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Which is your favourite Taylor 1xx/2xx Series?
Let's compare the many models available in the market right now:
110 110ce 114 114ce ------ 210 210ce 214 214ce 214ce DLX 214ce DLX Koa 214ce DLX Sunburst State your favourite, and why! |
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I like the 6xx & 7xx series.
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Of those choices, 114. The only thing I don't love about my 114e is the pickup, but I don't use it enough to mess around with it properly. The size is right for me, the tone is awesome, playability is super. I've gone through a lot of more expensive guitars, and keep coming back to it.
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Actually, It is one that you did not list.
I like the Taylor 214 DLX (no pickup). I like the all gloss finish on the deluxe models and like that it comes with the hard case. I prefer a K&K/JJB type pickup over most stock pickups that come in a lot of guitars, so I woulk end up installing my own. Also, I have found my preference leaning towards non-cutaway guitars of late. I think it is a nice guitar for the money ($799 give or take, depending on where you purchase). That would most likely be the Taylor guitar I would buy in the 1xx/2xx series. https://www.taylorguitars.com/guitars/acoustic/214-dlx
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214e DLX or 214ce DLX
Why? -- it has the Expression System 2, which is better than ES-T. I've played some 200 series that were very good. I like em. From a value perspective the 200 DLXs are a smoking good deal IMO.
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I think the 2xx dlx series are a cut above. I've had a couple of 110s and they were OK. I currently have a 210e dlx and it gives all solid boxes a good run for their money.
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how are they a cut above, in your opinion?
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I've owned both a 100 and 200 series Taylor and I like them both. My introduction to the Taylor family was a 114CE, so that guitar will always hold a special place for me even though I no longer own it. My current 210 is my camping guitar and the one that stays out on the stand ready to play at a moments notice while her big sisters sleep in their cases.
I also really like the DLX series. I've played several and been impressed by the sound, the looks, and the price. If the DLX series had been out when I was looking for my first Taylor, I'd have given the Koa or Sunburst DLX a serious look and probably brought one of them home.
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2015 Martin D-18 w/K&K 1994 Taylor 555 w/K&K My Dad's old Reso of unknown year or origin Several of those new fangled electrics: PRS Gibson Fender Gretsch |
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Different bracing pattern, a relief rout around the edge of the soundboard, ES2 system. Overall it sounds more like an all solid guitar than a laminate back and sides. The plugged in sound is just fantastic. I like the cosmetics of the all gloss finish and the diamond inlay fret markers. The 110s I had were kind of brassy sounding to me. The dlx I have is a much warmer sounding guitar.
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Music, to do it well, is a hard and worthy endeavor.Make music you believe in. Play to please yourself. Make art and if you are sincere others may follow. |
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Hi All
214CE Koa DLX for me. Like the look, love the tones and the fact she came with a Taylor hard case. Tried against higher spec Martins and a 314 but she was the one for me. Very pleased. |
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Highly ignorable side note:
In the same way that many people are happy that Martin seems to have jettisoned the Taylor-ish pickguard on its Taylor-ish Grand Performance Series, I would be just as happy if Taylor would be much less dependent on its red pickguards. I know that those pickguards are an easily recognizable feature, but to me, the red pickguards looks rather toyish and make the "lower-end" Taylors seem, unfairly, like cookie-cutter guitars. |
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Taylor 114ce - Best guitar for the money?: http://youtu.be/oARU15aZtIc
A good review on the 114ce. I have the 114e and really like it, although I'm on a string quest. I've put a set of Elixir polyweb 80/20s custom lights 12-52 on and I think ive found the sound I like. The guy doing the review also has a long review on "the three best guitars for under 1000 dollars" which he has the 114e among those, and also a review where he compares the 114 vs 314 in a shootout. |
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Last edited by bbarkow; 09-21-2015 at 11:16 AM. Reason: Meant to reply directly to easynote. |