Embarking on the eternal conundrum, love to get some feedback from whomever might stray this way.
I'm getting generous requests for coffeehouse gigs and other opportunities that involve me strappin' on a box of wood and standing in front of people.
Two boxes of wood are looming.
One, the new heir apparent to The New Acoustidom, Taylor. Probably an 814ce, like so (only natural, not sunburst):
The other, the old guard, one of the nicest guitars I ever played before I played the taylor, the Martin HD-28:
It's time. I've played long enough. I'm good enough. I deserve a guitar a nice as the next twit on stage with songs. In light of that, what say all of you, whomever you are? I play fingerstyle (think Sam Beam type, simple patterns to support melody, NOT "jazz fingerstylist") but I also like to strum, and sometimes fairly aggressively. I'm open to wood types, though obviously I'm in a spruce/rosewood frame of mind. I want gloss top at least, and I want the guitar to be loud enough to play for singalongs with my kids at home, which I believe the 814 would be. The only bummer about Taylor used to be bass response, but it's my understanding they have fixed that, especially with rosewood. It still won't boom like the HD, but I don't need that. I don't want the guitar to be muddy live.
The cutaway would be fine if I had it, but not necessary.
I know these are two different guitars, different sizes, styles, etc. Don't bother to mention it.
Other woods I should be considering? Other brands? Gibson isn't listed here, as I need full 25 1/2 inch scale on the neck. Any others with this level of power/versatility?
Thanks for reading and for any responses you all have time for. It will be a chunk of change, but with the demos finally ready and more opportunities to play, this instrument will get a LOT of use. Besides, I've already spent $600 a dozen times over on different instruments. Time to send it in.
Cheers,
C
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