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Taylor Adi Brazing
Im so pumped that taylor is using adi bracing! I have seen so much about the stuff but never had a chance to play one. Has anyone played and adi braced taylor yet???
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I don't think any exist, except for the R Taylors.
I remember someone saying that this is the first time you can get adi bracing for Taylors, and it will not be a custom option. That sound kinda sexy, but I think a lot of luthiers said it didn't make much of a difference sonically in one of the threads. |
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Does anyone else have any opinions on Adi bracing???
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They (R Taylor) say it makes the guitar sound more powerful and open although I've never played one... I'll let you know in about a month what I think
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Congrats on your new custom
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its not a new custom...he has an 08' fall limited on order tt comes w the bracing
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I recently placed a custom order through Guitar Rodeo and asked Jim about adi bracing. He told me (and this is one week ago) that adirondack bracing was not an option when ordering a BTO Taylor, but could only be had on an R. Taylor.
Has this changed? Should I be calling Jim? Thanks Dan |
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My Adi-topped Martin also has Adi braces. This is a fabulous punchy loud Martin but who knows if it might not be the same or even better if it had Sitka braces? Who knows?
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I'm pretty sure there was a thread in the general guitar section talking about this, and all the luthiers said that there was no discernable difference in sound between adi bracing or other forms of bracing. I may be wrong, but I'm quite certain that that was said.
You still cannot order adi bracing with custom guitars, it's ONLY for R Taylors and for the upcoming LTD series. |
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Aren't the new LTD's supposed to have Adi bracing?.....I don't see what the big deal is....sounds more like a marketing thing but i could certainly be mistaken
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Taylor doing something special just for marketing??? never...
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It would be interesting to have to GS's -- one with Adi bracing, and the other with whatever wood Taylor usually uses for bracing. I would be willing to bet, that 9 out of 10, may 99 out of 100 people in a blind test could not hear the difference in tone.
I know the bracing pattern (shape & location) affects tone, and I'm sure if you used plastic instead of wood bracing, you'd hear some difference. But a significant tonal difference between identically shaped braces made with adiondack vs whatever Taylor normally uses??? I'd be VERY surprised if there's much tone difference at all. But, I could be wrong...
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Summary of luthier comments: you can't REALLY tell... there's not much of a difference what spruce you use. Some just use adi just cause they use it. No real tonal benefit.
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