Hello, I'm just joining this forum although I've been a Taylor owner for 15 years or so. I just sold my 2005 810 acoustic, and replaced it with a GS8e, mainly to get the expression pickup system. I'm loving the sound of the GS. I play mostly rhythm for bluegrass, country, and some gospel. I'm a retired photographer. I play every week with a group of old retired farts like myself, and we call ourselves "The Arthritis Boys". I started playing in high school, about 60 years ago, and haven't gotten any better since.