Post by Greg Ballantyne on Sept 8, 2017 8:25:42 GMT -5
Taylor is introducing a new tonewood combination in the 300 series guitars this year, with mahogany tops & Tasmanian Blackwood bodies. With their new pricing scheme, most of these models are in the $1699 - $1899 range on the Taylor website. A couple of them are higher, a 12 fret GC with cutaway might be the highest at $2149. From what I've seen, sites like Elderly and Sweetwater now show the same pricing as the Taylor site.
Tasmanian blackwood apparently comes from a sustainable and not endangered tree, according the Taylor website. Of course they describe it's tonal qualities, but IMO those starts of things aren't real meaningful - I would much rather hear the guitars.
Now I have to go back into the shop in town soon - a few months ago I was playing what I remember to be an all Koa guitar that was quite amazing, and another that I assumed was all hog. I need to go back and have another look at those.....
Tasmanian blackwood apparently comes from a sustainable and not endangered tree, according the Taylor website. Of course they describe it's tonal qualities, but IMO those starts of things aren't real meaningful - I would much rather hear the guitars.
Now I have to go back into the shop in town soon - a few months ago I was playing what I remember to be an all Koa guitar that was quite amazing, and another that I assumed was all hog. I need to go back and have another look at those.....
You know how much trouble you've gotten me into over the years?!!! 
Why I outta!! 
