Taylor T5-S in Red Edgeburst.
Normal photo
Comes with a nice case too
Okay, I openly admit half the reason I bought it is because I wanted a Taylor. I just do. I am not going to apologise for it
That said, I couldn't decide whether I wanted an electric or acoustic, I went through the past 3 years wanting an acoustic but couldn’t pull the trigger and I realised why, I wanted that rift and jam that you get in rock as well. I wanted to play Oasis, some Queen as well as the acoustic stuff. So I wanted that acousitc sound but also that electric sound, but I don't want a bunch of guitars and this is the best thing I've come across that can do both. I fully realisted that I could've got a Taylor GS mini and a Yamaha Pacifica 112 for half of what I paid but when I saw this it just fell in love with it. It might not be 100% acoustic but it is pretty close when plugged in, and I still have a real acoustic gutiar that I borrowed from a friend. And it is easier to learn electric than acousitc, so they say.
It's not cheap, in fact, it is bloody expensive. I admit it is a lot of money for a new hobby (although the last hobby I put this much money into it turned into profit! Lol) and I am still shaking thinking about the Amex bill that is about to come through haha. But at least there are 10x more reasons to play this over a Pacifica or I will feel REALLY bad.
The guitar just makes me want to hold it and play it, I can understand that feeling now. The biggest problem I forsee from not knowing how to play is wanting to but actually sitting down and doing it and practice some real chords and songs. I hope Rocksmith can get me overcome that hurdle, the problem I have with learning the Piano is that outside lessons I have no motivation at home to practice, and no one to tell me how well I am doing. With any luck, Rocksmith, being interactive, will provide that impetus for me to play more. Even an hour in the evening would help. I mean I do like computer games.
The workmanship is astonishing, every detail is finished off to the highest standard. The neck feels really nice, I can't say I've held that many guitars but to me this feels right. The guitar being hollow means it is also really light for an electric guitar, it is strange actually to pick it up without all that weight.
When played unplugged, it sounds quite like an acoustic because of the hollow body, that is a little weird but also quite handy actually. Can practice without an amp in theory.
Oh, love the case too !
Oh, a small reason is that I wanted to take photos of a nice guitar 
(bucket list ticked!)
Rockstar arrived today too !
It's been years since I took on a new hobby, I never really got into the piano despite having lessons. I found sitting in front of it and practice kind of boring so the only time I made any progress is at the lessons. I got as far as reading music and playing what is in front of me but no further than that.
