Taylor guitars are kind of the de-facto guitars of the contemporary christian worship world. They are immensely popular, due to their trebly cut-through-the-band kind of tone. I think they are just about the most popular "high-end" guitar brand in Singapore, which explains why Sinamex is still going strong after so many years.
So I walked into Sinamex close to closing time. Not too many Taylors left. Tried a 814ce, supposedly one of the best of their "electro-acoustic" series. The tone was as expected, Taylor-like, extremely trebly with not much bass. It sounded nice for strumming and aggresive picking. But I what I wanted was a fingerpicking kind of guitar so balanced and sweet are two adjectives that would fit my perception of such a guitar.
Next I tried a GA4 - sounds warmer than the 814ce but the tone didn't blow me away.
The condition of the guitars were great and many people like Taylors.
Guess I'm just not a Taylor fan.
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