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I don't think this is true. Where did you get this info. It would be interesting if true but I'd like to know how credible this is.
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Just go buy the Martin custom D and live happily ever after.
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The martin and the Taylor have different nut widths. The DN3 is 1 3/4. On mine the high E was ridiculously close the edge of the fret board. I had new nut cut. Now I don't have any playabilty issues with it.
Make sure you are comfortable playing the one you pick. For some, nut width is no big deal, for me it is.
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As an owner of a Taylor DN3, I advise you to buy one ASAYK. A little bit of correction: both the DN3 and the 310 come with sapele, not mahogany. And I love sapele. Its crispy tone is a thing of beauty.
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+1. Although I much prefer the DN3.
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Still, at least some of the guitars in this series actually were available with electronics - I have one, a GC8e, w/ ES 1.3. Concering bracing: the GC8 had the same bracing as 812 of same year (CV bracing with relief rout). |
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I think the concern here is that the specific changes (relief route/beacon geometry) called out didn’t mention thinning the back. To mudddy the waters further, I was thinking there are at least 3, maybe 4 necks in play. 98 would’ve been pre NT, both NT headstock joints, and then the short scale. I do think the nut with his appointment worthy of serious consideration between the Martin in the Taylor. But with all that’s been said in the past 48, finding a used guitar usually comes down to availability. And whatever particular specimens are available when the OP is ready to purchase will pretty well define parameters of the selection.
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Any chance you can help me find that article?
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When I bought my DN8 I remember reading that they used thinner wood for the acoustic series since it wasn’t being amplified from the factory. Then they started adding the “e” to the series, so I don’t really know how true that is.
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I'm looking at used DN3, 310's and new custom D's. It's about the same price point. I'm a big fan of the Taylor's playability, but I've always liked the sound from a Martin Dread.. Anyway.. thanks for all the advice! |
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I found a reference to some Cocobolo-LTD guitars being milled thinner on page 13 of this Wood and Steel:
https://www.taylorguitars.com/sites/..._fall_2011.pdf So I suppose it's possible that the DN, GA, GC, GS series guitars had this but I am not so sure. One thing I do know for sure, my DN3 sounds incredible. |
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Yeah, my GC7 is amazing. I keep playing other guitars and falling back in love with mine every time I play it. If you've watched me cycle through guitars over the past five years you know I am not shy to fall out of love with a guitar. I keep wondering if I got lucky and got like the best GC ever made by Taylor or are they all this good.
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I'm looking at used DN3, 310's and new custom D's. It's about the same price point. I'm a big fan of the Taylor's playability, but I've always liked the sound from a Martin Dread.. Anyway.. thanks for all the advice! |
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