I'm so addicted...

[BathTimeStrummer]

Hello fellow Taylor devotees...

I've been playing the same Fender DG-7 for 16 years. It was my first guitar and I put it through bloody heck. Been wanting a new "grownup" guitar for a while, but with 3 small children, haven't been able to make the time... until my youngest vomited INTO my guitar. I took this as the sign from the rock gods that this most certainly was the time to splurge.

Researched like crazy (did a lot of lurking here!), spoke to many talented guitarist-friends, played a hundred guitars over the span of about a month to find the right fit for me. Took no time to pick Taylor as my sound. Ultimately, I decided that it seemed like a GS body style was the way to go. Problem is, wasn't able to play one because most of the local stores only carry GAs and dreads in 300 series.

So, I went ahead and ordered a 316ce so that I could try out my theory. Thankfully, I loved it. That GS body style is perfect for my style of play and, to me, it sounds like a more expensive guitar. I'm now addicted to the process of falling in love with amazing Taylor guitars. I want an 814ce so bad it hurts. I want a GS Mini for the office. I need advice on how to hide these purchases from my wife!

I'm looking forward to learning from you guys! I have a long way to go before my playing ability warrants that 800 series, but in the meantime, I'm going to enjoy my new addiction!

[jjrpilot-admin]

Great to have you here and congrats on your new Taylor!!!!

[CodeBlueEMT]

 Hi awheelock. Welcome to the UTGF. Congrats on your new 316ce. Looking forward to your NGD post. Enjoy.

[TaylorGirl]

Welcome. Have to admit, I had never heard of a kid throwing up in a guitar.....until now. You sure that wasn't planned, to get that 316ce? Congrats on your FIRST Taylor. There will be more .

[Jersey tuning]

Welcome. Glad you're so excited despite having experienced boom-chuck meets up-chuck.

[mgap]

Welcome to the forum awheelock.  There a lot of ways and reasons to need to buy a new guitar, yours is the most unusual that I have heard.  Congratulations on the new 316.

[Captain Jim]

If the kid is potty training, DON'T let 'em around the new Taylor!!!   

Congrats and welcome aboard.

[Strumming Fool]

Welcome BathTimeStrummer-

You're certainly not alone here, and you are among fellow addicts (or recovering addicts, whatever that means!). I've owned dozens of guitars over the years, which drove my first wife nuts, while my current one-and-only aids and abets my addiction, albeit with some good sanity-checking. My best advise is to take it slowly, or you'll run though several guitars before understanding what you really want to keep around. It took many years, many guitar brands, many guitar shapes, and many tone woods to figure out what should be in my house, and I still need more!

We'll be happy to advise you, but do consider the source! Have fun...

[Jersey tuning]

Hey, awheelock, let's hear from you already, before we send over CodeBlueEmt to check your vitals

[stepchildusmc]

welcome in and good luck with the restraint. i'm not sure that you'll ever hear a "NO" from any of us when it comes to considering a new guitar !
i too love the GS bodystyle. it's a great all around platform. as for the wife thingy..... honesty is always best(snicker....snicker..snicker.. )

[BobSol]

Welcome, great to have you here. I sell motorcycles and hear "the wife will kill me" on a daily basis to which I always reply "it's far easier to get forgiveness than permission". Enjoy

[Jersey tuning]

Welcome, great to have you here. I sell motorcycles and hear "the wife will kill me" on a daily basis to which I always reply "it's far easier to get forgiveness than permission". Enjoy

Like an elephant, a wife never forgets

[BathTimeStrummer]

Thanks for the love, peeps. I am happy to report that the wife likes the new guitar so much that she let me hang it on the wall in our bedroom! It is a work of art after all. Also took my almost four-year-old twin daughters to the music store and they love the GS Mini. They had a rosewood laminate in stock. It was nice. I have to have one for my office.

While I was in there, there was a college kid whose dad was surprising him with a W10e, I think. I can't remember if it had a cutaway--but, it was definitely a W10. I was mesmerized by the walnut.

[jjrpilot-admin]

Thanks for the love, peeps. I am happy to report that the wife likes the new guitar so much that she let me hang it on the wall in our bedroom! It is a work of art after all. Also took my almost four-year-old twin daughters to the music store and they love the GS Mini. They had a rosewood laminate in stock. It was nice. I have to have one for my office.

While I was in there, there was a college kid whose dad was surprising him with a W10e, I think. I can't remember if it had a cutaway--but, it was definitely a W10. I was mesmerized by the walnut.

Make sure you keep it humidified!!!

[BathTimeStrummer]

This is south Louisiana. I'll have to make sure I keep it DE-humidified!