How many Taylor's have you EVER owned....

[craigs]

Of my 5 current guitars, two are taylors: a big baby and an 816ce.  They are both good friends with my fender strat, my harmony, and my les paul.

[lmacmil]

Only 1 so far, my GA3.  There's a 150e in my future and possibly a 210 DLX.

[doctorinthehouse]

I know you said Taylor's but there are so many more ...

Taylors
Baby Taylor
2011 Spring GS-LTD (All Mahogany)
2007 GA-K
2011 GA-BTO (Sinker Redwood/Macassar Ebony)
2013 618e First Edition
2010 RTaylor Style 2 (Cedar/EIR)
2013 522 12-fret
2011 Spring LTD GA 12-fret (Cedar/Macassar Ebony)
2011 Taylor GSmini (Spruce top)

Non-Taylor
2010 Gibson J-45TV
2010 Kwasnycia 000-12 (Tunnel Redwood/Bastogne Walnut)
2014 Hatcher Penelope (Alpine Italian Spruce/"The Tree" Mahogany)
2009 Voyage Air VAD-06
2004 Reserve Grade Galloup Eclipse (Sitka/Brazilian RW)
2012 Custom Santa Cruz 000 (Italian Spruce/Cocobolo)
2011 Huss & Dalton 00-SP Custom (Engleman/Cocobolo)
2004 Mayes Jumbo Parlor (Adi/Madagascar RW)
2008 Collings 0002ha (Adirondack Spruce/EIR)
2013 Kolaya GA2 (Adi/Ziricote)
2010 Santa Cruz D12 Custom (Sitka/Mahogany)
2010 Martin Custom Shop 0-28VS (Carpathian/Amazon RW)
2011 Bourgeois SJ Custom (Redwood/Madagascar)
1999 Guild DV4
1975 Guild F112 SB 12-string
2011 Martin HD-28VS
2006 Takamine G Series EG544SC-4C NEX Koa

I think that's all of them. And this list does not include ukuleles and mandolins.

my god !!!!

[guitarsrsoawesome]

I know you said Taylor's but there are so many more ...

Taylors
Baby Taylor
2011 Spring GS-LTD (All Mahogany)
2007 GA-K
2011 GA-BTO (Sinker Redwood/Macassar Ebony)
2013 618e First Edition
2010 RTaylor Style 2 (Cedar/EIR)
2013 522 12-fret
2011 Spring LTD GA 12-fret (Cedar/Macassar Ebony)
2011 Taylor GSmini (Spruce top)

Non-Taylor
2010 Gibson J-45TV
2010 Kwasnycia 000-12 (Tunnel Redwood/Bastogne Walnut)
2014 Hatcher Penelope (Alpine Italian Spruce/"The Tree" Mahogany)
2009 Voyage Air VAD-06
2004 Reserve Grade Galloup Eclipse (Sitka/Brazilian RW)
2012 Custom Santa Cruz 000 (Italian Spruce/Cocobolo)
2011 Huss & Dalton 00-SP Custom (Engleman/Cocobolo)
2004 Mayes Jumbo Parlor (Adi/Madagascar RW)
2008 Collings 0002ha (Adirondack Spruce/EIR)
2013 Kolaya GA2 (Adi/Ziricote)
2010 Santa Cruz D12 Custom (Sitka/Mahogany)
2010 Martin Custom Shop 0-28VS (Carpathian/Amazon RW)
2011 Bourgeois SJ Custom (Redwood/Madagascar)
1999 Guild DV4
1975 Guild F112 SB 12-string
2011 Martin HD-28VS
2006 Takamine G Series EG544SC-4C NEX Koa

I think that's all of them. And this list does not include ukuleles and mandolins.

hey cigarfan, reading your amazing list it occurred to me to ask you, if you could only choose one main guitar and one backup from your entire list, which two would it be and which would be first and second?

[krugjr]

My first Taylor ever...new in 2009, an 855ce......in Nov of 2013 I discovered UTGF while shopping for a 6 string.....I'm not a collector and I don't have the big bucks, but I went on a search to find my two favorite Taylor 6 strings, one for plugged in (Bose L1) and one for unplugged...in the last fifteen months I have purchased:

2012 GS8e  NOS
2013 416ce   NEW
2010 516ce CV WW   NOS
2013 514e FLTD   NEW
2013 GS Mini Hog e   NEW
2014 524e   NEW
2003 DN W-10e   USED
2012 DN8   USED
2013 520e First Edition   NEW
2013 528e   USED
2012 810e Proto   USED
2013 818e First Edition

I'm down to five now.... still trying to decide on my two favorites....and it is all but impossible.....my new friends here at UTGF have guided me through one of the most awesome musical years of my life..........and I'm 65! I consider this list my "savings account" that earns .00000001% interest!

[Craig]

For me it's 4

816ceFE
714ce sassafras
K24ce
And the 214ce fltd that started the ball rolling but which I sold when I bought the 816

Craig

[TaylorGirl]

I know you said Taylor's but there are so many more ...

Taylors
Baby Taylor
2011 Spring GS-LTD (All Mahogany)
2007 GA-K
2011 GA-BTO (Sinker Redwood/Macassar Ebony)
2013 618e First Edition
2010 RTaylor Style 2 (Cedar/EIR)
2013 522 12-fret
2011 Spring LTD GA 12-fret (Cedar/Macassar Ebony)
2011 Taylor GSmini (Spruce top)

Non-Taylor
2010 Gibson J-45TV
2010 Kwasnycia 000-12 (Tunnel Redwood/Bastogne Walnut)
2014 Hatcher Penelope (Alpine Italian Spruce/"The Tree" Mahogany)
2009 Voyage Air VAD-06
2004 Reserve Grade Galloup Eclipse (Sitka/Brazilian RW)
2012 Custom Santa Cruz 000 (Italian Spruce/Cocobolo)
2011 Huss & Dalton 00-SP Custom (Engleman/Cocobolo)
2004 Mayes Jumbo Parlor (Adi/Madagascar RW)
2008 Collings 0002ha (Adirondack Spruce/EIR)
2013 Kolaya GA2 (Adi/Ziricote)
2010 Santa Cruz D12 Custom (Sitka/Mahogany)
2010 Martin Custom Shop 0-28VS (Carpathian/Amazon RW)
2011 Bourgeois SJ Custom (Redwood/Madagascar)
1999 Guild DV4
1975 Guild F112 SB 12-string
2011 Martin HD-28VS
2006 Takamine G Series EG544SC-4C NEX Koa

I think that's all of them. And this list does not include ukuleles and mandolins.

Neat to see your list. Impressive for sure. How many of those do you still have? I know you've sold a few lately.

[cigarfan]

I think that's all of them. And this list does not include ukuleles and mandolins.

my god !!!!

That's what my wife keeps saying!   

[cigarfan]

hey cigarfan, reading your amazing list it occurred to me to ask you, if you could only choose one main guitar and one backup from your entire list, which two would it be and which would be first and second?

That is a really tough question. At the risk of offending many of my guitars, I think the top 2 would be the Hatcher Penelope and the Kwasnycia 000-12, in that order. And I will say, it is really difficult not to squeeze the Santa Cruz D12 on this list.

My apologies to ALL my guitars not picked for this list. It took me a long time to narrow in on my current collection and each guitar has something unique and special about it.

[cigarfan]

Neat to see your list. Impressive for sure. How many of those do you still have? I know you've sold a few lately.

Right now there are 11 (list below the pictures). I have been discussing another build with Mark Hatcher. I make a trip to see him in February and if we can agree on wood from him stash I think I'm going to have him build me a Greta (his OM size) with Cedar or Redwood over Walnut.

His Penelope absolutely blows me away!





Taylor
2011 GA-BTO (Sinker Redwood/Macassar Ebony)
2013 618e First Edition
2010 RTaylor Style 2 (Cedar/EIR)

Others
2010 Gibson J-45TV
2010 Kwasnycia 000-12 (Tunnel Redwood/Bastogne Walnut)
2014 Hatcher Penelope (Alpine Italian Spruce/"The Tree" Mahogany)
2009 Voyage Air VAD-06
2012 Custom Santa Cruz H (Italian/Fiddleback Mahogany)
2011 Huss & Dalton 00-SP Custom (Engleman/Cocobolo)
2013 Kolaya GA2 (Adi/Ziricote)
2010 Santa Cruz D12 Custom (Sitka/Mahogany)

[TaylorGirl]

Thanks for sharing. You have quite an impressive collection. Hatcher's work is stunning. Let us know how it goes.....we'll have to get our drool bibs out.

[Jersey tuning]

A discriminating, well thought out collection, Cigarfan, unlike my haphazard litter.

[cigarfan]

A discriminating, well thought out collection, Cigarfan, unlike my haphazard litter.

Yeah, but you have a Froggy! 

[timfitz63]

Right now there are 11 (list below the pictures). I have been discussing another build with Mark Hatcher. I make a trip to see him in February and if we can agree on wood from him stash I think I'm going to have him build me a Greta (his OM size) with Cedar or Redwood over Walnut.

His Penelope absolutely blows me away!

Your Hatcher Penelope has to be one of the most beautiful guitars I've ever seen!  The back/side wood is just gorgeous!  Isn't this Mahogany from "The Tree...?"

[cigarfan]

Right now there are 11 (list below the pictures). I have been discussing another build with Mark Hatcher. I make a trip to see him in February and if we can agree on wood from him stash I think I'm going to have him build me a Greta (his OM size) with Cedar or Redwood over Walnut.

His Penelope absolutely blows me away!

Your Hatcher Penelope has to be one of the most beautiful guitars I've ever seen!  The back/side wood is just gorgeous!  Isn't this Mahogany from "The Tree...?"

Indeed, back and sides are from "The Tree". It really does sound richer than "regular" Mahogany (whatever that means). Or maybe that is just Mark's build. Guess I'll never know cause this is probably the only "Tree" stuff I'll ever own. (Wow, that didn't sound right  )