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Taylor Acoustic & Electric Guitars => Taylor Acoustic & Electric Guitars => Topic started by: sburns32034 on December 20, 2021, 11:12:20 AM
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I’ve a GT on its way, anyone know if the Grand Concert case will fit the GT?
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It is a fudgeing shame....for Taylor not to offer a hardshell case with these guitars....I mean take the Koa....almost $3k and just a hard gig bag...no way. my two cents...
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I guess I will be the opposite voice here, I bought my 322e to travel with and expect Santa to bring me the aerocase in the GC size to help accomplish this. I have the hard bag with my McPherson Sable and it is very impressive protection, I know we have all seen the YouTube videos of it being thrown off a roof and the guitar being fine.
I think for many musicians the easier portability with the equivalent or close to such protection is a good match. While I like the old fashioned guitar I don’t mind using newer technology to protect it. Just my 02 cents.
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You are right....thanks for the reply!!!
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To the OP, sorry, I have no idea! :)
But on the question of a case, just another POV here as well:
The ol mantra of the "hard-shell case" is giving way to the superb designs and builds of new "hard bags" which should never, ever be lumped into the same discussion as the myriad "gig bags" that can be bought for a pittance.
1. There is no shortage of years-long usage by pro musicians that have relied on these tour-grade "bags" because they offer protection that is superior to hard cases.
2. Stacking and direct weight (think "crush" zones) onto the instrument is more or less the only condition where the HSC's rigid shell is better. Which is why the mega names who have roadies and semis moving their gear all have Anvil (or the like) cases. But for the plethora of working musicians out there (of which I am a mere weekend warrior), bags like the Mono and Reunion Blues proliferate, and this for many years. Their popularity is because they earned the trust of musicians who like to keep their guitars intact.
3. Look carefully and read up on design and construction of Mono and Reunion Blues, for example, and you will likely see why these (and other brands, of course) enjoy the reputation that they've built. These things are tough in all the right places, properly cushioned with dense foam engineered to dissipate loads (not cute and plush interiors that are utterly useless on impact), and of course lighter than HSC with backpack straps that are a boon for loading in/out of gigs. If these "gig bags" resulted in broken guits, rest assured no one would be trusting their pricey gear in them.
4. Other high-end builders ship with gig bags: Suhr, Tom Anderson, PRS to name just a few of the biggies --with commensurate big price tags-- ship with high-quality bags and don't even offer an HSC option. While I have no idea what brand of bags these makers use, given the price point of their guits they could choose anything and choose "gig bags"; and they clearly are not suffering from it.
5. Disclaimer: I've never put my hands on a Taylor aerocase so I can't comment on its build quality. But when has Taylor skimped or fallen short on quality? Heck, even their HSC are built better than most every brand HSC I've seen, and this over decades that I've noticed.
6. In any event, choose accordingly. Taylor's HSC is stellar, no question; and it requires no additional purchase so if ya got one, use it. If one really needs flight-case protection, they are easy to find and close to bomb proof. But for folks who don't want to sacrifice genuine protection for their prized guitars under 99% of normal use/travel, a good --yes expensive-- gig bag is worth every penny. Full disclosure: I bought a Mono case yeeears back, and now own four. Just so you know where I'm a comin from :)
Edward
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When I post early without Caffeine! I meant aero case for the Taylor. I have seen one in the store and it seemed great, on par with my Reunion Blues that my McPherson has. With both guitars they came with a hard case I didn’t want! McPherson switched to the reunion case shortly after and I bought one. Taylor finally came out with a GC sized Aero Case this year with the GC sized AD guitar.
I understand people wanting the hard shell as well, it is what we always used to consider the “best”.
For the OP-Sorry we sort of hijacked the thread, I think it would fit, but would it float around in there?
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I asked Taylor and they say humidity control is easier with aero case because you don’t have to also control humidity of the plywood of the case
Keep in mind that the GT is deeper than the GC
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Hilarious that people are responding to this ancient thread! The OP hasn't even logged into this site since April 2022!
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It happens all the time SD, especially when a new person searches for a topic of interest and does not realize the dates. On another forum, the record that I can recall is a nearly 20-year old thread recently resurrected from zombie status. None of the original respondents were still active.
Welcome to the loony bin, pmelsa.