Martins sound MUCH better than Taylors and Gibsons.
OK. Thats my preference. Now lets hear from somebody else.
Getting serious now, are the differences between Taylor, Martin, Gibson, SCGC, Collings, Larrivee, whatever subtle or large? To some folks, (usually beginners), maybe not that large. To others (been playing awhile)...maybe large. Maybe not.
As I say, one persons "Chiming, well defined bell-like tones" is anothers "Bright, unbalanced, harsh and shallow". Anothers "Woody, deep, soulfull, balanced" is anothers "muddy, bottom heavy, ill-defined".The only way to find out where you fall is to play them and see for yourself.
(Up next, who was REALLY the better artist, Michelangelo or Leanardo Da Vinci ?
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