any Taylor owners here?

[DaveyO]

Whatcha got?8
Even though I dig larrivee
Taylor makes a nice guitar also
Dave

[George]

The only Taylor I have remaining is a T-5 Classic.  Not exactly a true acoustic guitar, but it does play and sound good plugged in...

I am still kicking myself in the rear for letting a 1999 Taylor K-22 get away.  It had a set neck and played and sounded like butter, in a guitar figure of speech sort of way...

[songman2]

Yes, I have two Taylors a GS mini which is just for travel and a wonderful 12 string Koa: K62ce 12 string 12 fret LTD. Only 50 made. Silky tones, warm basses, crisp highs and louder than you would expect from a smaller body.

[JOYCEfromNS]

The only Taylor I have remaining is a T-5 Classic.  Not exactly a true acoustic guitar, but it does play and sound good plugged in...

I too have one of these

[SMan]

I have a couple of GS Mini's one a Holden Village and the other a stock spruce / hog.  I also have a 1985 550 12 string and a 89 K22 Spruce/ Koa.  Oh yes a Koa T5 12 string as well.  All fine instruments.

[rockstar_not]

414ce

I had to recently replace the nut. Now that I have it is actually enjoyable to play and sounds pretty decent plugged in

[mike in lytle]

 
I don't own any Taylors and never will and this is a Larrivee owners group.
Sorry to be so weird about it.
Mike

[ducktrapper]

I don't own any Taylors and never will and this is a Larrivee owners group.
Sorry to be so weird about it.
Mike

Besides, everyone knows they're Chick Guitars.   

[L07 Shooting Star]

I don't own any Taylors and never will and this is a Larrivee owners group.
Sorry to be so weird about it.
Mike

Yes that is a very weird response given the topic is posted under "Other Guitar Makers".

[songman2]

Besides, everyone knows they're Chick Guitars.   

Still waiting for a single thread on Taylor here or in any other forum (besides the Taylor forum of course) without a single snide remark, smileys or not. 

[eded]

Not any more.  Though my main guitar for years was a Taylor 422 (old numbering) maple sides and back and spruce top Grand Concert.  That was a great guitar.  Getting used to the scale of my parlor killed longer scale guitars (for the most part) for me.

Over the years I also owned two 510's, a 555, a Baby, and maybe another (or maybe not, I forget).  I thought all of them were great sounding well made guitars.

Ed

[eded]

Still waiting for a single thread on Taylor here or in any other forum (besides the Taylor forum of course) without a single snide remark, smileys or not. 

It's the world we live in.  Us OR them.

See my response above...  nothing snide.

Ed

[JOYCEfromNS]

Still waiting for a single thread on Taylor here or in any other forum (besides the Taylor forum of course) without a single snide remark, smileys or not. 

I think that's due to their enviable marketing and promotion aspect of their business. Luv em or hate em they sure know how to promote their product

[CycleBob]

I recently picked up a near mint 320 solid  Hog top , solid sapele back and side off C.L. for $750.00  nice guitar different from my OM-03-M Larrivee but if i had to give up one I'd sell the Taylor. I would not part with my Larrivee

[ducktrapper]

Still waiting for a single thread on Taylor here or in any other forum (besides the Taylor forum of course) without a single snide remark, smileys or not. 

You may have a long wait.   

[AZLiberty]

Almost forgot the prerequisite snide remark:  Mine has a Fishman pickup instead of the horrible Taylor ES.  ;-)

[tuffythepug]

I've never owned a Taylor.   But a Taylor guitar was in a way responsible for my discovering Larrivee guitars.   I had made arrangements to purchase a beautiful left handed 600 series maple back and sides Taylor in full sunburst.   I was going through a large left-handed guitar specialty shop in Texas...  maybe you could guess who it was.   I was dealing over the phone with the owner who was about to tell me how to send my money when he suddenly said "uh... too late...  a guy just walked in and offered me more money"  And that was that.  That same day I ran across an ad for Larrivee guitars in an acoustic guitar magazine.  I was intrigued.  checked out the forum and saw the type of folks who cherish these guitars and I decided I'd throw my lot in with them.  I ordered an OM-03R soon after.   Then I bought an L-10 from a forum member after a lucky weekend in Vegas.  Then a 000-50MT..   and a Forum IIII LS-03,  then a D-40R followed by a L-05TSB and finally a P-05.   A few years ago I found a lefty Taylor hanging on the wall of a guitar store and tried it out.   I left the store thanking my good fortune that the one in Texas got sold out from under me.  I may never have discovered these great Larrivee instruments.

[247hoopsfan]

Pretty cool story Tuffy.  I have never owned a Taylor either.  I was deciding between a Taylor and a Martin and met a guy who played a Larrivee.  He let me play it for a while and that set me on my quest to find out more about Larrivees.  They were pretty elusive, hard to find in those days, but I now have 3.  I still check out other guitars
from time to time, and checked out the newer revoiced Taylors, which sound way too thumpy, like they really were chasing the Martin bass.
I certainly think Taylor has done a remarkable job in manufacturing and marketing, but they are not for me.

[ffinke]

After playing only classical for many years (and after a quadruple bypass) I got rid of the classical and bought a Taylor 214. After less that a year and after purchasing my L-03 I decided the 214 just didn't cut it and sold it. The only Taylor I might be interested in now would be the 352ce or 362ce (the new small body, short scale 12-strings) but I haven't seen any to play so, for now, I'm happy with my assortment.

[Spyvito]

Hello, I am a new member here.  My twin is a big Taylor guy, I almost hooked him on a Larrivee but he resisted.  My Larrivee is a custom Italian Spruce/Silver Oak P03.  My Taylor is a custom Grand Concert all Tasmanian Blackwood.   They make great guitars and are very consistent as expected with the high level of mechanization Taylor uses.  Andy Powers is a genius designer and their marketing is superb.  They have their way of doing business.

On the other hand, the Larrivees seem to each have a piece of the family in them and I am a proud owner.  They have their way of doing business.

Did you know Mr. Larrivee and Mr. Taylor are friends?