Topic: Surprising discovery (at least to me)
I took a little break from work and went over to check out some guitars. I played both the Taylor and the Martin models of wood topped composite body guitars. Normally I like Martin anything, but I did not care for the sound of this particular composite guitar. X-series or something like that. Anyway, same body size in the Taylor (110e I think) and it sounded great. The only thing is that the bass, while deep and penetrating, didn't sound very warm. Imagine the sound of crystal ringing. Now imagine the sound of crystal ringing being imitated by a mediocre car loudspeaker. It was like that. It was definitely a guitar's bass notes, but it didn't sound *quite* right. Other than that, for the price and feel of the guitar, I think the Taylor will be tough to beat. The Martin of that market/style just didn't have much to recommend it. Sorry Martin, I've met someone new...
- Zurf
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