Taylor's new Dreadnought

[Rev Roy]

Originally Posted by martingitdave

That's EXACTLY the guitar I played and that's what it sounded like. So, I think we have some sort of "pre-release" consensus here. :-) Nice guitar. Again, not sure a Martin player would run out and switch. But, I can surely see a younger Gibson player being smitten with it.

V braced, right? The one played in the Instagram vid has the black nut...

[martingitdave]

Originally Posted by Rev Roy

V braced, right? The one played in the Instagram vid has the black nut...

Yes, I'm told that he originally developed the V brace for this model. They initially went to market with the GA models instead. But, who knows? It's all hearsay.

[DavidE]

Originally Posted by Flipguitar_pro

Thanks Dave!

And I would not be switching. Just adding I have 25 dreads in my collection and no Taylor dreads. The couple that made their way into my stable had very short stays. This hasn't been from lack of trying as I literally have played hundreds of them including lots of older hand built ones and they were all too bright and well, didn't sound like a dread to me.

This Grand Pacific on the other hand sounds delightful and I will have one for sure

Ha! You haven't heard my all walnut (including the top) dread. :-)

[Brucebubs]

Originally Posted by Flipguitar_pro

This picture has been floating around the net. I think it looks gorgeous!

It must be an old design - Michael Caine looks quite young in that picture.

[RussL30]

Definitely interesting. I don’t understand those wanting a Martinish dread tone from Taylor. I want my Taylor dreads to sound like a Taylor. The Gibson type of sound is my other favorite sound beside Taylor dreads and I’m not sure how I feel about them going that direction. I’d definitely like to try it though.

Also are they still going to make square shoulder dreads or will all dreads be this grand pacific model?

[Steve DeRosa]

Interesting - looks like a not-quite-Gibson/not-quite-Larrivee L-body in the pic, and there's no question Andy knows what he's doing...

I want one...

[ataylor]

Wow — great sleuthing, folks!

Pretty smart to get one in the hands of Sean Watkins. I’m really interested to see and hear more of this model in a couple weeks.

[guitar12]

Originally Posted by martingitdave

That's EXACTLY the guitar I played and that's what it sounded like. So, I think we have some sort of "pre-release" consensus here. :-) Nice guitar. But, I can surely see a younger Gibson player being smitten with it.

Does kind of have a Gibson thump to it, huh? At least in that clip.

Originally Posted by Steve DeRosa

Interesting - looks like a not-quite-Gibson/not-quite-Larrivee L-body in the pic

That was my thought too, kind of like a Larrivee L-body.

[chistrummer]

Originally Posted by martingitdave

I played it. It's called the Grand Pacific. It's a slope shouldered dreadnought. It's a nice guitar. But, if you love a traditional Martin Dreadnought sound, you might night go for this. If you like a Gibson-esque sound, you might like this one. It's otherwise another high quality Taylor instrument with some new design features including a new neck profile.

Originally Posted by martingitdave

That's EXACTLY the guitar I played and that's what it sounded like. So, I think we have some sort of "pre-release" consensus here. :-) Nice guitar. Again, not sure a Martin player would run out and switch. But, I can surely see a younger Gibson player being smitten with it.

Two questions; where and how were you able to play it, and why would anyone looking for the Martin tone buy a Taylor? A Taylor that looks like a Gibson no less.

[Bear Davis]

Originally Posted by chistrummer

why would anyone looking for the Martin tone buy a Taylor? A Taylor that looks like a Gibson no less.

There are lots of reasons why.. but at the end of the day this is a very smart move for Taylor. I haven't been playing guitar as long as some you but for the past 20 years I can't recall walking into a music store and seeing walls of expensive Taylor Dreads. The high end dread market has been dominated by Martin, Gibson, and the boutique builders. Taylors previous dreads did not resonate with folks looking for a more classic or traditional sounding tone. The grasser market especially has been left unchallenged.

[pukematrix]

I've been wondering when we'd see this slope shouldered dread since that photo ran in Wood & Steel a while back. Love the burst in the Instagram video. Can't wait to see it in person.

Austin

[DownUpDave]

I Immediately thought it looked like a Larrivee L body type. I loved the look of the burst in the Instagram clip, sounded real good too.

[drawshot1975]

I'm all in, for one of these.

Looks great, sounds great in the Instagram clip, and quite certain it will be flawless in construction.

Fanboys, UNITE!!!

[taylorgtr]

Originally Posted by Brucebubs

It must be an old design - Michael Caine looks quite young in that picture.

If you say "My Cocaine", it sounds exactly how Michael Caine pronounces his own name.

[Blueser100]

Originally Posted by Flipguitar_pro

This picture has been floating around the net. I think it looks gorgeous!

It kind of reminds me of my old Seagull SWS series.