Thanks! Those are great memories. I have an old beat up Gibson L-50 archtop that I heard my Grandpa pick many a gospel tune on. He was a preacher but always brought his guitar. Some of the little country churches he preached at he'd lead the singing, do a "special", then preach a sermon. Don't make them like him anymore.

One of these days...

Love the wood grain on that one! Wow, dad, nice present!

Beautiful guitar! That will serve her well for many years.

I have a 2006 GS6 that looks just like it, with the exception that mine has a pickguard. I use mine every week for leading worship. It's bright and articulate, but has a piano-like low end. Very balanced.

That's a great present!
I let my teenager play my GS5 at home, but it's still my guitar. He's got my old Ovation & Seagull Entourage in his room for playing and recording.

Happy birthday to her! A wonderful present, and it is great that she is following in your musical footsteps.

I have that guitar's cousin, nearly identical except mine is a 2006 GS-K. Where your sides are maple, mine are koa. It is the best wood guitar that I own, and the one for any contender to beat.

I was very impressed with this guitar's voice. Question on your pickguard, I was thinking of maybe putting one on hers. Is yours a standard Taylor guard? I had also thought about a clear pickguard. Do you have a picture of yours?

Good for you! Not only did you give her a terrific birthday present but who knows how much that may inspire and further her music aspirations.
Nice job Dad!


Dan

It just comes down to personal preference. I bought mine used and it already had it on there. Yeah it's a standard Taylor pickguard. My preference is a standard pickguard over clear, but some prefer clear. I had a custom GS I waited for 4 months to get from Taylor, and it had a clear pickguard. With that guitar I liked the clear.

My GS 6 is in the middle...

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Thanks, that's what I'm hoping. She's started leading worship for her youth group and also playing some for her choir at school. So I definitely wanted to get her something nice that would sound and look good. Wasn't planning on buying one this nice but my local guitar store is a Taylor dealer and took this one on trade. I paid about what a 200 series would cost.

Nice! I remember that picture in the last thread I started about this guitar.

Bet that looks nice! Koa is a beautiful wood!

Very nice! I'm sure she'll never forget that birthday.

Keith, your story made me smile, thanks! I couldn't get our son interested in playing guitar at her age. He was playing trombone with the Atlanta Youth Symphony, and thought he wanted to be a high school band director. He earned a degree in music education from the University of Georgia. Along the way he began playing guitar a bit. Fast forward a few years, and now he's earned a Master of Divinity in Worship Arts degree from a seminary, and leads worship at a large church not far from where he went to college. He often plays the Taylor T5 Koa we gave him for graduation, but recently he bought a Strat. We're proud of him anyway! There's no telling what your daughter will end up doing with her new GS6, but at this point, the sky's the limit!

cotten

One of my sons was born in 2001 not long before 9/11, but on his last two birthdays he wanted ukuleles. I keep telling him that one day he'll grow up and want six strings.

I'm sure your daughter absolutely adores that GS6. It's so big she can play it like cello.

Love the back on that...what a dad...:up: