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Title: New Member with first Taylor
Post by: KA5EIZ on November 12, 2018, 09:41:56 PM

Hi from Southeast Texas. My wish to add a Taylor to my modest guitar collection recently came true beyond my wildest dream. My Mother called a week or two back and asked to speak to my wife in private. After they talked a while my wife came in and said that they wanted to surprise me but they could not figure out exactly what guitar I wanted. My mother had seen a Facebook post where I commented on playing one of the new V-Class Taylor guitars at  the local GC. I had failed to mention a model number. I remember talking about how great it sounded with the V bracing and how I could never justify spending that much for a guitar no matter how much I wanted it (my wife and I are teachers). I told them I had played a 714ce, we looked up the price and Mom told me to go get it. When I got down to the store all they had was an 814ce Deluxe V-Class, Mom said go ahead and get that one instead, darn the luck right?

Title: Re: New Member with first Taylor
Post by: mgap on November 12, 2018, 09:50:48 PM

Congratulations KA5EIZ.  Ya it is a shame you could not have been able to pick up the 714ce and had to go with a 814ce Dlx, I sure hope you are able to learn to enjoy it ;).

Title: Re: New Member with first Taylor
Post by: KA5EIZ on November 12, 2018, 09:54:42 PM

Sometimes you just have to settle for what you can get and learn to be happy with it! 

Title: Re: New Member with first Taylor
Post by: zeebow on November 12, 2018, 11:18:22 PM

congrats on the guitar, very cool story!

Title: Re: New Member with first Taylor
Post by: TaylorGirl on November 13, 2018, 07:12:12 AM

Such a cool story! Congratulations. Your mom is pretty special to do that for you!  :)

Title: Re: New Member with first Taylor
Post by: Strumming Fool on November 13, 2018, 07:25:50 AM

Love that story! Welcome to our forum. You have a wonderful new addition!

Title: Re: New Member with first Taylor
Post by: CodeBlueEMT on November 13, 2018, 08:28:23 AM

 Hi KA5EIZ. Welcome to the UTGF. Congrats on your new Taylor. Enjoy. :)

Title: Re: New Member with first Taylor
Post by: Edward on December 07, 2018, 10:29:53 AM

Yeah, sorry you have to suffer through that last choice there ...LOL! 

Enjoy that beauty, sir!  Clearly you have two very special women in your life ...makes enjoying the guitar all the more spectacular!  Embrace it all in the Christmas season, friend!!!

Edward

Title: Re: New Member with first Taylor
Post by: ahalikias on February 15, 2019, 02:23:45 PM

Welcome to the forum! I'm a brand new member as well. Enjoy the 814ce, I love this line. Also, would you let your mom know I am well behaved (for my age) and quite open to being adopted?  :P

Title: Re: New Member with first Taylor
Post by: Jersey tuning on February 16, 2019, 12:04:29 PM

Next time a willing enabler decides you need another guitar, take them to a Taylor Road Show.  I did so with my wife, and came home with a Custom GC 12-fret with a Sinker Redwood top and AA Rosewood back and sides, sort of a super 812/912.  Courtesy of my wife, of course.

Title: Re: New Member with first Taylor
Post by: sacredground on March 02, 2019, 04:28:50 PM

You received a fine, fine instrument! But, you KNOW that. :)

Great story!

Title: Re: New Member with first Taylor
Post by: jjrpilot-admin on March 05, 2019, 03:52:00 PM

Congrats and welcome!!!