# Got a new guitar. Yay! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 27, 2008, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-a-new-guitar-yay/478798 "2008-12-27T02:02:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sleestak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/919ad9/32.png) [@sleestak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleestak)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2008, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-a-new-guitar-yay/478798/1 "2008-12-27T02:02:37Z")
So I went and picked up a Christmas present for myself. I’ve been needing a decent acoustic for a while now and my family kicked a bit of cash for Christmas so I could get a guitar. I got a [Taylor 114CE.](http://www.taylorguitars.com/Guitars/100-200/100/114ce/) I played a crap load of guitars in the past few weeks and this one stood out. Great action, nice neck and great response. It is a boomy little guitar, quite a bit of volume even though the body isn’t all that huge. The guitar isn’t a top of the line Taylor, but I found it sounded better and played better than most of the more expensive guitars I played. There were two or three that I liked more but they were _WAY_ out of my price range, like 4 or 5 times as expensive. I’m not a good enough acoustic player to go for a $3,500+ model. I plan on recording something with it tomorrow. I’ll post it as soon as I get it done. Slee ---
**Author:** ![freekalette](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/50afbb/32.png) [@freekalette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freekalette)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2008, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-a-new-guitar-yay/478798/2 "2008-12-27T04:27:14Z")
Hooray for you! I love the feeling of buying a new instrument. Can’t wait to hear your playing! ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2008, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-a-new-guitar-yay/478798/3 "2008-12-27T04:53:53Z")
Me too! I’m always a sucker for learning new licks! I found the way to play the intro to Alice’s Restaurant on YouTube! Have fun with your new “axe”, **Slee**! Quasi ---
**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2008, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-a-new-guitar-yay/478798/4 "2008-12-27T05:06:00Z")
Ah, you got a Grand Auditorium shaped Taylor. I have a Taylor 422R in that size and shape, and it’s my favorite fingerpicking acoustic. Congratulations, and nice choice! ---
**Author:** ![NoCoolUserName](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5fc32e/32.png) [@NoCoolUserName](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NoCoolUserName)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2008, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-a-new-guitar-yay/478798/5 "2008-12-27T23:04:03Z")
Congratulations. I’m sure the two of you will be very happy together! ---
**Author:** ![Crotalus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crotalus/32/41_2.png) [@Crotalus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crotalus)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2008, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-a-new-guitar-yay/478798/6 "2008-12-28T00:05:38Z")
slee - Congrats on your new guitar. I hope it inspires you. ---
**Author:** ![D18](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c57346/32.png) [@D18](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D18)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2008, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-a-new-guitar-yay/478798/7 "2008-12-28T03:08:36Z")
Inhale deeply! Ah, that new-guitar smell! Enjoy. ---
**Author:** ![Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2008, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-a-new-guitar-yay/478798/8 "2008-12-28T03:39:27Z")
Man, that’s a pretty guitar. That might be my new fantasy guitar, for purchase after I get decent on my current one, a Jay Turser parlor acoustic