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Taylor Acoustic & Electric Guitars => Taylor Acoustic & Electric Guitars => Topic started by: MartinD on March 01, 2013, 06:12:18 AM
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I said that I would never again buy a high end guitar without playing it first. This was due to a less than positive experience with a major online retailer. After finally getting my money, I tried again with a different retailer who posts pictures with serial numbers of the guitars they stock. I am happy to say that the guitar is even nicer than the pictures imply and plays great. For any online shopping there is a website called www.resellerratings.com that seems to have unbiased reviews of different stores. There can be a tremendous difference between various stores in the same categories. I don't want to violate posting rules, but it can be a helpful tool. If anyone is considering buying new, PM me and I'll tell you my experience with both stores that I dealt with. I financed this purchase by selling my beloved, mint 2009 Martin D-35. However, I'm happy to be in the Taylor family now.
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You have a beautiful Taylor! The GA's are wonderful. Welcome to the forum and to Taylor. Now you have to decide what your next Taylor will be :).
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You have a beautiful Taylor! The GA's are wonderful. Welcome to the forum and to Taylor. Now you have to decide what your next Taylor will be :).
Yes, I agree this is a BEAUTIFUL Taylor! Love the back! And welcome, Martin. :)
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Sapele can be a very boring wood, visually speaking. This is one of the more interesting pieces of Sapele I've seen.
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Congrats, from another happy 3 series owner! Agree the other comments, the back on yours is superb.
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I hope you enjoy your Taylor as much as I have mine - it looks a lot more striking than my friends new 312ce.
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Sapele can be a very boring wood, visually spealking. This is one of the more interesting pieces of Sapele I've seen.
First thing I thought as well.
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congrats! nice looking "git-fiddle" (as my grandfather would call it) ... 8)
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You have a beautiful Taylor! The GA's are wonderful. Welcome to the forum and to Taylor. Now you have to decide what your next Taylor will be :).
Yes, I agree this is a BEAUTIFUL Taylor! Love the back! And welcome, Martin. :)
Love the back AND the front...the more character, the better. Congrats!
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You have a beautiful Taylor! The GA's are wonderful. Welcome to the forum and to Taylor. Now you have to decide what your next Taylor will be :).
Yes, I agree this is a BEAUTIFUL Taylor! Love the back! And welcome, Martin. :)
Love the back AND the front...the more character, the better. Congrats!
Is that bear claw on the front??? :o
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No, it's not bear claw, but it just has some "character" to it. I had a choice of four different guitars and this was the only one that really stood apart. I want to thank my friends on the forum for their advice. Especially Fellrunner, who pointed out that we here in the US have a lifetime warranty on new guitars whereas in the UK it is 10 years. Since the resale value is so high on Taylors, I was able to purchase a 2013 with a lifetime warranty, for not a whole lot more than a used 314 on ebay with no warranty.
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Congrats MartinD! I'll echo what everyone else is saying....that wood looks stellar! ;D Wowzers! May it bring you years of acoustical joy!
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No, it's not bear claw, but it just has some "character" to it.
Hmmm...looks purty anyway!
Mine isn't the traditional bear claw one thinks of, but it is bear claw none-the-less (so said a Taylor rep when I took it to one of their shows). The top on yours does make it unique (in a GOOD way!) ;)
(http://i831.photobucket.com/albums/zz235/MusicForumPics/005.jpg)
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Congratulations on your new 314. The wood used to put this one together is very nice. ;)
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Congratulations on a beautiful new Taylor!!!
I really like the symetrical / concentric ribbon grain pattern in the back, and the top has lots of character as well!
I have a GS in Sapele and I think it is a great sounding tone wood; yours is certainly very attractive.
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Beautiful Taylor, and I really hope you enjoy it. Congrats to you.
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Congrats MartinD you have a keeper!
Now you have to decide what your next Taylor will be :).
Isn't that the truth? There should be a warning label on your first Taylor. WARNING: Taylor guitars will multiply like rabbits. ;D
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Sapele can be a very boring wood, visually speaking. This is one of the more interesting pieces of Sapele I've seen.
Totally agree with you, Nomad!
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Good buy. I have the same model and I have no intention of ever selling it.
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Tonewise the 314ce is one of my favorite Taylor models at any price and perhaps the 3-series is the best value in the entire Taylor line! Congrats!!
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Very nice! Hope to be getting one of these or a 414ce one day as well.
Here's a link to another one with very interesting Sapele...
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/314ce/sn1102053015 (http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/314ce/sn1102053015)
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Here's a link to another one with very interesting Sapele...
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/314ce/sn1102053015 (http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/314ce/sn1102053015)
You're correct...that Sapele does have some nice figure. I normally see Sapele with a drapery rod straightness. The hourglass shape of that one mimics the curves of...guitars.
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Boring wood? Who cares when it sounds like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIhT_nOhJ-g
I remember the day when straight, narrow grain was the holy grail! Now I'm showing my age. I'm just saying tastes have changed (out of necessity due to a lack of "old growth" wood)... but I do like figured wood as well.