I also vote a resounding "NO" on ES2. First they seem to take an inordinate amount of fiddling to get a decent sound. There are many threads about swapping pre-amps, splitting saddles to adjust string pairs, external pre-amps, and other ways to improve the tone from stock. To me that says, "not quite ready for prime time".
Secondly there are three visible (but well camouflaged) holes in the bridge. If the pickup system ever fails and has to be removed, will Taylor still be making a replacement that fits? If not you'll have to spend some $$$ to get a good luthier to plug those holes in a non-visible way. It is not unheard of for Taylor to suddenly abandon a product. Can you say Solid Body electric? My T5 from 2012 has a scratchy volume knob. But instead of replacing a $15 volume pot, I have to buy a whole new circuit board for $114 and then pay an installer to replace it, because they don't use the same plug for the current replacement part. (But at least the part exists).
For my direct experience, the ES1.3 was also the pinnacle of the sound quality you could get from their built-in systems. The near-universal presence of ES2 has prevented me from buying anything newer.
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