Members cerebrix Posted September 28, 2010 Members Share Posted September 28, 2010 Pretty seriously considering a Taylor Solidbody. I went to 3 different stores today to play them, looked forward to the 2nd two after playing the first. Thats a super comfy neck profile and good lord those HD pickups they have wipe the floor with burstbuckers. so anyway.... Just wonderings what people's experiences are with them and their products. thanks! To clarify, this is about Taylor Guitars, not Tyler Guitars lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chad4751 Posted September 28, 2010 Members Share Posted September 28, 2010 Absolutely amazing. The wood was perfect, the CS is top notch, it came with a free hardcase, the pickups were hand wound, and the finish was the most beautiful I've ever seen. EDIT - Oh. I thought you meant Tyler Guitars. I have little experience with Taylor. Played their acoustics and thought they were great though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members flummox Posted September 28, 2010 Members Share Posted September 28, 2010 I've had my 510 acoustic for over 20 years. The quality and sound is exceptional, but more than that taylors are designed to be practical and giggable. That's a very rare quality in an acoustic. I played one of their electrics a while back but the kid next to me was auditioning for Cannibal Corpse and I never really heard it. It seemed built well, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members larry50 Posted September 28, 2010 Members Share Posted September 28, 2010 I'm a Martin man (and one exceptional J-45).Taylors lack balls. But for electrics, pretty much the nicest necks out there. Playable beyond belief, just like their acoustics. Which lack balls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Oaksong Posted September 28, 2010 Members Share Posted September 28, 2010 I have a taylor 312ce and *love* it. Granted, it is an acoustic but the quality is there. No clue on the solidbody, but I doubt they suck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MuyLoCo444 Posted September 28, 2010 Members Share Posted September 28, 2010 I have a 315 CE and even though it can be plugged in, I almost always just keep it acoustic. They are great guitars, but I'm not much of an acoustic player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pixiemixer Posted September 28, 2010 Members Share Posted September 28, 2010 "Taylors lack balls."You've obviously never played mine. : ) Goes like a cannon. With Taylors you just have to beat them for a wee while, then the gonads kick in. I've had my 310 for 7 years, sounds fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Guitar Heel Posted September 28, 2010 Members Share Posted September 28, 2010 I have a taylor 312ce and *love* it. Granted, it is an acoustic but the quality is there.No clue on the solidbody, but I doubt they suck. I have the same guitar, and also lerve it. I've also heard nothing but great things about the solidbodies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members larry50 Posted September 28, 2010 Members Share Posted September 28, 2010 "Taylors lack balls." You've obviously never played mine. : ) Goes like a cannon. With Taylors you just have to beat them for a wee while, then the gonads kick in. I've had my 310 for 7 years, sounds fantastic. There are always exceptions to the rule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mdog114 Posted September 28, 2010 Members Share Posted September 28, 2010 I've had my 510 acoustic for over 20 years. The quality and sound is exceptional, but more than that taylors are designed to be practical and giggable. That's a very rare quality in an acoustic. I played one of their electrics a while back but the kid next to me was auditioning for Cannibal Corpse and I never really heard it. It seemed built well, though. My 510 is about the same age, and it's a monster player. I've never played one of their electrics though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jamdogg Posted September 28, 2010 Members Share Posted September 28, 2010 my taylor big baby plays and sounds wonderful. played a GS Mini today - that thing is a great travel guitar. my hands are just too big for the neck though, else i woulda left with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Leisure Lee Posted September 28, 2010 Members Share Posted September 28, 2010 My Taylor 410 dreadnaught is 10 years young and only getting better with age. Lacking balls ? Not hardly !!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jamdogg Posted September 28, 2010 Members Share Posted September 28, 2010 taylor guitars do not lack balls. you shoulda seen some of the taylors i was checking out today, including a 10 year old nylon string that was just amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cerebrix Posted September 29, 2010 Author Members Share Posted September 29, 2010 so nobody on here with their solidbodies? im going down there on friday to take the tour just to check it out. nice day out with the lady. should be fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chad4751 Posted September 29, 2010 Members Share Posted September 29, 2010 I really am interested to play a Taylor electric now, since everyone seems to love the necks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nighthawk15 Posted September 29, 2010 Members Share Posted September 29, 2010 The 200 series and up Taylor acoustics are amazing IMO, so I wouldn't be surprised at all if they made equally excellent electrics. Especially considering an electric guitar is a much more simple beast. And their lower end stuff isn't bad either, I just think there's better values once you get much under a grand. Not to sound like a dumbass but I truthfully didn't even know they made electrics. I wanna try one out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members crashclc Posted September 29, 2010 Members Share Posted September 29, 2010 Have played their LP-ish solid body electric git a few times and it is very nice. As you would expect with a Taylor, they're kinda pricey but the finish is about as close to perfect as you can get. It sounds good too, but I've got a particularly nice LP standard and I would not swap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cerebrix Posted September 29, 2010 Author Members Share Posted September 29, 2010 what blew me away about these electrics most were 2 things. a) wow thats the best feeling, fastest "chunky" neck ive ever felt. perfect neck carve b) the pickups are {censored}ing amazing. i dont mean to curse but theyre {censored}ing amazing. the best pickups ive ever played were bareknuckles and james tyler pickups. taylor pickups kick the living {censored} out of both of those without even trying. and i realize what im saying there, bareknuckle and tyler pickups are amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nighthawk15 Posted September 29, 2010 Members Share Posted September 29, 2010 what blew me away about these electrics most were 2 things. a) wow thats the best feeling, fastest "chunky" neck ive ever felt. perfect neck carve b) the pickups are {censored}ing amazing. i dont mean to curse but theyre {censored}ing amazing. the best pickups ive ever played were bareknuckles and james tyler pickups. taylor pickups kick the living {censored} out of both of those without even trying. and i realize what im saying there, bareknuckle and tyler pickups are amazing. I don't know about tylers, but the taylor pickups beat bareknuckles? Wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cerebrix Posted September 29, 2010 Author Members Share Posted September 29, 2010 A/b one with a les Paul. It's crazy, the best things you love about the Paul sound it just has more of it, and less of the things you don't like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pine Apple Slim Posted September 30, 2010 Members Share Posted September 30, 2010 I havnt plugged in a solid body Taylor, but they feel and look great. I love the T5. Not so much for the acoustic sound, tho its decent for sage/loud band use in that way. But the T5 electric tones are wonderful. It has 335 sounds as convincing as a 335, and pretty darn convincing strat tones in there to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cyprusg Posted September 30, 2010 Members Share Posted September 30, 2010 EDIT: Nevermind. Thought you were talking about acoustics. Yeah I played one before, from what I remember the neck had a great feel. Tone didn't do much for me but I'm a Fender guy so the tone was more at the Gibson end of the spectrum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mediocreplayer Posted September 30, 2010 Members Share Posted September 30, 2010 Wow, am I the only one to comment here who actually owns a Taylor Solidbody Electric? Mine is the classic, in translucent red. I am surprised that not a lot of people own them and actually look down on them, which is completely ignorant. What I like about these guitars: -- The pickups. The pickups. The pickups. I have the two mini-humbucker version. They can do anything. They can even sound like an in-between Strat for god's sake. -- The neck. Already been said. -- The *perfect* intonation. The only guitar I own that possesses this quality on all strings at all times. That said, it is up on Craigslist now to fund my acoustic habit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cerebrix Posted September 30, 2010 Author Members Share Posted September 30, 2010 yeah i saw that in one of the videos, their bridge controls the brake angle of each string such that the resistance is the same for each string. so the low e string feels as easy to bend as the high string as the d string. not looser on the top and tigther on the bottom. mediocreplayer, pics of your taylor? and pm me a link to that cl ad =p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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