Did the mothership hear the clamor, LOL!!!
My takeaways:
1. The "classics" are back. Jumbo and original DNs, glad to see em back in original form! I love the Jumbo's aesthetic, though personally prefer the GS in 12string, but man what a classic body shape! And my '08 DN has been my go-to live guit for that many years now, even getting a refret as that's how much I dig this guit!
2. Pickup is a Baggs! Hmmmm, that says a
lot IMO. Though I can make the ES2 work live decently well, I am no fan; prefer the 1.3 by far but Taylor scuttled that one but am glad my 1.3 has been flawless and perfect thus far. Not sure how Baggs has voiced --revoiced?-- the Element as that's an old pickup ...maybe it's the UST part from the Anthem SL? I understand why they went with sound-hole controls for the market, but would have personally preferred the BTV controls on the bout like the ES's but that's just me, and likely a minority opinion. We'll see, but it's all a
telling move to be sure!
3. Another huge "tell" is the x-bracing. Ummm, not merely one guitar model but an
entire line: that choice speaks volumes IMO.
4. Cedar top, yesss!!! Been a long-time fan of what Taylor does with cedar. My old GA7 cedar/rw was a great guit and my then go-to live player. Cedar is all too often dismissed by folks as "fingerstyle" or "lacking headroom" to which I say nonsense! Glad to cedar back as "premium" models and not merely a option.
I hope these do well! Though it's a nitpick, I would have spec'd them all with Gotoh 510s, but I suppose that would not have been a "Legacy" feature. Great move on their part ...hope the sales kill it!
Edward
