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Taylor GS6, anyone else like these?
I am going to make this short and sweet...
WOW, I played a GS6 yesterday that just killed me not to buy it, so balanced, great low end, and haunting chorus effect , especially played lightly. I just about had to peel myself away from it.. The salesperson said, "you are the only one that has played that thing," and it shows, not a mark on it...man alive. The only bummer would be that I would be paying quite a bit more than to order it and have it shipped, but I was so tempted... Whew, got that off of my back. Does anyone else like the maple GS series? Am I one of a few who like the sound of Maple? In the past, I also had a Martin JC-16ME Maple Aura that I got rid of and could kick myself because of it. Maybe Maple is my tonewood, who knows, but I do like Mahognay too, and rosewood, and, and, and..
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I'm dying waiting to finance either a new or used GS6/GSMS or a GS8/GSRS. I played a 2006 GSMS at Wildwood in Louisville Colorado last week and it was so fine my hands were almost shaking. Wish they had a GS8 to compare the tone to. Whichever one I get when $$$ gets together, it'll have electronics, (hopefully a K&K,) and some Colosi upgrades for tone.
I've got some really bad GS GAS... -jay
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Gs6!
I have a GS6 and it's sound is perfect to me. I had to weed through about four of them to find the right one, but when I did I didn't hesitate. The guitar just sings. I loved it so much I went and found it's sister GC6 a few weeks later. I'm now set for strumming and fingerstyle.
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the GS6/Maple is the best of all the GS's IMHO...............I've owned 2 GS8's and if I ever own another Taylor it will be the Maple GS.............
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I have a GS6 that I really like. Initially, I looked at another one in a store's inventory over a period of nine months. When I finally got to the point that I was sure that I really wanted it the dealer would not give me a reasonable price. In fact they claimed that it was not the one that I had originally played. Unfortunately, for them, I wrote down the serial number the first time I played it. I'm particularly adverse to those who lie to me.
I went home a called Jim at GR and ordered one with several extra amenities (vee neck, clear pickguard, two piece back, etc.) for much less money. I am very happy with the guitar. It's case lies in a place reserved for those guitars that get the most play (next to my Larrivee OM-05). The more I play it the better it sounds; although, I've noticed that it takes a few minutes of play before it warms up. I can play it all night long (and have) with no fatigue. The only problem I have is that it's too pretty, still doesn't have a scratch.
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Jim 2007 Taylor GS M/S, 2002 Taylor 710 Ltd, 10 year old app. Seagull S12, 2007 SilverCreek T-160, 1960s Harmony Tenor, Harmony Parlor, 1969 Martin D-18, 1954 Gibson J-45, 2003 Taylor Big Baby,1961 Fender Jazzmaster, 1920s-something Martin Mandolin, Metcalf OM, Metcalf Walnut Dred, 1938 Paramount Tenor, Larrivee Parlor. |
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I love my GS6, I have played a few and all of them sounded great.
As far as price, I went on ebay and did a " save search" for a GS6. If you are carefull and know how to "work" ebay you can find one for a very good price. You can check out what I paid, the ebay item number was 180268329220. Good luck
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I have a GS6 - absolutely LOVE it!
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So does this mean that Maple will give you this tone with other manufacturers or is this exclusine to what I am hearing in the Taylor? I have not seen that many maple bodied guitars other than teh 614 series around here.
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I feel the same way. Pictures of my 2006 GS-MS, if anyone's interested in having a look-see: http://s215.photobucket.com/albums/c...aylor%20GS-MS/
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My preference is the GS7, the GS5 is a well balanced guitar too!
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i like maple quite a bit...
had a chance to play a GS6 today, which had fairly deep bass response,
but compared to a 614ce, it didn't seem as well-balanced (to me, the mids were slightly more compressed & trebles were a good bit brighter than the 614) a GS7 was the one that i found very difficult to walk away from - deep, warm, loud, complex overtones, very well balanced i own a GS5, but maple is what i keep coming back to (03 310L2, 84 612, 98/99 614ce, 02 614cLTD, 03 614ceL2, 03 ps14LTD - all sitka/maple except the last 2, which have engelmann tops)
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the GS6 was one of the few maple guitars that i've found to be real good.
Not a big lover of maple but woah the bass is tight!
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The GS6 is great, just played one a few hours ago.
In the Taylor Road Show, Andy Lund was explaining that the Maple is preferred by people that play live in a band setting, because the Maple does not have so many overtones as the Rosewood. So it does not boom against the other instruments, and shines in the mix.
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i've been playing My GSRS for a lil over a month now in my worship band. We're youth so you can imagine it gets pretty loud in the mix. But so far.. no problems.. i think they taylor sound is enough for a rosewood to cut through pretty well and of course some cut on the Bass eq.. So I woudln't barr the rosewood GS just cos you play in a band. I'm loving mine!
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Marcel -------- '89 Giannini Flat '98 Taylor 310ce '02 Baby Taylor (signed by Christopher Cross) '02 Taylor 710ce '06 Yamaha FG700S '06 Ovation Legend LX6756 12-String '11 Taylor NS24e Fall LTD '13 Washburn EA20SNB '14 Godin Multiac Nylon SA '19 Martin D-28 '21 Martin D-18 |