Weighed Pac-Rim vs. Tacoma

[gt5litre]

I was looking at the new Recording King Series for about 5-650 dollars.

The neck carve is great for us guys who play electrics and the very balanced tone and string to string clarity and richness of tone really work for the singer-songwriter part of me. I had a D-18V and later a GE, but for me the Tacoma just is a better fit.

 

Also, love the bolt-on necks like Breedlove and Collings. Great for resets down the road.

 

gt5litre

[DonK]

I just posted this the other day, but I'll repeat it since you just got a DR-14. I have one of the original DR-20's from 1996, and after 11 years it remains one of my favorite guitars. I've bought and sold a dozen acoustics since I got my Tacoma, including several Martins, several Taylors and a Larrivee, but my Tacoma is a keeper: I don't anticipate ever selling it. I also had a JK-50CE that I sold, wish I had it back; I've had my eye out on eBay for one. I'm really sad to hear that they're ceasing production in favor of the Guild line. The Tacoma line is very different from Guild, so it just means we'll all have one less option (and its a really nice option that we're losing).

 

I agree about the neck carve. I usually prefer really thick necks: the Tacoma neck carve is hardly thick, but it feels great nonetheless. I've thought about having it duplicated on a custom neck for one of my electrics.

 

You'll have plenty of opportunity to get a Pac-Rim (many of which are very good), but now you've got one of the last of a breed of a particular American-made guitar.