its first ding.  My 2007 all-koa 424 LTD suffers from the same malady too, but to a lesser extent.  Among my wood guitars, these will be the last two to go.

[Thumb Picker]

Fishhawk, don't be too hasty about selling the W14.

I kinda have the same issue with my koa / spruce GS from 2006.  Great guitar, but it is still in pristine condition (literally looks showroom new).  Most of the dents and dings tend to accumulate while playing outside the house.  I'm trying to overcome this attitude and fully enjoy my BEST guitar, but it is not easy.  It was bought used, and I might have been better off had it come already wearing its first ding.  My 2007 all-koa 424 LTD suffers from the same malady too, but to a lesser extent.  Among my wood guitars, these will be the last two to go.

Thanks Earl

You are right about not selling the W14 and working harder at just enjoying it
I too bought mine used but in immaculate condition
(The former owner probably suffered from the same issues I have in wanting to preserve the guitar)

After submitting my post, I immediately got the W14 out of the case and enjoyed picking and looking at it for over  2 hours

After that session  I had made up my mind to keep it and  then my wife walked in and told me how sweet  the guitar sounded , " filled the room with such great sound and looks  sooo pretty"
Well , That clinched it for me
The W14 has a home

Enjoy those beautiful Koas!!!!

I have a T5 C2 Koa that I will be selling for sure
I'm just not an electric guitar guy
Acoustic to the bone I guess

[Strumming Fool]

Fishhawk, don't be too hasty about selling the W14.

I kinda have the same issue with my koa / spruce GS from 2006.  Great guitar, but it is still in pristine condition (literally looks showroom new).  Most of the dents and dings tend to accumulate while playing outside the house.  I'm trying to overcome this attitude and fully enjoy my BEST guitar, but it is not easy.  It was bought used, and I might have been better off had it come already wearing its first ding.  My 2007 all-koa 424 LTD suffers from the same malady too, but to a lesser extent.  Among my wood guitars, these will be the last two to go.

Thanks Earl

You are right about not selling the W14 and working harder at just enjoying it
I too bought mine used but in immaculate condition
(The former owner probably suffered from the same issues I have in wanting to preserve the guitar)

After submitting my post, I immediately got the W14 out of the case and enjoyed picking and looking at it for over  2 hours

After that session  I had made up my mind to keep it and  then my wife walked in and told me how sweet  the guitar sounded , " filled the room with such great sound and looks  sooo pretty"
Well , That clinched it for me
The W14 has a home

Enjoy those beautiful Koas!!!!

I have a T5 C2 Koa that I will be selling for sure
I'm just not an electric guitar guy
Acoustic to the bone I guess

Good for you, Earl and Fishhawk!

I've made this point before, sometimes with some fairly hostile responses. I love all my guitars. I think they're all beautiful, both visually and sound-wise. I try to keep them in as pristine condition as possible. But I recognize that they are instruments just as their more modestly appointed counterparts are. So I say, play them whenever and wherever you can and enjoy them. Back in NY, I had lots of friends with antique autos. They said that they don't belong in the garage, but out on the road to be enjoyed by the driver and  the people who get to see them.

[PTC Bernie]

The only Taylor currently in my sig.  My 95 612 Custom. 

I played a new 612-12 fret and it was great.  If they got rid of the holes in the upper bout, the holes in the end piece, the holes in the bridge and went natural colors to let the maple and spruce show through, I might seriously have thought about taking it home.

Even if they did all that, I'd still have a hard time giving up the 95 612 though.  There's something about 90's Taylor's that they still can't beat.

[M19]

My Custom 12-fret Mahogany GC. Beautiful looks, beautiful tone.

[LisaT]

My Custom 12 Fret GC Sitka/EI Rosewood.  This little guitar has completely 'wowed' me.

[Jersey tuning]

My Custom 12 Fret GC Sitka/EI Rosewood.  This little guitar has completely 'wowed' me.

Amen to that