Played my first R. Taylor today....

[dhodgeh]

And thought, OK, this is nice, but not really that extraordinary.

Might of had all to do with the Maple back and sides, which I am not a fan of.

Fit and finish were superb, playability was excellent and it was really nice looking.

But, sonically, it really wasn't anything special (to me anyway).

If anyone is interested in a Style 1 with Maple B/S, checkout the Guitar Center in Gainesville, FL. Looks to be a good price with the discount they are advertising on the web site.

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[Dwight]

A lot of guitars don't sound very special in Guitar Center.

[Goodallboy]

Originally Posted by Dwight

A lot of guitars don't sound very special in Guitar Center.

Amen......

[s2y]

I remember walking into my GC for the first time. I decided to check out the acoustic room. Rain forests are less humid than my GC acoustic room.

[rokdog49]

Originally Posted by s2y

I remember walking into my GC for the first time. I decided to check out the acoustic room. Rain forests are less humid than my GC acoustic room.

Yeh, what's up with that?
Never mind, I know.

[baw3]

I guess I'm just out of the loop, but could someone please tell me what the difference is between a Taylor and an R Taylor.

[downtime]

Interesting, I happened to run into one last week at a local shop on consignment. First one I'd ever seen in the flesh. Style 1 I believe, cedar / rosewood.
I found it to have a very nice tone, responsive with good volume across all strings. Beautiful to look at also.

[fazool]

Originally Posted by baw3

I guess I'm just out of the loop, but could someone please tell me what the difference is between a Taylor and an R Taylor.

R. Taylor was sort of a small shop side line of Taylor guitars. Bob Taylor still wanted to make small run handmade guitars that were more handcrafted like a boutique guitar, not mass produced in his factory.

So these were not custom order models but standard offerings made in very small runs, in their hand-built shop.

They only did this for a few years. Now you can get mostly the same thing through their build to order program, which is more hands-on than standard factory models.

They were very well regarded.

The R. Taylor style 2 slotted headstock is my all-time favorite guitar aesthetic - I wish I had one just for the artistry of it's looks.

[downtime]

Originally Posted by baw3

I guess I'm just out of the loop, but could someone please tell me what the difference is between a Taylor and an R Taylor.

To my knowledge R. Taylor was a separate line of high end guitars built by the most experienced luthiers at Taylor with high grade tone woods.

The Taylor website currently says this about the R. Taylor line:
"Thank you for visiting R. Taylor Guitars. Please note that we are currently on hiatus from building new R. Taylor instruments, but that our team of craftspeople remains intact and actively committed to the pursuit of the highest levels of modern artisan-style lutherie. "

[baw3]

Thanks a lot for the info on the R Taylors cause I had know idea what the difference was. Learn something new every day. And just remember any day is a good day for a new guitar. If only I could convince my wallet of this. And my wife too of course.