Taylor 25th Anniversary guitars

[Chris Stern]

I too have been impressed with the 25th Anniversary guitars particularly
a 710B that I played at Georges Music in Jacksonville Beach. Not a store
to be noted for it's bargains but I could not believe that a Brazilian
dreadnaught could be had for $1995 plus tax. Unbelievable and a stunning
instrument to look at and play. Wish I had the dough!

Chris

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>
> Made a visit to the local GC (gasp) today, and was pleasantly surprised at the
> nice selection of 25 Ann. Taylors (all had 25th Anniversary in big letters on
> headstock, could do without that):
>
> -814BCE - totally awesome, I'm not usually impressed by Braz. guitars, but
> this one (3 pc. back) was just great. Huge, balanced volume, great string
> definition, whether picked or fingered. Wish I had the bucks. I could
> probably even overlook the big honkin Fishman thingy in the side, it was that
> good.
>
> 25th Anniv. Dread and GA: both nice, but not knockouts. Very nice quilted
> sapele, very pretty, but my ovangkol 410 sounds better.
>
> 310M and 310MCE, both sapele bodies with mahogany tops. The plain 310M was
> real nice, a very warm, woody sound. Sounds almost as good as my 410 when
> strummed, but had it all over the 410 when fingerpicked. A great all around
> dread, and only $799 without case, $949 with case. I think I could get a nice
> SKB case for way less than $150, but thats the GC game. The 310MCE
> (cutaway/Fishman Prefix) sounded OK, but nowhere as nice as the plain Jane
> 310M. Anyone else played these 310-Ms?? What did you think?
>
> Usually, I find the Taylors at GC crappy, many having spent awhile there, with
> old strings, shop wear/dings and fret bloom from dry air. These ones were all
> brand spanking new (Nov 1999 dates) with nice Elixir strings. When GC has this
> many new Taylors in stock, it is indeed a nice place to visit!!

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[Champion]

Well,

I got my 25Ann 514CEAB just last week .

I must say the guitar looked good but sounded better than my 814CE.

In fact when I tried the 25 Ann 514CEAb model and compared it to the other existing
514Ce model( total of 4 pieces). The 514CEAB anniversary model sounded the best.

I was told by the rep. that the limited or Anniversay models will always sound and
look better than their existinmg models.

Well you decide.

jarvis Wong
Singapore

[bud...@san.rr.com]

I tried several of the 25th Anniversaries ... by far, my favorite is the
714-BCE that I brought home (after comparing it to the 710-B, 810-B, and
814-BCE). Although I originally didn't like the idea of the giant hole on
the side for the blender, it's turned into one of my favorite guitars (and
I do like playing with the controls when I'm plugged in).

In article <38473D17...@mediaone.net>, cws...@mediaone.net wrote:

> I too have been impressed with the 25th Anniversary guitars particularly
> a 710B that I played at Georges Music in Jacksonville Beach. Not a store
> to be noted for it's bargains but I could not believe that a Brazilian
> dreadnaught could be had for $1995 plus tax. Unbelievable and a stunning
> instrument to look at and play. Wish I had the dough!
>
> Chris
>

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[ponder]

I just bought the 810bce. I was hesitant about the electronics also
but the guitar was about the sweetest sounding thing I've played since
my 69 Martin D35S Brazilian. Also tried the 710b but it didn't sound as
mellow as the 810. I'm pretty happy with it -- actually ecstatic. The
Brazilian rosewood does make a difference. I also like the Elixir
strings (so far).

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