My new guitar

[gimp]

I recently bought a new guitar and I thought I'd show it off. It's my first acoustic guitar. I've got a few electric guitars, and that's primarily what I enjoy playing, but I wanted to get one nice acoustic to have. I ended up spending significantly more than I intended, but It's worth it.

It's a Taylor 2008 fall limited, cocobolo/koa GS. The back and sides are cocobolo, all the binding is koa, the bracing is Adirondack spruce, and the top is a sitka spruce. It sounds great, and the build quality is excellent. I tried to take some pictures, but I'm terrible at taking decent photos. They really don't do it justice.







More pictures can be found here, http://s142.photobucket.com/albums/r...rpitts/taylor/

[Raven001]

Looks nice, what does it sound and play like?

[gimp]

Well. It sounds much better than any of the other acoustics I tried. I'm terrible at describing what a guitar actually sounds like. This is the smoothest acoustic guitar I've ever tried. It's easier to play than some of the electrics I've played before.

[kurtisqpublic]

Taylors are wonderful guitars. That looks like a nice one!
I'll have to post some pics of my "harem" later on when I dig out a photo. No taylors, but since we have guitarists here I figure why not?

PS.... I LOVE Koa wood on guitars!

[kurtisqpublic]

Link to some of mine:
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The group has grown by a few extra guitars and the rack of doom is not pictured yet but you'll get the point....

[gimp]

I see you've got an RG570 in there. That's my daily driver.

I love the koa too. My girlfriend was born and raised in Hawaii, so I really wanted some koa on the guitar.

[Slinky]

mmmmmm taylor mmmmmmm i love taylors

[tweter]

Collings Guitars

If you like koa guitars checkout some of the guitars where I work

http://www.collingsguitars.com/home.htm

[kurtisqpublic]

If you like koa guitars checkout some of the guitars where I work

http://www.collingsguitars.com/home.htm

The CL Deluxe is a really beautiful piece of work!

I see you've got an RG570 in there. That's my daily driver.

Yes, I bought the RG off the bay and did the burned stain job myself. Wanted it to resemble the Jem BSB.

I used to be big time into ibanez. Had the Rg and a Jem Floral at one point. Sold the Jem for money for a Parker. Now my band has a US Music endorsement so I can get Parkers, washburns, and randall amp stuff through that. Man I should have kept the Jem tho....

[gimp]

I've been keeping my eye out for a good deal on a used Jem for a while. I'm a big ibanez fan. This Taylor took a big dent out of my guitar funds though.

[kurtisqpublic]

I've been keeping my eye out for a good deal on a used Jem for a while. I'm a big ibanez fan. This Taylor took a big dent out of my guitar funds though.

Taylors will do that especially with how much inlay you have going on there. It is truly a beautiful guitar. I wanted to repurchase a Jem Floral but they are so counterfitted right now I would only buy locally froma reputable dealer and currently nobody has one.
Out of all the guitars I own my Parker is the only one I really play live anymore. The others are hanging around for my children's college fund or if they decide to play.