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161 reviews in the archive.
Where Purchased: Zone Music in Cotati, CA
Year Purchased: 2007
Price Paid: 1800 or so ($US)
The GS series Taylor have some amazing sound. "Piano-like" is what I've heard them described as, and it's true! The first Sunday I led worship, I looked behind myself on one song to see if the bassist was playing, because the bass notes were so awesome sounding. (The bassist wasn't playing, by the way). Better low-end than most Taylors I've played.
Sound Rating: 9
Great setup.
Setup Rating: 10
The GS series isn't very decorated on purpose--but I like clean guitars.
Appearance Rating: 10
Taylor guitars are all well-built.
Reliability Rating: 10
I've worked with Taylor customer service in the past, and they've always been awesome. Haven't had to contact them for this guitar, though.
Customer Service: 10
Parts all seem great.
Components Rating: 10
I would recommend this guitar, for sure. Fingerstyle, flatpicking--sounds great.
Overall Rating: 10
Where Purchased: EBay
Year Purchased: 2003
Price Paid: 1699 ($US)
Tight, bright sound--the maple back/sides gives it that. This guitar sounds great when doing finger or flatpicking--single notes are very expressive.
Sound Rating: 9
Great setup as always from Taylor.
Setup Rating: 10
Beautiful guitar--maple back and sides, cocobolo accents, mother of pearl soundhole inlay and body inlay...it's a stunning blond!
Appearance Rating: 10
Had to send it back to get the Expression System fixed a few months after buying it. This was just about 6 months after Taylor came out with the ES, though, and they had some "bugs"--I believe they're all worked out at this point!
Reliability Rating: 8
Taylor always has awesome customer service. This guitar had to be sent in for repair after hitting the stage one Sunday, and they did an amazing job.
Customer Service: 10
Just the ES issues mentioned above. Taylor repaired them for no cost, of course!
Components Rating: 9
Great sounding guitar that helped me to develop as a player. It responds well to different playing styles, so it helped me to work on my nuances.
Overall Rating: 9
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