114 - Loudest Taylor?*

bkharmony · #1 02-11-2010, 09:34 PM

I'm continually amazed by the pure volume my 114 puts out. It is easily the loudest acoustic I own.

Is this the loudest guitar Taylor makes?* Other Grand Auditoriums seem more subdued. I don't currently own a GS, but I've played lots, and they really don't come close.

Anyone else surprised by the volume of their little 114?

(*asterisk is for Jumbos - I know they're louder.)

CAS4474 · #2 02-11-2010, 09:51 PM

I played one at a GC and was impressed with every aspect. Volume-wise, I think my Maple GS6 might have it beat.

clutchj · #3 02-11-2010, 11:07 PM

I remember playing a 110 a couple years back and I still remember how loud that thing was. It very much impressed me, volume-wise.

BHulkster · #4 02-11-2010, 11:09 PM

The DN8 is probably the loudest Taylor I owned/played

SteeleString · #5 02-11-2010, 11:12 PM

I'm going to go with maple too (my 616ce in particular).

Mike_A · #6 02-11-2010, 11:23 PM

it could be the loudest x14, but the bigger bodies would be hard to beat...

beachbum205 · #7 02-11-2010, 11:30 PM

Can't comment on the 114 per se, but I have owned several 110s and noticed the same thing about them- very loud.

My guess was that the curved laminate back really helped boost the projection. Not sure about the 114- but guessing the same thing is going on there as well.

e8n · #8 02-12-2010, 06:10 AM

A friend of ours has a 210e that is the loudest that I've heard. Not sure why but that thing just booms. Way louder than my 710 or GS.

-Dave

Mr. Ed · #9 02-12-2010, 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by CAS4474

I played one at a GC and was impressed with every aspect. Volume-wise, I think my Maple GS6 might have it beat.

I agree. My GS6 is much louder.

Mike114 · #10 02-12-2010, 09:04 AM

The only other Taylor I've compared it to is the 110, couldn't tell much difference. When I purchased it compared it against other brands and it blew them away. The curved back does make a huge difference. I like it alot.

-Mike

Scriptor · #11 02-12-2010, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Mike114

The curved back does make a huge difference. I like it alot. -Mike

I definitely am a believer that the arched back makes a remarkable difference in volume/projection ...

oldwood · #12 02-12-2010, 11:18 AM

i have a bto 510 cedar and mahogany, satin finish, that is incredibly loud. easily the loudest in my batch (which includes a couple martin's)

be well,

jim

edward993 · #13 02-12-2010, 11:50 AM

I have a 210-E and yes, it is loud. Not sure if it's any louder than my GA7 or maple 12; it certainly isn't vastly louder, if at all. But I agree with you that the 100/200 guitars are a real surprise in the volume and tone department. I thought I had a relatively lowish-cost "beater" (sorry, I don't care for that term much but it's an easy label) when I got mine on a whim ...then quickly realized how wonderful this 210 really is. A real eye opener

Edward