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Has Taylor?
Has Taylor Made a change to original ES2 preamp that results in a more pleasing sound, less feedback, and not quite as hot?
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supposedly yes, however I have only read this from a few forum posts. do you have a different source?
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Yesterday, I called Taylor after I had made the comment. They are sending me an updated preamp absolutely free. However, I will have to pay to have it installed. The technician at Taylor told me that many folks had no problem with the original but I found it to be a bit harsh. I have another Taylor guitar with the old expression system that sounds much better to my ears. It will be interesting to hear what the new preamp sounds like.
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Have you tried adjusting your on-board settings? Here's a post from 2 years ago that I concur with. Some may/may not apply but good info anyway.
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Please keep us updated on how you like the new preamp. |
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Has Taylor?
This is what I recall discussing with my local Taylor dealer. It is also possible to back the pressure of the piezos off a bit. That subdued the initial issues I had with ES2. You see, I rebalanced every ES2 system after purchase. So, I never had the harsh tone issues.
That said, with a bone saddle the old ES2 was harsh and brittle to my ears. So, I suspect that the new preamp will cover for a lot of sins. Honestly, I loved the ES2 system enough to stick with Taylor for a while. I would install the ES2 in a Martin of that was a possibility. The beauty is that it is simple, effective, and has NO detrimental effect on acoustic tone. There's a lot to like about ES2.
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My local dealer told me that the installation of the revised preamp would be no more than $20.00, No big deal.
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Just have to pop the 3 knobs and unscrew the 3 nuts that hold the board in. Then pull the old board, swap cables to the new board, reinstall nuts and knobs on the new one. Let us know what you think about the change. Maybe even make a recording with all knobs at noon, and do the same with the new board? I had an ES-2 equipped 614ce and I had a hard time bonding with it. Wondering if this helps, I might give it another shot. |