My name is Brian. Grew up in the suburbs of Buffalo, NY. Kicked around in New Mexico and college in Arizona. While learning guitar I remember strumming through Yamahas, Fenders and Alvarez guitars. But I soundly remember walking into the humidor of an upstate New York shop in 2002 and tried some guitars, that at the time were out of my price range. Hmmmm, Martin..not bad...Gibson, ok...Guild, not bad...but next I picked up a low to mid-range Taylor, man that specific guitar had a renascence that vibrated right through me...I picked up a prettier model with the bindings and inlays, and it did not have the same something...I wish for the life of me I remember what model it is, either a 416ce, 314ce or perhaps a 614ce (I think it is a 416ce). That was the one that got away, I should have put it on lay-away. Now since I am in a position financially, I've been buying different models from different years trying to find her (or something close). The closest to that magical timbre I have come is my 2003 614ce. I am still searching.
