New Acoustic Day
A little present from the missus, and all it cost me in exchange was a ring of the commitment variety, so I fancy she came off rather better financially!
Anyhoo, a Taylor GA4 is it, have been lusting over them for a while now, and it's a cracker. The only other half-decent acoustic I've previously owned was an all solid Takamine, but my shed has a lighter build than that guitar and unless you used a hub-cap as a plectrum and belted it, it sounded shite.
I'm preparing myself for the Taylor hate (yes I know I could have bought a Larrivee for the same money etc.), but dampen my enthusiasm you can't because it sounds friggen ace, truely rings like a bell, especially since I chucked some D'addario's on in place of those horrid Elixir's.
As a one-acoustice-man all-rounder for a bit of finger picking and plectum action, I'm a little bit in love.
at least you got shot of that cricket bat..........for that at least you will be lauded
and the fact you went for one without a cut-away
tho TBH, any acoustic purchase is something to be celebrated.......
I actually must get around to trying the new Taylors..............(ex 612/614 owner)
......"Bertie is pretty much a zen master..................."
I'd say that's a win-win scenario!
On paper, I should hate Taylors, but I really like mine (it's probably the least Taylor-like guitar they made though, a non-electro, non-cutaway dread). I found that ditching Elixirs in favour of D'Addarios felt like gaining an extra octave (lower). It also opened up in terms of sound after a couple of years.
Yeah, not sure why people rave about Elixirs personally, they kinda impart an elctro piezo sound to even a non-electro guitar!Originally Posted by thermionic
fresh out the box - DR non coateds are hard to beat - but after a few weeks/months will mellow too much for my tastes (as with all uncoated TBH) without cleaning. For me they are actually brighter than Elixrs
I used to be a complete Elixr hater-----back when only option was Polys.........however my brook came with Nanos and was pleasantly surprised by the improvement in tone/playing feel over the Polys .........im a picker 90% of the time......... whether that makes a difference I dont know but - my guitars are hung up on the wall and never cased, and the extra life that the Nanos afford for me is worth it over for me a minimal tone loss.
Perhaps I should just try a set of DRs again.........
......"Bertie is pretty much a zen master..................."
Bertie, a quick question about wall hanging if I may. All my electrics are on hangers and would like to do the same with the Taylor but with the acoustic do I need to be more careful with dryness due to central heating being on in winter months? Do you use a room humidifier or anything?fresh out the box - DR non coateds are hard to beat - but after a few weeks/months will mellow too much for my tastes (as with all uncoated TBH) without cleaning. For me they are actually brighter than Elixrs
I used to be a complete Elixr hater-----back when only option was Polys.........however my brook came with Nanos and was pleasantly surprised by the improvement in tone/playing feel over the Polys .........im a picker 90% of the time......... whether that makes a difference I dont know but - my guitars are hung up on the wall and never cased, and the extra life that the Nanos afford for me is worth it over for me a minimal tone loss.
Perhaps I should just try a set of DRs again.........
nope, the room they're in never gets that warm (or cold TBH), and we're in an old cottage that suffers more from humidity in colder areas than dryness - we actually use a de-humidifier in the winter months !
( drying clothes indoors and two mental boxers helps the the air moisture content considerably !!)
......"Bertie is pretty much a zen master..................."
I bought a little thermometer/hygrometer when I got mine, a few pounds from Maplins just for an idea of what's going on. Taylors are not more susceptible to humidity problems than any other solid wood guitar, just that the company is good at warning you about the possible dangers.
I think the problem in the UK is high humidity - mine typically reads 65-75% when the Taylor factory is supposed to be 47%. We don't get the cold winters of continental USA where they have the heating on all the time and they get low humidity problems. I keep mine in the case with a sachet of silica gel after I thought the action had risen slightly due to the wood absorbing moisture.
this purchase is Col.Decker approved
I started a thread about guitars and central heating. It was in the electric section, but still relevant
http://www.musicradar.com/forum/showthread.php?t=114481
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