Product: Taylor Guitars GAMC
Price Paid: GBP 1750
Submitted
07/25/2008
at
01:14pm
by
pete
Features
:
8
Mahogany back and sides, cedar top. Ebony fingerboard with pearl inlay ( 1995 ). Gloss finish, gold tuners. Deluxe brown Taylor case.
GA is grand auditorium. No electrics but I added a Vanden acoustic pickup.
Sound
:
10
Firm, clear trebles, less bass than the dreadnoughts but all the better for it if you play intricate fingerstyle styles. Perfect intonation all over the range with superb sustain.
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
9
Action to high in the shop but mostly sorted on the spot by the shop owner. No flaws anywhere.
Reliability/Durability
:
9
Like all "precious" acoustic guitars it would not stand up to rough treatment but in normal careful use should last a lifetime or 3.I have another ( cheaper ) Taylor which I use for most gigs.
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
Not required so far ( 13 years )
Overall Rating
:
10
48 years playing, 36 as a teacher/performer. If I lost this one I wouldn`t be able to get another so I guess I would check out current Santa Cruz, Taylor, etc to see if any were similar.I originaly found it hard to choose between this one and a Manson model, but the clincher was the GA size.Also looked at ALL the other top makes ( Lowden, Martin, Fylde, etc )for months before finding this one.
