Had a chance to play a '98 at my local shop, US made.. Same roundness at the bottom, the 310 really lends itself well to thinner picks for a more percussive tone.. Loved it, walked out of the store with it for $600 with a case. Couldn't be happier. It's got some wear which is why it was listed at such a low price but I couldn't pass it up.
Sound appeal of guitars is very personal preference. I used to have a Taylor 310... then, I played a J45, Hummingbird, D-28 & HD-28. At that point it was time for the 310 to go away. Now that you’re playing it, I realize that I should have kept is as a extra guitar! Thank you for making the video.
Never liked so much Taylor sound/tone. But, this sound test has impressed me as never. Shall it be your hands? Kkkk Nice work, as always! It would be nice see a comparison with any Eastmann or a D18
There is no mention of the year the guitar was built, but it looks and sounds identical to my 310 which came with Grover Tuners. Mine was built December 2000 and purchased new in early 2001. Sapele was never mentioned as the body material at the time of my purchase, only that it was a solid mahogany body. So with the recent discussions I've seen about the older 310's and sapele, I contacted Taylor customer service to get clarification on the wood used for my guitar. After giving them my serial number, I was informed that the body was made of solid North American mahogany and sapele was not used for the 310 until approximately 2002. This could be the reason for the great sound in the video, it isn't sapele. To me, the older 310's always sounded better. Maybe because they age well.
My 310 was built in October 2000 and I bought it new. The Taylor catalog for 2000 lists the back and sides of the 300 series guitars as: Sapele "Mahogany". My guitar is definitely Sapele. Maybe Taylor customer service doesn't know what they're talking about (or bothers to look at their old catalogs!).
@@jeffsrailjourneys Thanks for the info. For the heck of it I called back Taylor customer service and told them about the information previously given to me. This time the rep asked for the serial number and actually did some research. He confirmed that although the description in the catalog is confusing, it is Sapele, and apologized for the misinformation previously given to me.
Great sounding instrument, Im in the market to trade in my 614ce for a freaking Waterloo( have a Larivee L-03r,). Taylor is just too bright sometimes, although not this broken in dreadnought. Do they still make these or just the Pacific body now?
@@MOAB-UT I Have a Martin now with Torrefied top addy/hog Custom SHop. Its a very light build, Collings is closer to the Martin than the Larrivee but Larrivees are great too. Id say P-09 is the best parlor out there, but some Larrivees are too heavily build. I love them tho but Martins Custom shops are in another class. Collings and Bourgeois are in a boutique level and very pricey but so are Martin's custom shops too lol. I will one day own a Bourgeois but no time soon. Larrievees are prolly the best prices out there for all solid wood USA built guitars, but u get what u pay for.
I have a 98 , great workhorse, needs a fret job but still stage worthy. The onboard electronics from those years definitely need a booster pedal for live and studio work. Try it!
@@ianmeadows6351 I am a left handed guitar player and live in the UK so I am very limited in terms of guitars I can use. However back in 2014 I was lucky enough to get hold of a left handed Eastman E10D and it is just Fantastic! The clearness and the power of the notes still blows my mind today. And for only £650 it's just ridiculous. I just wondered how you feel Eastman compared to the other big boys because I read and hear very different opinions. Anyway thank you for taking the time to get back to me Ian I really appreciate it :).
Too much treble in this guitar for me, almost zero warmth, sounds brittle, almost cheap. No disrespect to Taylor who make amazing guitars. Sapele is a great tone wood but the wrong choice in this spruce dreadnaught configuration.
