I play pretty much flesh/bit o' nail f/s and tho I've been hooked on the Irish for last decade, I found the newer braced Taylor Grand Symphony models to be very lovely with a much deeper bass than their trad. signature tone while still crisp and bright. I especially liked the cedar/hog combo; I think it is a GS7 or maybe GS6. In any case I found it comparable in size and character to my Goodall although not quite as rich or as consistent up the neck, but quite enjoyable and worth the money if I were to buy one. As far as the Martin's go I thought the J. Mayer OM in eir/eng to be very sweet as compared to the darker tones of most other Martins I've played for my style of attack. So I agree and think certain Taylors in general are wonderful for f/s... All nice guitars, but I'm stuck on the Irish, like a bowl of Lucky Charms, they are magically delicious!
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