Orangewood vs Taylor Acoustic Guitar Shootout!
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- Опубликовано: 7 окт 2024
- Today we're comparing the brand new Orangewood Sage acoustic guitar ($650) to my trusty Taylor GA3 (most like the current Taylor 314 at $1700). Both are very similar shapes but the difference is that the Sage has a cutaway with mahogany back and sides while the Taylor has no cutaway (so a little extra weight) and sapele back and sides.
Both guitars have brand new sets of Elixir .12 phosphor bronze acoustic strings, albeit the Sage's ship stock with Ernie Ball acoustic strings. I tried my best to play them as evenly as possible into an Audio-Technica AT4050 which is right outside the visible camera angle. Let me know what you think!
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Been playing Guitar for 40 years.....the Orangewood has a better sound....I've have found out the price and name on headstock doesn't always mean sound.
Aged and three times the price strings.
The Taylor was deeper and crisper. There’s no doubt that taylor makes a better sounding guitar solid wood made in the USA. Now for a Chinese made guitar the orange wood sounds very nice but there’s no comparison. But for someone that can’t afford the Taylor I would think the orange wood is a great starter guitar for that price. Martin and taylor make supremely better sounding quality guitars than Chinese brands. It’s not to say that Yamaha and orange wood are terrible but it’s like comparing a M5 bmw to a Camaro. The Camaro is nice and fun and great but that M5 is like a spaceship on wheels. Just my opinion what do I know.
I actually preferred the sound of the Orangewood. Especially when strumming chords.
I would also prefer both models be non cutaways.
Noticed that too, eh? Good ears on ya!
;-)
The Taylor has a noticeably stronger high-mid than the orange. Orange felt slightly scooped with a little low-mid woof. I'd pick the Taylor, though if I really had my preference I'd do Martin. Cool vid my dude 🤘
yup
That’s why the Orangewood is better suited for singer songwriters. Taylor for a band.
To my ears the Taylor sounds better but not 1000$ better.
To my understanding, you can still hear but should be considered a deaf..
@@iAmDislikingEveryShort well reasoned argument my dude.
@@iAmDislikingEveryShort taylor definitely sounded better
I had bought their Mason Live in December last year, it is so freakin' nice, what a buy, and I did buy it when they had lowered the price! And yes I changed the strings.
Me too! LOVE IT!!! I also modded it with a String Butler and Power Pins...vid on my channel!
You change the strings on all new guitars???
I own a Taylor. I've also eaten an orange.
I own a Taylor and I'm eating an orange right now!!!
I have eaten orange in the woods tho!
I've met someone named Taylor. Also the next street over is Orangewood Ave
Taylor eats an orange in the woods. Plot twist while playing a Martin. :)
A taylor is making an orange wooden suit
This helps me a lot. I’m familiar with that Taylor so such a direct comparison likes this really shows off the quality of sound that the Sage has to offer. Nice one.
As the Taylor is "aged", this wasn't really a fair comparison. The Orangewood will sound better as it ages, as well.
@@ev3dale298 I agree. There's nothing like time and vibration to "open up" an acoustic guitar.
The Orangewood is also "aged" using a torrefaction process.
I agree. The sound will be much deeper by the age...
@@leoscomputerandguitarrevie978 back and side aging dont give much sonically. 95% of the sounds are from the topboard. In this case the aging from the back and side wont make up the difference. Its either taylor had better design or they used higher quality wood rather than on paper high speced mahogany
@@leoscomputerandguitarrevie978 even my under 1 year old well-played Yamaha FG830 sounds much warmer and richer now than it did when new. $400 including a hard case. And it’s gorgeous (rosewood back and sides, though layered).
I bought an Orangewood Ava and it plays and sounds amazing, especially for a sub $1000 guitar. I adjusted the neck slightly and it has one of the best actions I've ever played on an acoustic guitar. Very low and zero fret buzz anywhere on the neck. I really like it, considering it's an reasonably priced Asian made guitar. It holds it's own pretty well against more expensive brand name guitars.
Come off it....Sounds like ya play with yourself as well mate....
@@robharris6874 piss off ya bloody wanker
They are made in Indonesia not China.
1000$ BUDGET guitar....mhkey
How did you adjust the neck? Is it a bolt on neck that uses shims like Taylor does?
To my ears, atleast when listening through a stupid thousand dollar cellphone speaker 😂 the Taylor appeared smoother, a bit more mellow w/ a heavier bodied sound (possibly older guitar, aged wood ) & the Orangewood sounded a bit brighter, tad punchier with a cleaner clear tone.... There both Great guitars, if I had a choice Id prefer the Taylor made in the USA 🇺🇸 but I'd have no problem buying an Orangewood!! Great video.....
1 year warranty on the OW- limited LIFETIME on Taylor. A Dread will almost always sound bigger than a cutaway.
wow I love the warmth coming from that OW, might have to pick one up
It seems folks are biased toward the Taylor. I’m listening with good quality headphones and the differences are minor. If it was a blind comparison I doubt most couldn’t tell you which was the Taylor. I listened without looking at the screen and had a hard time telling when you switched.
Sameee
Good point
You need high kwalitee ears for this
Really? I was able to tell the difference with phone speaker. Tbh the sound difference is pretty big buddy..i’d say the taylor was leagues ahead. But ofcourse if you are a beginner, you probably wont tell the difference.
@@Han414 This comment reeks of so much smug
You compare already aged Taylor guitar to a brand new out of factory guitar from orangewood. That orangewood guitar will sound better overtime when it is opening. n for the price it is a good choice
The OW Sage does have a Torrified Spruce Top if that makes a difference.
Except the Orangewood is torrefied, which is akin to artificially aging a guitar through a very specific baking process.
The Taylor had a way more clearer sound for me, but both sound amazing at their jobs. Would go for the Taylor, but that price is too insane haha. Great comparison here man!
RC32 “way more clearer”??? 😆
@@jeffpower6473 uhhhhh gotta come up with an excuse...
*English is not my first language*
Definitely. It also seems to have aged, making the wood vibrate and breathe easier. The OW is still pretty new.
For my money the OW is the nicer sounding.
Michael Brown yup
Same
Just going on the sound comparison they are both very nice sounding guitars. I have owned Taylors and I have also owned Orangewoods and to me the OW take the prize. Both Taylor's that i bought needed quite a bit of set up when i got them including shaving the saddle adjusting the truss which most people would need to have done for an extra expense. I am on my third OW now which is a Hudson solid wood model with Torrefied top (cost $659) and other than tuning right out of the box these guitars have been set up very nicely. Quality and workmanship of OW guitars is simply wonderful. So i guess if you are a Taylor fan then a Taylor is a great guitar for a couple grand with set up cost but if you just want an excellent inexpensive great quality guitar to play and are not concerned what it says on the headstock then an OW is a great choice and you can take the extra 14 hundred bucks saved and buy more guitars!!! Just my humble opinion
Good stuff! Gotta love the OWs
It took me a long time to figure out how amazing Taylor’s feel in hand. That’s something that can never be shown from a video. I have an Orangewood Oliver and it does feel great in my hand but my Taylor 110ce feels simply amazing.
Taylor definitely sounded better, but I preferred the Orangewood for the fingerstyle playing. Also, shoutout to Elixir 12 phosphor bronze. I just got a set of those last week (my first set of Elixir strings!). They sound great.
Orangewood should change logo to a bigger OW in abalone inlay. That would be a nice asthetic upgrade.
Yeah...I hate the "Orangewood" on the headstock...so CHEAPASS looking! Just do a abalone logo for fukc's sakes! You will sell 1000x more!
Orangewood ~ for sure.
Solid guitar.
And I am in love with orangewood's brightness.. for the reason that it sounds like magical bells.. that don't actually hurt your ears!
If you close your eyes the OW sounds like a Martin,
OW way better sound.
One thing I wish you guys would remember mentioning is how they play - how is the action? Great job.
I got lost in the playing and forgot about the comparison! BUT, in the right hands...they both sound great
I am unlike most who posted here and preferred the Orangewood. It had a deeper tone, which Martins have, which I prefer. I have noticed from many many videos, that the Orangewood intonation is far superior to others. In this video, the Taylor was out of tune, so I do not make that judgement on this video. Many people buy die to the name. I will buy due to the tone and volume and intonation up the fret board.
At first the Orangewood had the better sound, then when he switched to finger picking, the Taylor did, but it also does not have the cutaway, which I was shocked at the volume and deeper base sounds that came out of the Orangewood at the beginning.
If I had money, Martin or the new V braced Taylor would be my pick, but I am older, no money, and its between the Orangewood and the Yamaha LL6.
Great video man. I personally don't think one sounds better than the other, they're just different.
The Taylor seems to project a little more, but for the money, that is a really easy EQ fix in post. I’m gonna get me an orange wood. I’ve seen enough of these reviews to be convinced...
Thanks for the video!
I have the sage being shipped to me as I post this. As far as my ear the Taylor was much better sounding. I could tell them apart easily with my eyes closed. The Taylor bmhad to me a louder mid range or more bass response. I think it's added mass helped in that area. I'm looking forward to getting my Sage. Thanks for the video. ✌
Both sound great, now you ask yourself, does the Taylor sounds 1k better? Also consider that the orangewood wood will age with time.
Taylor sounded brighter on the first comparison, then I closed my eyes and tried to pick the two and couldn’t tell. Not sure if my ear is as tuned as the rest but great vid nonetheless!
The Taylor came through sounding, the way a beautiful guitar should sound. The Orangewood sounded okay. Good Price. Cool Vid Sean🕳💃
2 things I noticed. First the Taylor's wood is opened up more(aged). Second is your more comfortable playing the Taylor. Thoes two thing aside the orangewood is worth it.
How do the neck profiles compare? Which one is the most comfortable?
Taylors are extremely comfortable. I highly doubt OW can compare. Taylor pour fills their neck then finishes them. The result is almost like satin glass. On the Taylor, bolt on necks are very easy to reset if that is ever needed. OW-1 year warranty. Taylor=limited LIFETIME!
They both sound good. But I have no idea how the OW will hold up. I'd rather wait for one of the solid wood ones until some people have had them for several years. Thanks for the review! I think a blind review would be great, so everyone just listens before even knowing which guitar is which. I think I will just get another Alvarez because I want another guitar that sounds great, is solid, and also has a cutout and electronics. I LOVE my MFA70. Even more than all the Taylors I played when the guitar store was open.
This is yet another example of an 85% product compared to a 90% that costs three times as much, true in so many things - cars, cameras, just about everything. That extra 5% when you are already 85% there always costs much more proportionately, it’s logarithmic. To get to 95% would probably be triple again, $5000, at which point reaching 100% is more metaphysical than practical. Perhaps a $650 Orangewood is 80% or 75%, same applies. I see guitars through the eyes of an engineer, given what we know in the way of materials and design to make a guitar sound a certain way it would seem anything more involved in building one has to be categorized as styling and marketing. I think that is what Orangewood has done. They know which woods work best, which woods are almost as good but a lot cheaper, etc., their labor costs, etc. so they know how to build the best guitar for a given price point.
They both sound very similar. If a person closed their eyes, they might not be able to tell much difference between the two. FYI, I have a Taylor and I love the sounds I get from it.
Easier to do a neck reset on your Taylor as well.
Great review!!!! Does the Taylor sounds better? I would say yes! (Anyone that prefers that warmer/compressed acoustic tone I think would agree) Does the Orangewood sound good? I would say yes! What guitar would I prefer? The Taylor! Which guitar would I buy? The Orangewood. If music was my profession or if I made more money my purchase would be different, for my purchase I went with the Orangewood for my solid wood guitar. I do own a Taylor 110 made in 2009 that is amazing and seems to get better every year.
I just got an Orangewood Rey Spruce ($135) to take camping and for using casually. The quality is good, the action decent and it sounds decent. My experience with Orangewood's customer service has been great. The first guitar came damaged in shipping (crack in the top) and Orangewood replaced it really fast and were very friendly and professional about it. I own a Taylor 814ce and 814ce-N as well as other higher end guitars. I live 2 miles from the Taylor factory so I've been there multiple times and seen how they make their guitars. The Taylor's are easier to play, sound richer, have a more even tone and are impeccably built with quality wood. However, they cost $3,500. I'm always nervous to take them out unless I'm playing a professional gig where I don't think they are going to get damaged or stolen. Thus far I've been very pleased with the Orangewood and think it is a great value for what you get. I've only had the guitar a few days and we are already good friends.
They sound very close to the same to me. $600 sounds easier to shallow than $1800 bucks.
Both nice sounding, so I guess it depends on how much you want to spend.
You can buy a used Taylor for a little more than a new Orangewood. If you'd ever want to resell the Taylor, you'd get back pretty much what you paid for. Good luck trying to resell an Orangewood. Also, the consistent quality of Taylors is a given. Who knows how about an Orangewood. What respect factor would you get bringing an Orangewood to jam with friends? That would be like Sean playing basketball with his boys wearing Spot Bilt sneakers instead of LeBron or Kobe.
As a comparative shootout - stunning job, just what the doctor ordered.
They both sounded good - I like Taylors - a LOT, but did it sound $1'000 or three times better? Dunno.
The Taylor was a tad mellower, which I'm partial to, but it has aged, and it wasn't a HUGE difference.
But that's the well flogged dead horse of diminishing returns.
As said - thanks for the head to head comparison - always nice to hear kit other people have paid for.
I am biased to the Taylor, but I liked both of them. I think the Taylor is smoother and blends the sounds better, but I am impressed that the Orange-wood could even be somewhat comparable to this price point of guitar. This has made me interested in OW and I'll possibly get a guitar from them in the future as it's so much more affordable over most of these other guitars.
Shockingly love the sound of the orange wood! can you go through the different chords you were doing while strumming in the first half of the video? Saw some shapes I’m not familiar with
The difference in the weights mirrors the difference in the overall body of the tone of each guitar
I tried not to watch the video so i could use my ears more effectively, there's not a lot in it but the Taylor seems to be slightly warmer and have more presence, that's probably due to the density of the wood that is used and how it reverberates.
My local guitar shop had a 2nd hand taylor up for about £900 a few weeks ago, so tempting!
hmm, first marty, now sean, both get a guitar that is not even available yet, meaning, the company is sending them guitars to review that are probably way better then off the shelf ones when it does become available, if i owned the company, id send only a perfectly set up detailed to perfection guitar for being reviewed, even down to trying to send ones with the best tone compared to others that may be less then par with the grains of the wood... btw, i liked the taylor way more in this example... fwiw, im a fan of epiphone for low end cost pass around guitar, and they just need to be worked on to get set up to be playable to perfection, for that matter, most guitars need a good pro set up anyway to fine tune them for awesome playability
I own an Orangewood (Brooklyn Live limited edition) and it sounds really good. Didn’t do anything to it when I got it and have had many guitar players sit down, play it, and not want to put it down.
Don’t believe me, try out the low end Orangewood ones and see for yourself.
Taylor's all sound jangly and even tinny to me, like they are going for the folks who don't want to scare anybody. The Orangewood Sage has way more bottom and depth even though it's a cutaway, if it had been an Orangewood Hudson it would have blown the Taylor into next Tuesday.
Try a mahogany top Taylor if you get the chance. Man, what a difference from the typical Taylor jangle.
Sean you could make a shovel and twine sound good.
There's no 1K sound difference, so Orange wins this. I also believe the OW midrange is more pleasant. Thanks for your video!
You are also paying for the pedigree with Taylor vs Orangewood.
Thanks 😎🎸
Happy to help!
Taylor sounds brighter, Orangewood sounds richer. Not $1000 worth of difference to my ears either way. I would hope there's some level of difference in playability, or quality/longevity of construction.
Well I've had the Taylor for like 5 years now and it's better than ever, time will tell on the Sage.
Both sounded great!
I think the Taylor likes those strings better than the Orangewood, that and being so much older the wood has had time to breath and settle in.
Come back in a year and try them again maybe with some different strings.
The OW Sage does have a Torrified Spruce Top, if that makes difference?
Good value and sound for a solid wood guitar . The older Guilds are also a good value for your buck
I'm all about bargain shopping but damn, in comparison the Taylor carrys the high B and E strings so much more
It's not a bargain if it only has a 365 day warranty (OW.) Spend a little more up front, get a lot more value long term.
Hard to tell a difference to me. The OW sounds warmer and the Taylor sounds a bit brighter. I'd gladly support the local workers first but I don't even have the $650 to buy the foreign made one. I wouldn't trade either for my 1993 Ibanez PF5!
I like the sound of the Orangewood guitar much more than the sound of the Taylor guitar. Because it’s brighter, clearer and more crispy.
I am the proud owner of a Taylor since last week. I was at the guitar shop trying out different guitars and I had to have either a Taylor or a Martin, which were the ones that sounded better. I chose the first, which I think is better for fingerpicking (brilliant, crystaline sound), though Martin might be better for strumming (it has a deeper sound, which I love when strumming). I am a fingerpicker, mostly, so it made sense. Both are pricy, of course. It would be great if you could make a video explaining which amplifiers go well with each type of guitar and accordingly to the type of sound you want to achieve. Thanks.:)
José Barros nice choice although I would have chosen a 000. Any version of the 000 from Martin is great for finger picking. 000-18, 000-28, 000-15m. Take your pick. I'll assume you played those though and just couldn't get over how buttery smooth the Taylors play...
@@dcarts5616, yes, Taylor (214 cc - K DLX) was easier to play. The notes ring out beautifully and that decided it for me, especially, when playing it with the amplifier, though it was a close call. Actually, I play every weekend with a friend of mine and we are recording some stuff, mainly country-folk songs with a lot of fingerpicking. He bought the Martin I was aiming for so we get to play each other`s guitars, which is nice. I agree with you. Martin is great for fingerpicking, too. I`m not an expert on guitars, just an intermediate player with a love for fingerpicking (Nick Drake, Bert Jansch, Mark Kozelek, that sort of thing), so I wanted something that would play well and make those notes ring.
José Barros very cool! You should check out Josh Turner's video on Nick Drake. They say Drake played a Guild M20...fun stuff.
What Martin did your friend go with by the way?
@@dcarts5616, he bought a Martin 000-15 m - street, I think. I don`t have a great knowledge of models, but I can pick up what I like, because I have a pretty good ear. I know Josh Turner`s videos on Nick Drake. He has 2-3 of them and, of course, he`s a great talent. Especially glad he made a version of Three Hours, which is my favourite Nick Drake song. Although I can`t play it and I won`t even try.:) Pink Moon, I think I can play and maybe Cello Song if I tried really hard. If you like that type of music and you haven`t heard of him yet, check out Bert Jansch. For me (and Johnny Marr), the best accoustic player in that sort of folk / blues style and he influenced Nick Drake. Start out with his last work maybe (The Black Swan - 2006). He was simply amazing. Nice talking to you.:)
José Barros I bought a used 000-18. Love it, but honestly was looking at the 000-15m Street and passed on it for the 000-18 at the same price as a new 000-15 m Street. Maybe in the distant future I'll own two Martins. . .
I'll check out Bert Jansch! Thanks and good talking to you as well.
I have owned two Taylors and I now own two Orangewoods. The Orangewoods, especially for the price difference, but not limited to the price, are superior to the Taylors, hands down.
The orange wood is brighter and. More lively the Taylor deeper and. Ore chilled maybe like the dolifference in preference to valve and solid St te for electric but both of them sound gest in their own way just like a good singer great video 👍👍👍
Thanks Kieran!
I thoroughly made every guitar player in my farming county in rural America completely pissed with my new Orangewood Hudson Live ...the BEST acoustic I have ever seen and played
Honestly, the Taylor sounded a lot better . I’m not sure if everyone else was overwhelmed by the price difference or just merely listen with their phone speakers only, but there was a very noticeable difference. The Taylor sounded much warmer. The Orangewood sounded very tinny. It sounded similar to my $400 Fender. Which can sound good with some EQing and a decent acoustic preamp pedal. I was kinda underwhelmed and disappointed by the Orangewood. They seem like a great beginner guitar but I guess as far as intermediate I’ll pass personally. But to each their own, if you can’t hear a difference…certainly saving $1000 makes way more sense. At the end of the day all that really counts is to play what makes you happy and keeps you playing.
I thought both sounded pretty good. It is obvious that they sound different, so it may just come down to a matter of taste and playability (my opinion!). The Taylor did have a deeper, more fuller sound to my ears/speakers. The Orangewood seemed to have a bit more treble. Would you say one was easier to play, or felt nicer when playing?
Both really play great. I do have to say I"m biased to the way the Taylor plays as it's been my 'home' guitar for years now, but the Orangewood holds up!
Not enough difference to notice which guitar was being played as I typed this comment. The Taylor had a fuller sound when I watched it again. Thanks for the demo.
That tone on the Orangewood is better fit for singer songwriters. Taylor for a band setup.
Both great guitars!
Taylor 314 new is $2000 and above Oct 2023. The Orangewood Sage Torrefied Spruce is $745 new Oct 2023. If you put a gun to my head I could not tell you which was which in this video without looking. Sean's Taylor GA3 is much older than new, older acoustics supposedly sound better if they are played often, they are used about $1000 if you can find a good one. Used Orangewood Sage Torrefied Spruce go for about $450. Taylor's without doubt have less depreciation and thus higher relevant resale value.
Orangewood was brighter, and its good that you were drinking begfore this vid. Honesty is best, thanks.
Always happy to help!
The difference of the wood they have used can be heart, but still a nice OW guitar with interesting looks! Even on the high notes it sounds great and shows its true (orange) collors. Thanks for this nice comparison :)
The granny comment at the beginning was hilarious!
Taylor’s are to twangy for my taste, I prefer martins but would absolutely love to try out an orange wood, I’ve watched their insta videos and they’re definitely dedicated to the craft 🤘🤘
I honestly don't get why people compare Orangewoods to way more expensive and better sounding guitars. Obviously, no one is actually choosing between this particular Taylor and this Orangewood for their next guitar purchase.
And if your arguing price vs sound, there's a good chance that something like a Glarry would win because it's only around 10% of the price of the Orangewood and it certainly has more than 10% of the sound... well maybe not that much more than 10%, but more in any case. Also, we all know there's a rule of diminishing returns on all musical instruments, and just about anything else.
I'd love to hear the Orangewood up against guitars in the same price range produced by established manufacturers. I think, and this is only my opinion, that we would truly find out if the Orangewood really is a bargain. I mean if we compare a Honda against a Rolls Royce, the Honda is going to be a better deal in terms of getting to work every morning, but maybe compared to a Toyota at the same price point things might look different.
Just my 2 cents worth.
How do they compare in terms of ease of play ?
This is slightly unfair as the Taylor potentially has been played more often and is more broken in. That said, I am impressed with the Orangewood.
Broken in guitars sound richer though and yet the orangewood out balanced the richness of the Taylor still.
I swear it's the mahogany back and sides and spruce top that do it cause the guitar i just got is a Mitchell Solid Torrified Spruce top with Mahogany back and sides and it sounds great like this one but i only payed 500$ and it has fishman electronics
Now granted his orangewood probably came set up legit where as mine has to be slightly adjusted and the nut needed lubing and fretboard needed conditioning but now she plays and stays sounding like a dream i love it it's called.... Mitchell T413CEBST Terra Series Auditorium Solid Torrefied Spruce Top Acoustic-Electric Guitar Edge Burst
I’ve played both a Taylor and OW, sound may be similar but the feel of a Taylor in your hands is what makes it a thousand dollars more. That and they just use better materials.
That Taylor sounds way Fuller and more shimmery. How much of that is attributed to the cutout though? I feel like that makes a real difference in sound
No offense but you have the best guitar channel on all of RUclips😬😬
There's slight difference on the sound. I guess maybe because of the cut away on Orangewood. Taylor is an old guitar that makes the difference as well, maybe. I have watched a lot of reviews on RUclips about Orangewood and it sounds great at affordable price. Also, Orangewood is manufactured and made in Indonesia (not China), great acoustic guitar for beginners looking for high quality guitars.
The Taylor is very bright good for Finger style, Lead sharp picking. The Orangewood would make a great flat picker i think.
Taylor sounded better, but for the price you cannot beat the orange wood. It has a good sound also but that doesn't make it a bad guitar. I would buy the Orange Wood and save money.
Taylor is nice but not worth anywhere close to $1800. I'm glad Orangewood is here to bring realistic pricing into guitars. A thousand dollars more for maybe a 2% better sound?
More power, more growl, more bass, more everything! Even with a cutaway which removes some of that and for half the price!?
I'm pretty sure if you compared a new Taylor 314 to the Orangwood, you would see less difference. New Taylors have a similar "bright" sound to the OW. I do prefer the aged Taylor a bit, but the Orangewood sounds great. What a great deal too!
The Taylor has a very balanced sound. The Orange lacks low end definition. With that as my observation, the Orange would be a great studio instrument in situations where you need a bright acoustic.. or you have a lower singing voice.. it will be a great contrast. To me its about how does the instrument feel and sound .. does it compliment you. Does it’s range fit your style??
How do the Orangewood’s feel? How is the neck? Gibson like? Martin like? Taylor like?
Both sound great- I might prefer the Orangewood even though I'm a Taylor player. Just want to point out that in the last sound sample of sustained chords, the OW is facing slightly away from the mic compared to the Taylor, thus affecting the sound, especially the top end.
I may have missed it in the video. How is the feel/playability in comparison? I hear great things about Taylor's playability and great things regarding Orangewood's value and quality.
They’re both excellent in this regard. But Taylor is definitely a cut above in playability. I will say that this Sage in particular is really close.
@@seandaniel23 good to know! Thanks for your input man!
Name and money play play guitars without naming them and their cost.. Then compare them. Just label them A and B. This way what one hears is the guitar not the name or cost. As soon as you hear the name of the guitar and cost most people ( like a jury who hears something and the judge tells them to disregard what they heard. Like that going to happen. If you just say these are made of... or set up identical, both have this or the only difference are tuners or thing that could make a big difference in playing. We make a choice only by what we hear. Just my thinking. I liked both but would buy the ....
Its nice to see newer competetion. A $700 guitar sounds better than a $1,800 guitar.
What about playability action of both necks ? Thanks.
I'm no music expert but you might want to check the tuning on that Orangewood.
great guitar from orange..! sure the orange guitar better than the other one.., best sounding.. best tone.. from orange..! success in the future for orange guitar..
Yeah they're really good!
Sean Daniel
not both of them..!! i think orangeuood guitar better than the other one..
I have two orange woods. Very good guitars. Not quite sure about the comparison. Maybe an Eastman Vs an Orange wood?
justinjex1 I have 2 orangewood guitars also. The $125 Manhattan dread and the $275 Morgan mahogany live. I love both of them and they perform well above their price range. But 650 is a lot to pay without playing first. I love the upgrades especially the Grover tuners but I’m nervous about the taking the plunge
Need to do a blind test
The Taylor sounded so much better, can only imagine how much better it feels to play. Plenty, I would wager.
The Taylor sounds only marginally less flat to my ears, but it's so close that a blind test could probably throw most people off. I do want to like Taylor guitars, but they're (in my opinion) craptacular value for the money. Top 2 best guitars I've ever played were Czech company Furch instruments priced between 1-2k usd, with the third place tied between a Martin and a Furch. Also enjoyed playing a Hummingbird Studio once, but not enough to justify the price really.
I totally agree about Furch. They are some of the best these days.
Oh that OW headstock Yuuuuuuuuk I just can't get over it I think the font is called "70's Porn"
What's wrong with 70's porn?
You gotta thumbs right away after the gramma competition.
I liked the Orangewood better on the higher end notes but the Taylor sounded better in the lower ranges I thought.
I'll just say that Taylor did NOT blow the Orangewood out of the water. In fact, it was a tie overall. Wahi' Valleys
Hey Sean. Sorry for this not really being related to the video, but I want to post it early so you'll see it. A friend tipped me off about a place near me where I can rent a room and give lessons. I'm entirely self-taught (youtube ftw!), and I'm wondering if there's anything I should prepare for, or if it's even worth it. Maybe you could even do a video just about the trials and tribulations of teaching, if you haven't already. Thanks!