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But coming from a cheapo 'generic' all laminate dreadnought, this is so nice to play. It sounds so much more crisp and detailed. The neck is very smooth, easy to fret all the way up, I'm very happy with it
How on earth do that make it so cheap when something from Martin or Taylor costs around £1k+ new !
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Well, RRP is £260 or so, mine was from eBay. Solid sides would be nice too but I'm not accomplished enough to either appreciate enough or make a difference between an all solid model and my nearly all solid one!
I don't know much about where/how Taylors/Martins etc are made but I imagine there will be a premium on the brand heritage, on the source and quality and specific type of spruce/mahogany/rosewood/etc, and little details that add to the workmanship or hours per guitar. E.g. the inside of my guitar is very neat, the bracing looks very tidy, no excess glue, well finished, but there is room for improvement if I was being extremely picky, I guess it's details like these.
This is more than adequate for my level, pretty pleased with it
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A lifetimes supply of toothbrushes 
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Awesome, see you there. But what a terrible time for you to fly!!!!!!!
Expensive month on the CC is expensive
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I should get to my hostel which is literally in the eye of the party storm around 2030... Should be enough time to get out and get my party on for new years eve
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A lifetimes supply of toothbrushes
Huh?? Why do you need that many toothbrushes in one cupboard? What if you decide that you don't like that toothbrush one day?
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Plenty of space available, true I might go off it one day which is why I got a mix of firm/medium/soft
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Well, RRP is £260 or so, mine was from eBay. Solid sides would be nice too but I'm not accomplished enough to either appreciate enough or make a difference between an all solid model and my nearly all solid one!
I don't know much about where/how Taylors/Martins etc are made but I imagine there will be a premium on the brand heritage, on the source and quality and specific type of spruce/mahogany/rosewood/etc, and little details that add to the workmanship or hours per guitar. E.g. the inside of my guitar is very neat, the bracing looks very tidy, no excess glue, well finished, but there is room for improvement if I was being extremely picky, I guess it's details like these.
This is more than adequate for my level, pretty pleased with it
I borrowed a friend's guitar to get to grips with it, it is a cheap one, can't adjust the action (it is too high), it is all laminated and pretty heavy. Not sure on the brand. I have played with a nicer guitar in the shop and they are much nicer but like you said, I am too rubbish to play them to make a difference.
As for price, I can see why Taylor costs so much after watching their factory tour video, I just don't know how others can make it so cheap !
Watch Part 2 especially about the neck making and how it joins the body, how they can be adjusted almost microscopically to take into account the tension of the strings pulling one way so they have to put the neck back the other direction in order to make it straight after stringed up. It's all very fascinating.
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People are way too anal about their guitars, but I guess that's what they want. Yeah they can definitely justify their prices though
beautiful guitarsI replaced the strings on my acoustic and electric the other day, which made a world of difference. May be worth it on this crap acoustic just for you to get a better feel, if you can manage to change them
A lifetimes supply of toothbrushes
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That is insane. :D do you have a dental fetish? :p
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People are way too anal about their guitars, but I guess that's what they want. Yeah they can definitely justify their prices though
I replaced the strings on my acoustic and electric the other day, which made a world of difference. May be worth it on this crap acoustic just for you to get a better feel, if you can manage to change them
Narh, my plan already is get the basics down on guitar and then get a Taylor. It's more than just the brand, heritage and construction. The sound that it makes is like nothing else. A Martin sounds like a Martin, but a Taylor sounds like a Taylor, it has that clarity in the strings even when you strum it that you don't get with a lot of other guitars.
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That is insane.
No I just have a real problem when it comes to bargains I cannot pass them by
Don't forget toothbrushes have a thousand n one uses .... cleaning small model figures and parts, sprucing up the grouting etc
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