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05-21-2008, 10:44 PM
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I've got a Big Baby and it's great for what it is. It certainly isn't my favorite Taylor but for a vacation home guitar that I don't have to worry about it has a great tone and playability for a 4-bill guitar.
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05-21-2008, 10:56 PM
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i've got a big baby (my first guitar) and i must say, it's really quite impressive bang for your buck. for such an affordable guitar, the tone is pretty good. I've seen it have better tone (in my opinion) than guitars that were much more expensive...
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05-22-2008, 04:06 AM
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I played the 110 and the 114 in my attempts to add a Taylor to my collection and I keep coming back to the Big Baby and I am still impressed by it so much so that it will remain in my rack when I move on to a higher end Taylor.
It really is a joy to play with. Not going to play in a stadium for the back row but for my music room and out and about with mates, well worth the price and I will second the comment of it keeping up or besting some higher priced guitars. Maus
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05-22-2008, 06:37 AM
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When I was looking at them, the 114 sounded much nicer to my ear - a much fuller and richer sound than the Big Baby, and very comfortable as well.
I guess the best advice is get whatever you like most - in terms of sound, and comfort - you will be the one playing and listening to it most 
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05-22-2008, 06:41 AM
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I would like to try a 114. I have a Big Baby and will never let it go. Very easy to tote around, very comfortable on the lap, light weight, loud if needed, and very bright sounding.
I have mine "pimped" up with Taylor gold tuners, and a nice truss rod cover. Can't get hurt.
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05-22-2008, 06:47 AM
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I second the good thoughts on the Big Baby. I bought one about a year ago and I am still extremely pleased with it. For the under 500 bills category, you would have to look very hard to beat the tone and playability. I added a bone saddle and ebony bridge pins to mine, and it really rounded out the tone while giving me a little more projection, clarity and volume. (Thanks to the advice of the fine people on this board.) I really can't imagine a better guitar for the money.
I have played the 100 and 200 series and liked them, but I wouldn't part with my Big Baby for one. Have fun in your search! KYThumbpicker
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05-22-2008, 06:56 AM
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Having several grand auditoriums, I chose the Big Baby as a travel guitar. It is more likely to fit in the overhead compartment of an airliner. If I were to only have one guitar and the choice was between the Big Baby and the 114, I'd pick the 114.
Last edited by Herb Hunter; 12-17-2016 at 02:14 PM. Reason: Corrected verb tense
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05-22-2008, 02:16 PM
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You may know this, but the Big Baby is slightly smaller than the 114. The 114 is a full Taylor GA size, and the Big Baby is a dread shape that is about 90% the size of a full dread. I haven't played a 114, but I have played the 110 and a Big Baby, and the to me, the 110 had fuller sound -- not by tons, but the bass is lower, and not a mid-rangey, if you know what i mean.
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05-22-2008, 02:30 PM
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I love my big baby alot it sounds great and is real comfortable to hold.
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05-22-2008, 03:53 PM
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The Big Baby is a 15/16-scale dreadnought.
........................Big Baby...........110....................114 Body Width........15 Inches...........16 Inches...........16 Inches Body Depth..........4 Inches...........4 5/8 Inches........4 5/8 Inches Body Length......19 1/2 Inches......20 Inches............20 Inches Overall Length...40 1/4 Inches......41 Inches............41 Inches
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05-22-2008, 05:35 PM
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the 114 sounded better to me but the 110 was even better yet!
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05-23-2008, 01:31 PM
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The guitars have very different uses. The Big Baby in my opinion should not be used as your primary guitar. It is great for traveling, taking to places where you might not want to take a higher end guitar, noodling around with on the sofa, playing for your girlfriend at 3 a.m. after several tasty beverages, etc - but I wouldn't want that to be my primary guitar. The 114 and 110's are great entry level Taylor's - and certainly sufficient to be your "main" guitar, but it is all personal preference.
Brooke White played a 110e on stage with Graham Nash in front of millions of viewers on American Idol the other night and it sounded fine. I'm not sure she'd do that with the Big Baby...
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05-23-2008, 01:33 PM
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I'm thinking of buying a Baby Mahogany for when I visit the parents in IL.
It can live there, and then I won't have to take a guitar on the plane when I go visit.
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05-23-2008, 02:29 PM
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As the owner of a Big Baby, I see no reason not to use the Big Baby as a primary guitar if one's budget can't accommodate a more expensive guitar. So now there are differing opinions about it.
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