[drawshot1975]

Here's my 2 cents...and I can make change.

I have the pleasure of owning several solid wood guitars from Taylor (see signature, below). Two of them are GA ce models.

My most recent guitar purchase has been a 214ce DLX. Obviously, a laminated / layered/ ply version of the same build.

After a couple days playing the same songs on all three, for comparison purposes, I can sincerely state that the 214ce is every bit as incredible as the 614ce and the 814ce DLX.

Are there minute differences that someone else may hear? Possibly.

Would 99% of the general population notice those differences? Nope.

All I can say, for certain, is that my plywood Taylor is a BEAST of a guitar, and represents the manufacturer proudly. If I was ever a 1-guitar guy, I could live a full and happy life with my laminated rosewood 214ce.

YMMV.