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That's a bummer to hear about your experience. As you can see by my signature I own a few Taylors, which I love and stand proudly alongside any of my other guitars. That said, I am definitely not in their target demographic for their GS/GT/mini body sizes. As someone said, it's a matter of the laws of physics: the size of the enclosure and the surface area of the top.
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To OP,
Sorry youre not happier, but I must respectfully point out that I had a different assessment with my GTe-urban ash. While its not on par with its full size counterparts, I think its a clean break from the typical mini-sized bodies’ tone. I compare it to my Dred-jr. Not full tone, but pretty darn close, and a happy trade for the comfort of the smaller size. It took me a little longer than usual, but I think im finally bonding with this GT. If it falters anywhere, Id say its the electronics. I MUCH prefer its acoustic voice to its amplified one. ToneDexter takes care of that nicely, though.
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Taylor GT very short review
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It's no bass boomer machine, but (that one) was surprisingly powerful for a factory flat top of the size. I think it does well for its constraints, namely a short scale (low tension, low input energy), smaller body size. If you put bluegrass guage strings on one it would probably lend a bit more power to the lower register. But, still not a dreadnought by any means. Those who buy it, probably buy it for very good playing comfort with 'enough' tone, vs strictly the tone. |
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Like i said at the bottom on P1, I think I was just expecting far too much from it after all the fan-fair and fuss. I was expecting something that sounded like an OM-sized guitar after all the (and I quote) "combining the inviting feel of a compact instrument with the rich voice of a full-size, all-solid-wood guitar". My fault I guess. You probably went into it with much more realistic expectations.
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I did pick up a Koa GS Mini at Sam Ash a few weeks ago that sounded quite good when played fingerstyle though.
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I love both Martin and Taylor. I have Dread Jr's and GS Minis in all the "good flavors".
I have not been that impressed with the GT. And one must consider that you can have two Dread Jr's for the price of one GT. Then there's that. |
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Same. I wanted to like it, as it was all I ever wanted but it was not great at all all. Especially for the money.
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There's no replacement for displacement!
This time honored FAST car mantra certainly applies to guitars. A small bodied guitar CANNOT sound like a full size instrument...it just can't and I don't care who made it. Certainly luthier built "parlors" can be musical and lovely (I have one!), but it's a fool's errand to expect that from a big company. The best you can hope for is that it doesn't sound like a "box with strings".
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Try a Martin dreadnought junior.
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Review is spot on. And it's not just a "displacement" issue (but I do like the analogy!). Just like the OP, I find that the GT does not compare well with the GS mini, which is considerably small in volume.
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Thanks for the thorough review. I’ve been going back and forth and between the GT Urban Ash and Academy 12e. Everything always leads me back to the A 12e to fill the soon to be vacant DJr-10e Sapele.
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