« Reply #21 on: September 14, 2016, 02:54:28 PM »
... Anyway, I would still like to hear from any folk singers that have tried out the old or new 614...
I'm one of those "other pilots" Dave mentioned. So congratulations on your new-found hobby! As you progress, just keep in mind a bit of wisdom with which I was imparted early in my aviation career: the three most useless things in aviation are (1) altitude above you; (2) runway behind you; and (3) fuel that's still in the pump. If you remember little else, those three truisms might someday keep you out of trouble!
Regarding your question about the new vs. old 614: I'm not nearly as good a vocalist as I am a pilot; or guitar player for that matter. But I do know what tone I like. Opinions about the re-voiced 600 Series abound on this forum; some of us like the new bracing, whereas some (like me) prefer the old bracing. Both sides offer compelling arguments and neither side is really wrong. But it ultimately comes down to which do
you prefer...? Which fits with
your needs as a vocalist?
Taylor's marketing line on the old 600 Series was that it was "bright and focused" allowing it's tone to "cut through the mix." This was typical of most Maple-bodied guitars using traditional bracing. The new 600 Series seems to have a different aim in the Taylor line-up: to make a Maple guitar with a tone/aesthetics that is more appealing to the mainstream guitar buyer. As such, the traditional brightness has been 'tamed' in favor of more bass response. I started using the term "Rosehogany" to describe the tone of the new 600 Series: less like traditional Maple, more like a mixture of Rosewood and Mahogany. As such that new tonal focus would probably lend itself better to general vocal accompaniment than the older 600 Series guitars, but you'd have make the final call by seeing which 614 (new or old) compliments
your voice better.
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