I only own ONE acoustic guitar... WHY?
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Update: I bought another acoustic. Lol
Sorry but the only thing I noticed that this was the first video where you are not wearing your wedding ring...
@@DasTarDyou must be the wife
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I just bought Gibson LG 2 American eagle, such an amazing guitar
There is always something so beautiful and honest about acoustics that sometimes electrics cannot replicate. Just a man and his guitar might it be. Those are just my two cents.
👍❤️ or a woman and her guitar. (Just saying.)
@@CatsPajamas23 Absolutely!
sometimes can't replicate? they're two different instruments ur blurting out useless info
RC32 strikes again
I think your comment is so true!! Honest is such a great word to describe them :)
I love my Martin and Taylor so much, that I don’t feel the need to buy any other acoustics. That never happens with electric guitars. No matter how great an electric is in my collection, I am always looking for more.
lmao exactly what i thought. altho i wanna try more acoustics im done to own only one or maybe two electrics coz i feel im. never gonna be satisfied like the authenticity the acoustics have !
Acoustic guitars is harder to build than electric . When they passes on tests have unique sounds. Maybe this is the reason.
I feel like i need more acoustic simply because i like to use alot of tunings and i hate completely resetting my guitar between songs. it takes forever. I wish i could afford a good martin or taylor haha. I have a cheap but cozy fender and a bright bamboo from a company called luna.
Yamaha made in Japan are as good for half the price
electric guitars eventually rust. acoustic and classical get better with age.
Got to feel good when you call a guitar store and they get so excited for you to come in.
(*sigh*) yep.
Tom is one of those guys, trust me.
Martin's are the gold standard of acoustic tone.
The intro and outro music was nice, good example of acoustic playing.
Martin or Maton?...both are pretty nice!
Larrivee
Yeah Martin’s are definitely the best. I have a really nice Taylor that I’ve never played since getting a Martin
@@JohnBiddleMusic Taylor’s are easier to play, martins are harder to play but have a really strong tone
@@davidkadlec3518 agree!! I went in to the store set on buying a Martin D-28 and walked out with a Larrivee D-03. it absolutely blew the Martin out of the water in every single way. And was under half of the price. I now own 3 larrivees and can't speak highly enough of them!
I have two Taylors, one more for gigs but use both for recording. They both sound different but definitely have that Taylor 'sparkle' high end. They're the PRS of the Acoustic world I feel, not afraid to experiment and tweak their designs. They also have a great attitude to sustainability!
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Honestly prs has solid acoustics too. If you like low action on it at least it almost feels like an electric with the right strings. It also just fits my hand perfectly for some reason I only have the feeling on a few of my instruments.
@@jayhips625 You beat me to it! I'm not sure what their overseas acoustics sound like, but I have a couple of made in Maryland Angelus acoustics that are beautiful guitars.
I've always LOVED the sound of Taylor acoustics. It never fails that when I hear someone playing acoustic and an mesmerized my their tone that it turns out they're playing a Taylor!
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mr music is a fantastic shop, always impeccable service and the folks there love chatting about music. real old-school cool. happy to see it featured
That little mediterranean sundance theme you played there was very nice!
I like your acoustic playing because it is just very soothing and makes me wanna pick up my acoustic!
Im finishing my exams for this semester and this video makes for an awesome break, thank you for that❤️
heyy same
Agree
Oh I love that door handle. 🎸
Thinking of having one installed in my studio XD
My only accoustic is that mahogany Martin D-15 at 5:30. It's an amazing guitar, you feel like you are tapping directly into the historical bed of guitar music when playing it. It's a proper blues machine.
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I was trying to find the right words to describe what I felt hearing that Martin just now when I saw this comment and thought: why improve a perfect thing? Thank you.
The Taylors were nice but the Martin just spoke to me.
That was a 00015m and they’re amazing.
That’s a 000-15. I have and love playing it.
I have one very similar. It's the sweetest thing - big and deep and resonant, but still plays LIKE BUTTA DOOD!
You're living the life some of us only dream of. Good for you bud! Keep on rockin'
What a nice person he was so happy that you called him. I like you a lot bcuz you give people that effect instead of you putting on a “good person” show other people do it for you. That’s how we know it’s genuine
“An acoustic is a friend for life”. Mark Knopfler
I love the channel! I went to my local shop a year ago looking for a tele style and left with an Ibanez acoustic that I absolutely fell in love with and it's still my favorite to play. Keep up the awesome channel.
I got my first acoustic at Mr Music in 1987! I lived around the corner on Chester Street. It was a brand new Yamaha FG 420C. I traded my 73 Tele for it. I got a lot of mileage out of that Yamaha...but I wish I still had the Tele. Glad to see Mr. Music is still there.
In my opinion, you sounded best on the Martin, the thing I like is the consistency of the brand in relation to how they will sound
I'm a big Martin simp, and I have basically the same guitar, so I'm biased, but I just will never get over that lovely deep Martin mahogany tone and the LIKE BUTTA DOOD action.
I have a Martin D-15m and he is my best buddy. ❤ The only other acoustic I'd get would be a 12-string - and that's just different.
That Taylor #3 has so much power, projection, and tone, you'd not be able to overcome that as a singer. It's going to be the absolute star of the show when playing acoustically in a room. It's clearly worth every penny if that's what you want. But frankly, I love the tones of Taylor #2. A little less volume, but the clarity and tonal response to your playing is really sweet. If you're in a busker mood, this is the one. Plus, I'm a sucker for a sunburst.
Have to agree.
i was hearing the Eagles hotel california intro
Funny… I thought the Taylor 2 sounded the worst out of them…. 😂. I think 3 sounded the best , followed very closely by 1. I think I’m a sucker for the higher tones.
Martin and Taylor are great guitars but waaaay overpriced for what they offer. Guild D-55 and ZAGER 900CE are great for the money.
# 2 by a nose!
You rockk man . I just got a new Taylor Custom 414ce v-class special edition. I wish you could play it. Your heart would melt 💙 much love brotha 🎵
Totally feel the sentiment of just one acoustic, I’ve owned many electric guitars over the last 8 years but my Taylor is the only acoustic that’s stayed with me! I just don’t really feel the urge to get another acoustic because my Taylor just does it all
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I’m the opposite, I just got my 6th guitar and it was my 2nd electric guitar. I’ve started on my grandmothers acoustic and then I got my own from a flea market for $75 but now I have 2 Taylor’s, a gs mini koa and a grand orchestra 818 in tobacco sunburst, both guitars are vastly different in shape, sound, and construction and they have their own vibes but they both have that clear and articulate Taylor sound that I love
I have owned probably 40 electrics across my life, and a few acoustics. But at this time I have 6 electrics, but only ONE acoustic. And it is in fact the very first guitar I ever bought. An Alvarez. Not the nicest. Not expensive. But I love it.
I have 5 electrics: Strat Elite, Tele performer, Taylor SBC-1 Custom Walnut, and a Gibson Les Paul Classic with P90’s. Acoustics I have 3 a Taylor 814CE, A Taylor 200 series Koa CE, and my favorite Breedlove Legacy Auditorium with Myrtle wood bank and sides with a spruce top. If you have not played a Breedlove you need to. He was a luthier for Bob Taylor and after he left to start his own company Bob hired Andy. Breedlove struggled for a few years and 2 old hippies bought the company and now I feel they are on the right path. But all their USA made guitars are great and the off shore are also good for those that can afford the USA made guitars. So in my humble opinion you need more than 1 acoustic if you want different sounds too!
Love Mr Music! Visit them fairly often for guitar stuff
I listened to this blind, and apparently #3 was the best for me. Then I realized, I missed the price tags and thought it was the mid or low end. Then I realized, crap, acoustic tones are crazy in differences with wood, how thick, bracing, sound hole placement, bridge construction (if reinforced, or less wood, seems like less wood makes more resonant) and all kinds of crap. Electrics are so much easier! Acoustics sound nuts between different woods.
I have one classical and one acoustic but many electrics. It's weird because acoustics can sound so different but electrics can be so similar. One Spectre studios did the shoot out with speaker choice being the biggest tone changer, made me really think about reducing my guitar numbers. So now I have half a dozen, tuned to various tunings like E standard, D standard, C# Standard, drop D and dadgad or a varation of it. They are all studio guitars, and stay in tune - AFTER I put various upgrades like graphtech nuts and saddles (helped a TON) and hipshot locking tuners. Nice to pick up a guitar and have it be within 5 cents of in tune instead of like 15-25. Keeping a constant 67F helps a lot too. Temp knocks things out quick. Guitars are a pain in the ass. I love them, but they just have mood swings lol.
I love my Taylor 214ce dlx. It’s a wonderful guitar. I got it used for 900 but it might as well have been new. Looks stunning, plays incredible. Now I just have to get better at playing it.
It's an amazing guitar. Was my only acoustic for almost 10 years. Sadly mine got cracked from an accident but it still sounds good
Another thought while purchasing an acoustic is to bring a guitar playing friend with you. It is amazing how different an acoustic sounds out front a few feet away compared to how we hear it while we're playing.
About 20 years ago a family friend let me "borrow" an acoustic guitar made by a company called Kiso Suzuki & Co. They're a Japanese violin manufacturer that made guitars for a short time in the late 1950s. The guitar sounded and played amazing, and he said he bought it as a gift to his father in law when he got married in 1960.
He since passed, but shortly before passing he told my grandmother to just let me keep it.
If my house was on fire it's the one item I would grab. Plays like a Martin, sounds like a Martin, and they even fashioned the headstock logo in the same exact font lol. It had a little buzzing but after adjusting the truss rod it's perfect and no guitar compares for me personally.
I’ve always enjoyed your videos Tyler, but I’ve only recently appreciated how great a guitarist you are. Keep up with the great content and playing dude.
I LOVE this store. I was recording at a studio in Allston, MA back right before the pandemic and I came upon Mr. Music whilst walking around the neighborhood. Tom was wicked fun to chat with. We got on the topic of Vintage Red Label Yamaha dreadnoughts and my guy busts out a binder with newspaper ads all the way back to the late 60's or early 70's when he was selling them for $65! I played a bunch of his acoustic inventory and he gave me a tshirt and some other swag. Great video Tyler! As to your point about people keeping big collections of electric guitars with only an acoustic or two to speak of. My collection is the opposite. It's 2 electric guitars and 12 acoustics at my house (including 2 Red Label Yammers). But the real peak of the collection is the Taylor 914 with the Cindy inlays.
New strings make the biggest difference in sound imo an acoustic can go from sounding like a 100 dollar old classical guitar to really good sounding just from the strings
Funny thing is I’ve only had the one electric guitar for 20+ years but a handful of acoustic guitars since then. I’m a always looking for different electric guitars but just end up buying gear that isn’t even guitar based but other gear to further my music making process. Cheers to all you musicians out there🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼
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I still want to see Tyler do a video on the Cort Manson MBM-1 guitar, the signature guitar of Matt Bellamy, especially the one with the midi controller built in. Such a cool and interesting guitar.
The Cort G300 pro is also very cool. I’ll have to check out the MBM-1 tho
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I never thought to use a capo in the guitar store I think I will try that bit of wisdom Tyler, and thank you so much for the amazing video keep up the great work!
I love both Taylor’s and martins, they great companies and great guitars. Although I do agree with you that Taylor’s tend to gravitate towards certain strengths, while martins are more rounded, the guitar you played in the demo is an om-15, which is going to have the least amount of range due to being all mahogany. The mahogany top vs spruce top is not a great comparison. If you played an om-28 it would be hands down the best compared to all the one played in the video.
i am from Boston.. I bought my 12 string Rick from MR. Music back in 1982... Great place.
Cole Clark guitars are beautiful and unique sounding on their own. It's an Australian brand made with Australian lumber and they are known for their 3-way pickup system. You should definitely give their guitars a test sometime because they are definitely up there with Taylors and Martins.
Hey, Tyler, huge fan of your videos. Love from Boston!!!
I have a Carvin 2.5" Thin Line (its old paid around $1,200ish ) which I love, a Taylor 314 Concert single cut ($1800 ish love the tone better than the more expensive 414, 515, 915!). So two steel string guitars. But I have a 2.5" Carvin Classical, a 1963? Gibson Classical, and an Epiphone Chet Atkins Classical (MIK). Love them all and none will ever be available on Reverb while I am vertical Orange
I LOVE the sound of a jumbo body, but it's so big to handle!
Those guitars are amazing
Do you get your guitar adjusted at a Taylor Luthier, or a Martin Luthier? 🤣
I have a dreadnaught resonator and semi hollow, two and a half acoustics one half of an electric
You definitely played Wonderboy by Tenacious D in that chord progression 🤣
Yup, those tones were high above the mucky muck for sure.
I have a 1995 Taylor 412 Koa which has a hand written model info sticker by Bob Taylor in the body near neck joint, from before they started printing them out and making them visible through the sound hole. I bought it in mint condition as a potential future collectors item but took it out to show a friend in 2011 and it sounded and played so well (to my much more mature playing hands by that point) that now it's my daily played acoustic - with all the dinks and dents that come with that and probably shouldn't be on it... It is just a magnificent acoustic guitar that needs playing. I owned Martins before that and still love them, but this Taylor snagged me
I'll have to check them out on Saturday before the concert I'm going to.
I started my journey on a nylon acoustic after listening to Eric Clapton Unplugged, it still sounds amazing
I'm exactly the same, 13 electric guitars and one beautiful Larrivee acoustic that I've had for years and still love 😍
Oh this is in Allston yea? I went to Berklee and I would go to Allston every week for that bowl of ramen at the chinese supermarket or Korean fried chicken at Bonchon. You know what I'm talking about if you live in Boston. But I've never set foot in Mr. Music for whatever reason LOL. My go-to guitar place was the Guitar Center at Fenway. Just didn't find the need to check other places out.
Same here. A "96 Martin 000-1 my wife bought for me when we first started living together. Will never sell it.
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After I saw that Moon-Face at the wall i couldn't look away from it. lmao
I have three electric guitars (90's Ibanez SV-470, brand new Ibanez RG450DXB, and a 70's Olympic strat knockoff), one bass (Epiphone Tobias Toby), and one acoustic (Orangewood Rey Mahogany). All I think about is getting more electric guitars.
What happened to that gorgeous D'Angelico!? And the PRS? And all the other acoustics you used to have? Btw, semi-popular opinion....the Gibson J-45 beats Martin and Taylor.
Wow such a nice guitar shop manager. I would go there just based off seeing how nice he is.
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Yeah, absolutly right, i got like 5 electric guitars - and one acoustic - my Cort NDX50NT - Love this guitar :)
Judging by sound alone. I agree with your choice of that particular taylor
Not sure why but I also have just one acoustic and almost a dozen electrics. My only acoustic is an old Washburn that I fell in love with a long time ago. Bought my son a Taylor GS and it is a beautiful sounding guitar, they have a sound of their own for sure, and every one is different.
You left the best guitars hanging on the wall, the Martins.
I love my Taylor, glad to see them getting some love, they definitely do have a really large range in their sound and construction. Their mid range is in my opinion, one of the best options for people starting out or that have been playing for years, great sound without breaking the bank and a lot of wood options :D
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i have 3 acoustics an arch top an acoustic electric and a nylon string guitar.. it is nice to have a variety in my opinion
I will have 5 electrics soon, and I only own one acoustic, a Fender, and I love it, never thought to buy another acoustic.
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A trip to Mr Music and a stop at soulfire, which I have heard is now closed, was it for me when I lived there. Lots of great memories from that street and really cool to see. Thanks for sharing your trip, Tyler!
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That moon on the wall in the back is something else
Guitar #3 sounds amazing
I called number 3 as soon as you started playing it 🤣 it has "it" and the other two (or three, technically), while they are nice, do not. I also only have one acoustic, and it's a Dean that my parents bought me when I was 16 (I'm 40 now). Somehow two non-players found me a beautiful instrument and though I've wanted others, and have bought several more electric guitars, I've stuck by that acoustic and I plan to continue. Nice purchase, Tyler!
What I've experienced with acoustic guitars, is that every guitar sounds different from another, even if it's the same model of guitar! I love the acoustic world😁
One of the best sounding acoustics I ever played was at a shop in Nicaragua about 25 years ago, I bought it, got it home in Maine and the humidity just destroyed it.
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It’s always a shame when that happens.
The sunburst Taylor it’s my dreamed acoustic guitar, it’s so close to the the last of us guitar and sounds so beautiful
I've never bonded with acoustics. Maybe it's the higher action, lack of sustain, or single tone.
You need to try out a few different brands and models, Chris. My guess is you'll find one you like.
I have ten electrics. And one acoustic. And I love it, it sits next to my couch and I just hammer out chords and little leads and solos as I watch tv when the mood strikes.
Guitar 3 was an instant lock for me. Stunning sound. My wife would be quite irritated 😂
Ya, I have 11 electric guitars and one Martin acoustic D-28. It's like that with keyboards, too, I just have one.
Just recently purchased another acoustic. Making it my 5th acoustic versus my 9 electrics. Played only martin and taylors from 1300.00-3000.00. After playing several for hours, returning next day, I continued to play different models. Walked out with 314ce taylor and man i love it!!! I play a little martin alot, easy walk around the house driving the wife nuts. Pulled my Taylor out couple days ago and strummed a g chord and thought to myself why i dont play nothing but my taylor. Sounds incredible and so easy to play. Side note signed up for guitar super systems yesterday. Fret hand wrist is in a brace at the moment, but I can't wait to check it out. Been playing over 30yrs self tought and figured i can benefit from your knowledge of the instrument. Thanks for what you do!!
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The 1 st Taylor and 3rd Taylor sound the best out of the 3 but honestly I would but the 1st acoustic, I think it sounded the best
I don't have an acoustic guitar. But i have a classic guitar.
I worked at Guitar center in Plymouth meeting PA for years. They had a beautiful acoustic room and then a room inside the acoustic room with the 1-3000 dollar acoustics. And that is where i lived lol. Playing martins and taylors i can never afford.
i prefer taylor acoustic yet martin are also a excellent guitar as as well thanks for posting
I've owned many acoustic guitars ; for the last 20 years i've played a 614 Taylor cedar top with rosewood sides and back . I also use a Lowden which has a magic tone when tuned to DADGAD . It also has a cedar top but has mahogany sides and back .
While I love hearing Tyler shred and bend like the son of Steve Vai, its really nice for some acoustic guitar spotlight, even if purely for sonic change. And of course I'm partial to Taylor guitars for the namesake and cause they are awesome (albeit not for everyone). Thanks Tyler for making great music! Hope your Taylor guitar brings you great joy
The only thing with Taylor is that each guitar is made identically the same down to the spec for each body style. The only difference, which changes the price, is inlay choice of wood and finish. Which ironically is the same wood just placed in a different order. Taylor Guitars are all Computer and CNC built. Their electronics for their acoustic's have been stepped up with the new Expression System 2 Piezo Crystal pickups. So it comes down to which guitar best fits your hands and playing. A 3k Taylor may feel out of place but the $600 Taylor feels like butted in your hands, so smooth and easy. However, the 12 string is like Bacon, everything sounds better with one !
#2 was just too pretty. And it might be worth mentioning that different strings will completely alter the tones of the guitars.
I've got 16 guitars right now, and of those 7 are acoustics. One 6 string Grand Auditorium, two 12 strings one is a dreadnought the other is a Yamaha APX 9-12 with a funky stereo pickup system, one bell brass resonator, a Yamaha Silent Guitar, a clone of a Guild Paloma SC3, and a 1/2 size carbon fiber.
I like the Martin you played the most
My ownership of acoustics to electrics is about the same, I think I'm 4 and 4 at the moment, my ears definitely more acclimated to tone differences in the unplugged acoustic tone, so if I had to thin the heard, it would be thinning out my solid body electrics... Taylor acoustics are about playability and easy maintenance over tone. Professional grade instruments from the 100 series and up. Really admire the company, I'm just not the biggest fan of their products because of my love for traditional glued-in neck joint and the tonal character of Martin's and Gibsons. I think for me it's more about listening to the great recordings of the 60s/70s/80s/90s and when you hear great acoustic tracks on live and studio recordings, most of those tones are coming from the icons like the Gibson J-200, J-45, Martin D18, Martin D28, Martin 000-28, etc... so there's association of "this is what a great acoustic guitar is suppose to sound like" and because you have this mountain of gold, platinum and diamond records that collectively define that "this is what a great acoustic should sound like" you can take the subjectivity of "great tone" out of it and make it objective... You may like the way that Taylor K24ce or even 912ce sounds, but it doesn't sound like a Martin or Taylor. It doesn't have the lineage or archives of critically acclaimed recordings to its credit and because the golden era of recorded music is behind us and because the great acoustic players of modern day do not play Taylor guitars (that's just a fact) this isn't going to change for Taylor.... That said, plenty of great reasons to own a Taylor. They are fantastic acoustic guitars to gig with and the bolt on neck easy to maintain for decades. When it comes to reproducing the natural tone amplified, their proprietary pickups are not the best on the market, but they are professional grade, they get the job done and the audience is just going to hear an acoustic guitar and not be going "that's NOT a Martin D28". So to the audience it doesn't matter.
I have a 000-15M.... freaking love it.
Thank you! That was entertaining! I liked the Taylor sunburst the best!
I've honestly really been getting into acoustic guitars. I've actually got a few acoustic builds that I made when I was young and broke.
Showed some of them off on my channel, you are welcome to check them out if you are down to play every guitar that exists.
Ah...I have only one acoustic to...Norman Guitar...looks similar to that natural Martin. I bought it cause I loved the smell of it, neck shape, and rosewood fingerboard... NEver looked any other guitar since then....But that Martin looks cool :)
That's funny. The Level 3 Taylor sounded the most like my Taylor. But mine was considerably cheaper. I got it to be my "beater guitar" for playing around campfires. Then discovered it is a beast. My 12 string is a 355ce. And the beast is a 114ce that clearly thinks it's an 814 or such.
Not a loser in the bunch, but the #2 got my vote. The mid tones are so warm and mellow on that git - perfect for home studio, campfire, songwriting - and across the most genres IMO. The 1 was super chimey in the high end and had too much spank for me. Would sound super annoying to everyone if I ever got excited playing it lol. The 3 had the most even projection across the range to my ears. All that said, strings would likely change those qualities across all of these - so I would have gone with the one that felt best on my lap and to my hands. Oh, and that Martin? 5th place.
I did the same thing 2 days in a row at a big guitar center acoustic room and ended up leaving with a Martin 000-15.. I can’t remember the model but it was down to the Martin and a Taylor that was like 3k.. money wasn’t the decider either, the Martin playability and sound won the battle
I'm so glad you chose Taylor guitars...they are my ultimate favorites. I have drooled over, wished for, lusted after...but sadly I still can't afford one. I Love the 814 CE. But I would be happy with any cutaway they have. Love your show!!!.
You're a very great guitarist.
By the way...you chose wisely my friend...that guitar sonically was perfect.
Number 3 was the best one in this video. It's funny I have had a lot of acoustics over the years (including Martins). My absolute favorite and it may seem odd is the Taylor GS mini mahogany. It sounds good for how small it is and is just so easy and fun to play. I have sold off all my other acoustics and now only have the GS mini and a Fender Telecaster.
I have the GS mini koa, I like it for sure. But my Gibson LG 2 american eagle, as a small bodied guitar, is amazing
I must say Tyler, this is the most impressive tone i've seen you achieve!
Level 1. Taylor 214ce (layered rosewood back and sides)
Level 2. Taylor 214ce-SB DLX (layered rosewood back and sides)
Level 3. Seems to be an old discontinued Taylor 600 series (solid maple back and sides)
Apart from the color and finish (satin vs gloss), guitars 1 and 2 are the same.
I have 2 acoustics, my father in law got me a cheap beginner one that was so comfortable to play, that it got me back into learning at 38. My first guitar I still have, a Jasmine brand acoustic electric thst I got at daddy's junky music in boston.(long gone I think) it was 110$ used back in 05 and it won't stay in tune and the truss rod won't stay where I like it but I LOVE the sound on it. If I ever decide to take my playing to thr point where I'd play open mics, I would probably invest in a better acoustic but man, that Jasmine just sounds so warm.
Tommy is a mensch!
I love going to Mr. Music, always have to browse every guitar and bass before I buy whatever I came in for.
Funny that Tyler played a Martin 00015m in this video. I have one from 2017 and I feel like it's the only acoustic I'll ever need. EXTREMELY playable, lots of sustain and woody, authentic tone for days, lovely smell and feel of an all mahogany guitar - and last but not least VERSATILE as hell. Responsive and comfortable for both strumming and especially fingerpicking.
I like it a lot better than the more expensive standard series.
I am the opposite I have only one electric but have many acoustics guitars. I love playing acoustics and each one has a different sound (tone) They all have their purpose.