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My GC3
I am so stoked over my Taylor GC3.
I actually started off looking for a pre-2007 214. I found one but the pick wear was too much for me to bare (5th degree OCD). So I went out looking for something like it (all solid parlor style) and the smaller body of the GC3 felt pretty good to play (actually this was meant to move up from a Big Baby). I love the contrast to my Martin D-1GT (same woods too). Build date of April 2012 so I'm really looking forward to hearing this thing change over time (as with the D-1GT). Some plans I have for this are the snakewood Waverlies and a whole mess of fossilized stuff from Bob Colosi. I know this is really a fingerstyle guitar and I do play a lot of that but this sound sample is the only one I have and it's all strumming lol sorry (and excuse my beginner-ness).
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Looks fantastic, Ronin. Quite the move up from the Baby Taylor. What exactly are you getting from Bob Colosi?
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Being a fingerstyle guitar, I thought I'd build on that and put on W. African ivory saddle and nut. He's also got fossilized walrus ivory bridge pins with marbeling / striping that I think will lend itself to the gold pegs of the snakewood Waverlies. The cream striping to the binding. And the abalone inlay for good bling measure I guess lol. I know, probably getting into it too much. Just very excited to own this guitar.
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Congrats on the new guitar, I hope you love it.
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Congratulations, and great pics... I got the same model a couple of weeks back, really stoked over mine too!
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nice- i bet it is a joy to play!
really like the wider grain on the top too- madhat |
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Someday I hope to own a GA3. In the meantime, I hate your guts and am oozing jealousy. Let's hope we don't meet on the street.
Congrats!!!!!!!!!
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And the Colosi-fication has begun - FWI bridge pins with abalone inlays ... I'm hoping to get around to shaping and dropping in some WAI saddle and nut.
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I was VERY close to buying a GC3 a while back (I ended up getting a GC8). I adore the Taylor GC line. Period.
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Hey now -- that's a real beauty! I happen to really like GC's a lot myself. Enjoy!
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Thanks Taylorplayer ... I suspect you happen to like Taylors in general.
Wow that's a big jump! Usually, I hear people opting for the 4 over the 3. Just googled it - the 8 is a thing of beauty with that slotted headstock and what I'm guessing is abalone inlay rosette. Congrats to you!
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Waverly tuners with snakewood buttons ...
Still have a WAI nut from Bob Colosi that needs shaping and slotting ... but I just can't put this thing down lol. Been getting into fingerstyle arrangements and enjoying that a lot. Good thing I haven't gotten to the nut cos I was seriously considering tightening the string spacing ... but now I'm beginning to appreciate it quite a bit. [edit] But I did get to the WAI saddle which is what you see in the last photo. So I've been productive lol.
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I like the sound of the GC3 better than two GC8s I tried. One of my son's owns the GC3 and it's fantastic. Very good clarity to it.
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Thanks Dominus, doing a quick search on here bewteen GC3 and GC8 I actually came across your post. They only had this lone GC3 at my Guitar Center (wasn’t even on the website). I didn’t know much about parlour style guitars but just knew I wanted something different from my dread.
Love it!!!!!11 LOL
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