Almost pulled the trigger on a GT urban ash, but I’m glad they released a mahogany version. Definitely the one I’m eyeballing as a step up from my GS mini ‘hog.
My favorite guitar in my collection is my Martin 0015M. I love the sound and playability.. but… I love the look and size of these Taylor’s. I think one of those needs to find it’s way to my collection ! Thanks for such great videos, great information and great playing.
The AD27 sounds “grown up” compared to the other models. There’s not a bad one in the bunch though. For looks alone I would pick the 611 then that AD27. For comfortable playing I would stick with the GT series because I am a smaller player. Taylor is working hard! Let’s see how Martin responds.
Just had my blacktop delivered. Love it. Chime like chrisp just like demo. I think I got one chris was demoing. I know they had only one in stock Exact markings on walnut back.so mine is a celebrity Great add to my collection and my kids will inherit
Love the GT Blacktop, Probably the one I`ll buy. But my dream guitar would be the GT 811e, it sounds so good and it looks stunningly beautiful, to me it`s the most perfect guitar ! Absolutely smitten with the GT ... Andy Powers is a GENIUS !!
I'm not a big Taylor Fan but that AD27e is awesome! Martin is bringing out new stuff tomorrow I think. I hope it's something interesting instead of the same old thing. Something like Taylor has just done that appeals to people not wanting to break the bank too much.
I love the GT body. I bought a GT UA (no "e") in November 2020 and have not regretted it (except I should have gotten the UAe). This video makes me drool, but my wallet says, "You want what?!" Just one of the downsides of being retired.
I could have posted this same post (except I bought my GTe UA a little more recently than you did). I have to be happy with the guitars in my stable for the same reason, too.
The brightness of the Taylor spruce tops is legendary, but the mellow warm tones of the mahogany/sapele was refreshing to the ears. The solid maple sounded the best overall to me.
So Many Guitars, so little time... Last weekend, I drove to central Oregon and back, delivering Christmas musical gifts to sons in law (SILs). My SIL who's been playing a gloss finish Breedlove Atlas dreadnought (with heavy strings through two Sunday services) was as tickled with the all solid wood Breedlove Organic Concert-Torrefied European Spruce. African Mahogany with a light open finish and 12-53 strings. I tried it out before loading the truck, and it had such great open warmth. He has two sets of 11-52s to try, and the new Santa Cruz Parabolic Tension strings. Still enjoying my Cole Clark Angel Redwood/Blackwood.... "Minor Blems" and B-stocks can offer some great performances at a lower outlay.
You two produce such really great videos. Taylor has been knocking it out of the Park. I’m glad I didn’t buy the Urban Ash GT when it first came out. These new guitars are great but like Chris I love that all Maple. I’ve never been a Fan of Maple Guitars but Dang that one is Killer. Do these guitars come with the Airo case?
Thanks for the wonderful reviews. I will put the Blacktop Walnut GT on my wish list along with the American Dream Texas Edge Burst. The temptation you two men have created. Visiting San Antonio mid March. I will be sure to come visit Alamo Music. Thanks for sharing.
Wonderful review, guys. So glad to see Taylor go this direction with more American tonewoods. My only wish in your review was to also hear comparisons when strumming with a pick versus finger style. Finger style can enrich rather thin sounding instruments and I think is why the maple sounded warmer here versus other reviews. For me, FYI, I’d go for the GTe Blacktop. Thanks!
I always like your comparison videos. I would like to see a comparison of a Taylor GS-MINI mahogany, a Taylor GT mahogany and a Taylor 322 12 fret and a Taylor 522 12 fret. Heck. Might even throw in the Martin all mahogany mentioned in this video. Would be interesting. At least to me.
Great intro video gonna get the Maple haters scratching their heads Maple is a great wood it was just done badly for years or used for large Jumbo to compensate for everyone trying to build it the same they built their dreads. It's also a very sustainable wood.
so... the AD series is starting to be priced a bit beyond the working musicians price point, but that really sounds sweet!!! was thinking it would be great to have a maple GT about 6 months back, and here it is... wish it was a bit less expensive, i'd be all over it!!! but it sounds like smooth whiskey...
Another great video guys thank you. So the Taylor GT 811e is at the Martin 000-28 price point. While all reviews note how fun the GT is, is it ‘that’ good in terms of playability and dynamic range? Can you compare them?
Oh my goodness. the black top really caught my eye. By the way, if GT 811 is like the more value one from it's line, then why is it using Taylor Smoked Nickel Minis as its tuning machines? just like the other regular one.
I recently had an all mahogany Martin and (believe it or not) I took it back. The mahogany certainly has its place in someone’s tool box/bag of tricks but it isn’t suited for the all-around player/work horse type guitar imo. While it has a great response to touch, and it has amazing sustain, especially when finger picking, it is not the best for strumming. The sound I feel can become compressed, and it’s qualities that make it stand out while fingerpicking become muffled while strumming. The warmth doesn’t shine through as much as it does when you’re finger picking. In other words singer/songwriters or strummers an all mahogany guitar would not be the best option, or if you’re looking for a versatile guitar for all styles an all mahogany wouldn’t be helpful.
I've been playing my Taylor for years, but am just starting to learn about tonewoods as I'm looking to get a new guitar. I can hear the difference, but between the GTe Mahogany, Blacktop, and Urban Ash models, which guitar would you recommend to pair with a female vocal? Thank you!
@@gabrielobrien21 Love the American-made, and true, most tonewoods come from elsewhere. But I believe one can get American spruce, cedar, maple, cherry, walnut and ash.
my problem. with my taylor guitar is its pick up . it cant give the volume i want from moderate to loud it just doesnt work even if ive tried it on several types of guitar ampli. there must be something wrong with it some kibd of a factory defect. the best pick up guitar i havebis 1980s washburn the volume is so great even in open air.
I think we're probably split. I (Cooper) fell in love with that GT611e and that AD27e Flametop has got Chris wanting a new guitar. Both are beautiful, but for me, the 611's small body size and wood pairing just make for a special guitar. The Flametop shows off with its all-maple, though. It's hard to pick!
Just bought a PRS so I'm tapped... but the 611 or Flametop is a moral dilemma... Probably good I couldn't decide or I'd be spending several months food budget right now!
This is an OMG moment and what makes Taylor so different from other big name acoustic guitar manufactures. All these new releases are pure excitement but my favorites are the GT Mahogany and Blacktop which I suspected was in Taylor's roadmap. Taylor needs to stop shipping their Mahogany guitars with pickguards installed and ship the pickguards in the case as an option for the owner to install. The first thing I do with all my Taylor Mahogany guitars is remove the pickguard. Given Taylor's success in using Maple for their 6 series it comes as no surprise their ability to use Maple on the AD27 and have it sound good. I think Urban Ash is a good tone wood but the majority of Urban Ash GT's sold are ugly and while sound should be the prime factor aesthetics becomes more important as the price increases, so IMO these latest GT models will impact GT Urban Ash sales regardless of price differences but I expect the GT Mahogany and Blacktop to be comparable enough (should be far less than the 8 series GT) so most buyers wont think twice. Having said all that I probably will never actually buy a GT because I collect GS-Mini's and I would REALLY like to see a "GS-Mini Blacktop" in the future.
So, here's an idea for you guys: upload lossless audio samples of the acoustic guitars you review, alongside the videos. The idea is that we, guitar geeks from cyberspace can compare the sound of different acoustic models remotely. Paid service for users, free for Alamo Music customers. Could partner up to review with some guitar magazine, so it's unbiased reporting. The key are the high definition audio samples.
This is the difficulty that we, as consumers, have to deal with these days: before I watched this video's I saw demo's of the exact same guitars, done by another channel. Every single one of these guitars sounded dreadful to me. No body, thin, way too bright, just crappy sounding guitars. So I was expecting to hear a very similar result here. But to my surprise all these guitars sounded great. Very nice bass response on all of them. I could actually hear the sound of mahogany etc. It's probably all a matter of what microphones you're using and how you place them. It happens. But the unfortunate conclusion has to be that we, the consumers, still don't know how these instruments really sound, unless you've been able to physically play them yourself.
True, mic placement and a good recording process is very important to accuratly, as best as possible demonstrate the tone of the instrument on RU-vid. There is still compression taking place so it can never be 100% but our hope is that the comparisons provide a basis for people to use to start and narrow down options. It is a reason we have a good return policy because until you get it in your hands it is difficult to know for sure when ordering a guitar. - Chris
@@AlamoMusic : Thanks for your reaction. It’s easier with classic guitars that have been reviewed and compared to other guitars on hundreds of different channels. Especially when you own (for instance) a J-45 and you want something on the other side of the spectrum, like a D-28. Not every video will have the same quality, but you get a good general idea of what the differences are between the two. And this will be more difficult with new guitars like these four. Anyway, I have no complaints about the sound quality of your videos. Thanks again!
The GT is just awful. Big fat neck and deep squatty boxy body. I bought the mahogany and i hate it. Just horrible. I put it back in the box after 5 minutes. But the seller wants $450 to restock, so keep your eyes out on reverb or ebay if you like fat squatty dead sounding taylor guitar.
