I love what Taylor is doing with the AD guitars and the GT. Guitars that are meant to be played and not just pretty to look at. Also, you two do a great job with the reviews. I usually never watch a review all the way through but you guys keep my attention. Thanks for all you do.
Thanks for making this video you guys! I've been eyeing this model for a few months now and this by far was the most helpful and in-depth review I've come across thus far. Cheers!
@@OehlJim i am not sure about these...I have alot of guitars I just think this is a bigger gs mini///Im not blown away...I have to try in person...I do like the 314 ce not even tht much more $
Beautiful! I am 54 years old and just now going to learn guitar (trumpet player). This will be my first guitar in the e model on recommendation from my lifelong friend.
I started to play again after a 55 year absence. My old Epiphone Calabro had issues so I purchased an AD27e. I am extremely pleased with the purchase and feel it makes me a better player with every daily practice session. The AD series is a decent guitar for a decent price. Try one at your local music shop if you are looking for a solid playable guitar.
Nice playing guys !!! Those are some beautiful guitars !!! They make great guitars ! I have been to the Taylor factor a couple times. Pretty amazing place to tour. Great video !!! Thank you ! That Black Top Looks Fabulous !!!
I have a Taylor Academy 12e - and i love it, i think however i might have to get the black top AD17, it looks so great! Loved the intro piece, it reminded me of the soundtrack to 'Nebraska' by Mark Orton
Thanks fellas. I've got an AD17e Blacktop coming next week and I'll be touring Europe with it all thru June. I'll also be looking for a Ukrainian refugee who's a guitarist that lost everything back home and has not instrument ony longer - and I'll give the guitar to them in Prague about June 26. Please contact me if you know of a deserving player. I'm stoked to be helping this way.
Was he saying that he COULD or COULDN’T hear the pick sound? The sentence before he said he preferred the classic Taylor sound and it was better for finger picking.
I ordered the AD-17E Black... Waiting "patiently" since May?.... Supposedly back ordered to the end of October now. I think some commentators need to watch the American Dream video Taylor put out. There are reasons for the things you're complaining about.
Taylors still sound soulless and sterile to me but I will have to say their attempts to emulate the Larrivee 03 series is duly noted. I have always appreciated Larrivee's full, balanced and organic tone while keeping with old world craftsmanship and construction. Larrivees are a world apart... jmo.
Yes, I agree. I put a picture of the Taylor next to a picture of the Larrivee L body and the shape is VERY similar to it. Bob Taylor has to know this is close to the Larrivee L body as him and Jean Larrivee are both good friends and I understand have learned from each other over the years; though the L body was around before Taylor Guitars even originated. I too love that Larrivee tone!
I only passed on this because of the eucalyptus used in place of ebony. Even the academy series has an ebony bridge, fretboard board and headstock veneer. Huge loss by Taylor imo. It’s not like they don’t own 90% of the ebony in the world
You comment this on every video. Taylor has already addressed this. Bob Taylor is a conservationist and doesn't want to further stress the ebony supply, and wanted to create a new market for a domestically sourced wood.
@@WorldsOkayistGuitarPlayer haha I've seen you say it on multiple videos as I've watched onRU-vid tonight. And it's Bob's company, so I care what he says to be sure. Taylor has always used non-traditional woods. Other companies are using Richlite, which is a manmade material used in countertops, and lots of other alternate woods to avoid rosewood. Taylor is big on sourcing wood ethically and I wouldn't at all be surprised to see them convert Tecate-made guitars to eucalyptus to help take some strain off ebony. They like to highlight things by putting them on high end guitars first to de-stygmatize them, like using striped ebony which other companies wouldn't have thought of using 10 years ago.
@@josephsantana3094 I passed on this because I don’t buy cheap guitars made with left over parts. Thanks for your input. You sound very intelligent, and I’m sure you’re fun at parties too
Considering American Dream/Taylor guitars were originally a high end boutique build I’m not quite sure why taylor decided to make a cheap factory made guitar and call it the american dream. Kinda lame in my opinion.
