I picked up a New Taylor Guitar - Page 2

DHosinski · #16 09-20-2020, 06:13 AM

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Originally Posted by donlyn

Great choice, whether it's the ovangkol or rosewood. I have one that is rosewood, no cutaway, and absolutely love it. Came with Elixir PB HD Lights, and after some fiddlin' with string gauges, found that gauge really sounds the best on it.

Don
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Hello! It is the Ovangkol with the spruce top. It’s has an amazing sound. It’s actually a prototype. It has a slotted peg head. The back is a 3 piece mini wedge with an ebony insert. I really like how the guitar looks, feels, and definitely it’s playability.

DHosinski · #17 09-20-2020, 06:15 AM

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Originally Posted by VJP5

Congratulations! That is a very nice guitar and you should get years of enjoyment from it. Did you get one with Ovangkol or EIR?

It is the Ovangkol with an Ebony mini wedge.

DHosinski · #18 09-20-2020, 06:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Toucan

Congrats on your new Taylor. If your like most, you can't stop at 1.

I can see why. 😁

DHosinski · #19 09-20-2020, 06:19 AM

Thanks to everyone for their comments. I’m really happy with the guitar. I’m going to get an in guitar humidifier so it doesn’t dry out. I was told the best one is the OASIS HG-30. Any recommendations? I’ll likely keep it stored in its case, so it doesn’t get damaged.

DHosinski · #20 09-20-2020, 06:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Earl49

Congrats! My first Taylor was an ovangkol 414ce from 2001 and it saw lots of play time and gigs before being sold last spring (downsizing, not at all unhappy with it). The 400 series is a sweet spot for price/performance in the Taylor line.

You are in Michigan where I grew up. Did this one come from Elderly??

I live in SE MICH. No, I purchased from Haggerty’s in SD. The people there are fantastic.

rmp · #21 09-20-2020, 06:24 AM

congrats! I have three Taylors, and would buy another in a heartbeat.

Excellent choice!

Fro · #22 09-20-2020, 07:11 AM

Congrats! Now let’s see some pics.

DHosinski · #23 09-20-2020, 09:13 AM

I don’t know if the images will open or if it will just appear as links.

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Rogerblair · #24 09-20-2020, 09:22 AM

Very nice. I have a Taylor 510e with the same slotted headstock design. Fantastic guitar.
Does yours have a slight V shape to the neck?
Rb

fartamis · #25 09-20-2020, 10:08 AM

very nice guitar congratulations. I love the head which is like a classical guitar.

donlyn · #26 09-20-2020, 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by DHosinski

Thanks to everyone for their comments. I’m really happy with the guitar. I’m going to get an in guitar humidifier so it doesn’t dry out. I was told the best one is the OASIS HG-30. Any recommendations? I’ll likely keep it stored in its case, so it doesn’t get damaged.

I am a believer in humidification. That said, the northern 48s are in the middle of the northern temperate zone. I only humidify in the dry season. In New England the dry season is caused by winter indoor heating, so I humidify about half a year with in-case humidifiers. I also monitor indoor humidity all year round. It seems there is always a new thread about humidity on the forum. Currently there are at least two other such threads on-going. Methods are like guitar brands, string gauges, and capoes. Everybody has a favorite that works for them. What currently works for me is Oasis in-case tubes with a separate hygrometer in each case. Doing something about it is what's important. More important than the method.

One key result of appropriate humidification: Your guitar can't talk, but it will sing for you when you care for it.

For what it's worth, I also wear an anti-covid mask. Like humidifiers, it's Prevention that's important. I learned that from Smokey.

Don
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DHosinski · #27 09-20-2020, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by donlyn

I am a believer in humidification. That said, the northern 48s are in the middle of the northern temperate zone. I only humidify in the dry season. In New England the dry season is caused by winter indoor heating, so I humidify about half a year with in-case humidifiers. I also monitor indoor humidity all year round.

One key result of appropriate humidification: Your guitar can't talk, but it will sing for you when you care for it.

Don
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Thank you Don! I plan to get a couple of in case OASIS humidifiers. That leads to my next question. What do you do for electric guitars? Do you use the tube ones for those?

DHosinski · #28 09-20-2020, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by fartamis

very nice guitar congratulations. I love the head which is like a classical guitar.

Thank you! When I saw it I had to have it. It is a beauty.

DHosinski · #29 09-20-2020, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Rogerblair

Very nice. I have a Taylor 510e with the same slotted headstock design. Fantastic guitar.
Does yours have a slight V shape to the neck?
Rb

I’ll be honest I’m not sure? It does have the V Class bracing.

donlyn · #30 09-20-2020, 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by DHosinski

Thank you Don! I plan to get a couple of in case OASIS humidifiers. That leads to my next question. What do you do for electric guitars? Do you use the tube ones for those?

I have only ever owned solid body electrics, like a Les Paul and a Strat. I never humidified them. Then again, humidification has only become such a popular thing after I quit playing electric guitars 30 years ago. You might want to check in on forums that specialize in electric guitars, especially solid body ones. If I owned a wide hollow body type like a Gibson ES-175, I would be checking into it.

Don
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