With a satin finish that won't cause you to grieve when it gets nicked or scratched, it's a fine travel instrument, far better to my ears than the other premium travel guitars that have followed. What i love is the curve body at the back, easy to play and how great it sounds for such a compact acoustic guitar. Moreover, its price is well worth it. If it costed 50% more i would still think this baby Taylor is worth it.
I have used this guitar in performance considerably, tuned to a personal favorite, EBEBEF, and also recorded with it in a wide variety of tunings, including special-stringed "Nashville" tuning, in which the bottom three strings (bass) are replaced with the same GBE strings as the treble triad.
Playing it, even out of the box, the Baby Taylor has a characteristically percussive sound, loud but without a great deal of sustain, and with a very pleasant treble sweetness with a bit of bite. String balance is excellent. Sonically, the instrument is well-balanced, and an excellent instrument for finger-style blues and ragtime.
With its shortened scale it is more difficult to get into perfectly intonated tuning than a full-size guitar but the intonation is excellent overall. It is very ease to tweak the neck angle using the neck adjustment (a no-no that I vote yes-yes to with all my instruments!), also it can be set to a very low action without significant buzzing. Over time, the instrument has mellowed and opened up, and the top has aged gracefully.
This is my top recommendation particularly for young players starting out.
Don't let the size fool you, this baby Taylor is surely loud enough most situations, it holds its own in jam sessions, and the fingerboard is flat and easy to maneuver for small or larger hands alike. Played professionally, it is a remarkably valuable addition to a band, as it provides a significant shift in tone that's useful to add variety to performances. Definitely best travel acoustic guitar of all time! However, the fretboard isn't well crafted but hey at this price and this sound, what more a guitarist can ask for?
READ MORE - Baby Taylor Acoustic Guitar- Best Travel Acoustic?With its shortened scale it is more difficult to get into perfectly intonated tuning than a full-size guitar but the intonation is excellent overall. It is very ease to tweak the neck angle using the neck adjustment (a no-no that I vote yes-yes to with all my instruments!), also it can be set to a very low action without significant buzzing. Over time, the instrument has mellowed and opened up, and the top has aged gracefully.
This is my top recommendation particularly for young players starting out.
Don't let the size fool you, this baby Taylor is surely loud enough most situations, it holds its own in jam sessions, and the fingerboard is flat and easy to maneuver for small or larger hands alike. Played professionally, it is a remarkably valuable addition to a band, as it provides a significant shift in tone that's useful to add variety to performances. Definitely best travel acoustic guitar of all time! However, the fretboard isn't well crafted but hey at this price and this sound, what more a guitarist can ask for?
