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Taylor Acoustic & Electric Guitars => Taylor Acoustic & Electric Guitars => Topic started by: themissal on November 02, 2021, 09:06:53 AM
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I recently bought an AD17e that I am enamored with. I also just received a 327e which is simply stunning. I love the way it looks, and I love its warmth and fullness. I am predisposed towards liking all thing mahogany (J45s and Martin 15 series are my reference).
While to many folks, based on my online reading (not always a good thing to do), the v-bracing is a questionable innovation, its not that to me. I think on these slope shoulder guitars it works extremely well.
Anyways, I love the AD17e and have gigged twice with it so far, and this Friday I will try out my new 327e.
Well done Taylor.
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I think that the GP shape is one of Taylor's best innovations of late, and I love my V-class Taylors as much as my X braced Taylors - they offer a different vibe that adds variety to my guitar playing experience (no, I'm not just drinking the Kool-aid!). Enjoy your new Taylors!
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I thought I would check back in.
The quality on both is stunning, and the tone right up my alley.
I wanted to weigh again especially in favor of the AD17e, which has quickly become the guitar I reach for. I actually just bought the brown hard case for it - a significant expense, because I want to make sure it's treated especially right. The aero is a nice case, but I will let that one fly.
If you are on the fence the satin finish AD17e is a versatile gigger, and yet a comfortable and joyful guitar at home.
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I've had my AD17e for about a year and a half, now, and although I love the tone, I have nothing to compare it to.
Being a lifelong drummer in various bands, I had always wanted to learn to play acoustic guitar. When I started my shopping just after COVID shut everything down, I had set my price limit to $1000 and was looking primarily at Taylors and Martins online. I didn't want to head into a store and even if I did, I'm not sure it would have mattered as the only chord I've ever known was an open C and I could never play it cleanly. So I relied mostly on internet reviews. I had almost pulled the trigger on a 214, but at the time, the American Dream's were brand new and fit everything I wanted. I didn't care about fancy appointments or a high gloss finish and the priority on build quality and sound resonated with what I wanted, so I took the plunge.
I knew the obstacles I would face as a beginner with a dreadnaught and medium strings, but was committed enough to stick with it and adjust to the long learning curve. To make a longer story short, I had always replaced the Elixir PB mediums with the same until yesterday. This past summer I also bought a thin-line semi-hollow electric and put some flat-wound 11s on it. Man, did that spoil me. I'm just starting to get the hang of my first full barre chord shape (E) on it, but when I went back to the AD17e, I found it nearly impossible. So I had heard about the new D'Addario XS strings and I put on a set of Lights (12-53). At first I was concerned about losing sound quality as I had heard mediums were best on the GPs (they're what it came with), but I think they sound great and it has also made it much easier to play. I did have to loosen the truss rod about 1/4 - 1/2 turn and I also appreciate the reduced string tension.