Considering Taylor 150e

[12FanMan]

Well...I thank all who instructed me during this process. About a week or so ago, I plunked down the cash and bought a Yamaha FG-820. With all the variables at play, I never thought I would be totally happy with my selection but, alas, I am.

[Puddleglum]

Originally Posted by 12FanMan

Well...I thank all who instructed me during this process. About a week or so ago, I plunked down the cash and bought a Yamaha FG-820. With all the variables at play, I never thought I would be totally happy with my selection but, alas, I am.

Did you find the tone/sound of the Yamaha superior to the Taylor? I like Taylors a lot but some of the 150 12-strings I've played in GC just sounded thin and had no real body or bottom end to the sound. To me, that is where a good 12-string really comes alive. I don't want to just hear a bunch of strings jangling but I want to hear the lush sound of the wood.

[12FanMan]

Originally Posted by Puddleglum

Did you find the tone/sound of the Yamaha superior to the Taylor? I like Taylors a lot but some of the 150 12-strings I've played in GC just sounded thin and had no real body or bottom end to the sound. To me, that is where a good 12-string really comes alive. I don't want to just hear a bunch of strings jangling but I want to hear the lush sound of the wood.

=====================================Yes indeed....the difference between the 150 I played and the 820 I bought w/o playing one first is immense. The 150 was very jangly, but the sound (to my lousy ears) had no deeper tones that I could detect. I was worried about the fact that, as users here warn...one guitar of a specific model may have a totally different tone that another. They only had one 150 in the store. I was going to consider 2 or 3 other 12's, but the store manager came and got my sales guy and told him to help someone else who, apparently, was ready to buy. I don't blame him for that, but I had some research to do b4 I plunked down my cash.

[12FanMan]

Originally Posted by Puddleglum

Did you find the tone/sound of the Yamaha superior to the Taylor? I like Taylors a lot but some of the 150 12-strings I've played in GC just sounded thin and had no real body or bottom end to the sound. To me, that is where a good 12-string really comes alive. I don't want to just hear a bunch of strings jangling but I want to hear the lush sound of the wood.

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Action was another variable. The Taylor had great action. The yammie I bought didn't UNTIL I found a great setup guy. When he got done setting up the yammie, the action was almost as good as the Taylor, but not quite. It's plenty good for me, though....and the volume of the yammie just slays the Taylor. So do the rich tones.