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Old 05-26-2005, 07:26 PM
Jeff M Jeff M is offline
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Originally Posted by dmc
The question was how they differ (not which is better) - To oversimplify, Taylors have a slightly brighter (chimey) sound and Martins a warmer one. Both are musical but there's a caveat as you saw in Jeff M's post:



Its true that "wood is wood". But it REALLY depends on the player because tone comes from the hands. Thats why you have to play as many axes as possible to decide which one (according to your ears) blends best with the subtleties of your own playing style. It can even differ from one guitar to the other within the same make/model. Hence the guitarist's never-ending quest for the "ideal tone".....
Great reason for GAS to. You can never hve to many guitars.
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