Taylor was able to come and join our family because of the generosity of one of God's people who anonymously donated a significant chunk of money in order for me to be able to purchase a new guitar in the wake of my loss. What a blessing! Also, a friend kicked in an old gift card he had that was collecting dust that enabled me to get this particular guitar.
I knew I'd be getting a replacement for Martin, but I wasn't sure what it would be. As I've said before, I have another Martin guitar, and I am very partial to the Martin brand. They make great guitars, so my first choice was to get another Martin. I went to ye olde guitar shoppe this weekend and tried out several that were in my price range. I played a few Martins and a few Taylors. Some sounded and played better than others. Finally, I decided on a Martin that was made entirely out of mahogany, had a great tone, and had a very deep brown finish. Then, the friend I took with me shopping told me to try the Taylor pictured above. I had already played an almost identical guitar, but with a different finish, and decided against it. The tone wasn't what I was looking for. This Taylor, however, was different - it played and sounded almost exactly like what I wanted. But there was a problem: it was a bit out of my price range. That's when he pulled out his old gift card and insisted that I use it to purchase this guitar. It was an incredibly kind gesture, and I'm grateful. I told the salesman to wrap it up - I was getting that guitar.
While not a Martin, Taylor guitars are also very nice, sound great, and look great, as you can see. I've never owned an acoustic guitar with a sunburst finish (one of my Strats has a sunburst, though), and the white binding on the edges makes it pop. I got it home and did some more noodling on it. I'm excited to play it more as time goes on.
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