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SonShine
10-25-2002, 01:25 AM
IS HERE!!!!! It's beautiful and I'm absolutely floored as to how it came out!

UPS didn't screw it up either - right on time as scheduled :)


I took some preliminary pics - sorry about the size of them - you can check them out here:

http://members.cox.net/son_shine

More pics will follow in the future...
Mickeyt
10-25-2002, 02:21 AM
Not a bad start for your first Taylor! Now how are you going to top that when TAS strikes again.:)
It's beautiful and hope you enjoy it. Betcha been up all night playing it!
meridian
10-25-2002, 06:31 AM
Whoa Darrel!! Nice axe!!

Is that a redwood/cocobolo guitar?? Is it the ONLY one??

Congrats!! What a way to start!:)
JavaMan_655
10-25-2002, 07:14 AM
Is that Wormy COCOBOLO?
Gutch
10-25-2002, 08:18 AM
Congrats, Darryl! She's a beauty!
ScottyMac
10-25-2002, 08:47 AM
Dude, that's a killer guitar. What a way to start. I'll bet it's a canon. Don't you love the maple binding? It's a great combination with the redwood top.

If I'm down in AZ over Christmas with my 814c, we'll have to get together and compare. I do believe that all the redwood came from the same tree, if I'm remembering Uncle Bob's comments correctly.

Congrats on that axe.
J.R. Rogers
10-25-2002, 08:49 AM
Very nice!!! I really like the flamed maple binding, and you chose a great redwood top. How does it sound? Is that the first redwood/coco dread that we've seen?

J.R.
rsimper
10-25-2002, 09:09 AM
What a great way to start a Taylor collection- Congratulations!!
VFran
10-25-2002, 09:20 AM
Congratulations, that combo looks great!! I'm wondering why I didn't pay more attention to the redwood.
jam
10-25-2002, 10:27 AM
Gulp! Man, no chance of that one drying out - everyone's going to be drooling over it! By the way, time to change your signature. :)

--jam
SonShine
10-25-2002, 10:42 AM
Thanks everyone! I guess I will need a ton of drool since it's so dry out here in AZ, so feel free to take up a collection....:lol:
(or maybe NOT ;) )

My first impressions are that I can really notice the warmth again of the redwood top. Since it's been awhile since we sat in the performance venue playing all those guitars, I don't remember if the others I played with the redwood sounded like this one. I definitely think it's a unique sounding Taylor - may be a combination of the new voicing, cocobolo and the redwood! I really will have a chance to spend some quality time with it this weekend (I hope). At first, BobT thought that it wouldn't work too well in the combination for the dread, but then he decided to have the thickness changed so I guess that's my main "custom" modification.

I will try and post pictures of the 454-LTD (my friend's guitar) in the next couple of weeks when he comes out here to pick it up. I haven't opened the box because I want him to see it 1st, and it's killing both of us :)

JR - let me know if you want me to send some other pictures directly to you or just post 'em and you'll pick the ones you want.
Mike Carter
10-25-2002, 11:31 AM
What a Beautiful Guitar !!!

For a first Taylor, you have to ecstatic.

Enjoy it, things like that come very rarely in life. Every once in awhile god bestows our hearts desire on us. Isn't it great when something turns out better than you even imagined.


Mike
SonShine
10-26-2002, 11:34 AM
Couldn't say it better myself, Mike.

I was able to play it for an extended time last night, and the more I play, the more I'm glad that I waited so long for a Taylor so that this could be my 1st one. Every note I play, it sounds better and better.

Hmm, didn't I have some other guitar lying around here somewhere? :roll: :roll:


Heartfelt thanks for the Taylor staff and the TGF!!
jeffrey
10-26-2002, 11:56 AM
Very very nice Darrell. :)

That's quite a way to start off a collection. :)
tbondo
10-26-2002, 01:48 PM
Wow SS, that is elegant.....I would love to hear the revoiced 10 with a redwood top...my 912 sounds fantastic....you have a great looking guitar......enjoy the heck out of it.
SonShine
10-28-2002, 08:59 PM
I am playing it as much as I can - work just takes too much time :(
Personally, I think it sounds fantastic, but I'm biased ;)

I also have to get my fingers back in shape - I hadn't played much for about a month secondary to vacation and anticipation of a new guitar :)


P.S. - I updated my site so that the pics aren't as huge...:roll: