NGD - Taylor AD17e

Post here your newest acquisitions and reviews of them.
Post Reply
User avatar
Spike
Reactions:
Posts: 400
Joined: Thu May 28, 2020 6:45 am
Location: Northern Indiana

It's been a long time since I picked up any new gear. I've been contemplating these ever since they came out. I finally pulled the trigger on a black one.
AD17e_guitar.jpg
My only complaint so far is that came with a (nicer) soft case in stead of a hard shell case.
AD17e.jpg
To give anything less than your best, is to sacrifice the gift
Steve Prefontaine
Top
User avatar
tonebender
Reactions:
Posts: 1525
Joined: Sun May 31, 2020 8:39 am
Location: Wheremyhathangs, FL
Gearlist: Fav: Gibson LP and Gibson Goldtone Amp. Other gear: Gretsch, Peavey, Taylor and more.

Very nice, my "go to" acoustic for gigging has been a Taylor Academy 10e for quite some time now. Although, that may change for the gig this week. I am contemplating going back to my Takamine Sante Fe. I am starting to fall out of love with the pickup system in the Taylor. It is powered by those 1032 nickel sized batteries and they do not last long at all. I unplug it when not in use and it still needs new ones all the time. The Tak is powered by a 9V and it seems to last much longer if I make sure to unplug it when not in use. I will not buy another guitar that uses those batteries.

I love the black finish on the your new acoustic. Congrats!
"Will follow through with a transaction when the terms are agreed upon" almightybunghole
Top
User avatar
Spike
Reactions:
Posts: 400
Joined: Thu May 28, 2020 6:45 am
Location: Northern Indiana

tonebender wrote: ↑Tue May 16, 2023 12:19 pm Very nice, my "go to" acoustic for gigging has been a Taylor Academy 10e for quite some time now. Although, that may change for the gig this week. I am contemplating going back to my Takamine Sante Fe. I am starting to fall out of love with the pickup system in the Taylor. It is powered by those 1032 nickel sized batteries and they do not last long at all. I unplug it when not in use and it still needs new ones all the time. The Tak is powered by a 9V and it seems to last much longer if I make sure to unplug it when not in use. I will not buy another guitar that uses those batteries.

I love the black finish on the your new acoustic. Congrats!
That Santa Fe is a great guitar too. I almost picked one up a few years ago.

This Taylor has the ES 2 pickup system. It uses a 9V battery. I’ll bet you do go through quite a few batteries.

I normally play my D28 live but when we have our 3rd guitar player show up (he live about 1.5 hours away and doesn’t make all the gigs), he plays a D28 as well. This should sit a bit different in the mix. Not that anyone but us on the stage will notice. Haha.
To give anything less than your best, is to sacrifice the gift
Steve Prefontaine
Top
User avatar
tonebender
Reactions:
Posts: 1525
Joined: Sun May 31, 2020 8:39 am
Location: Wheremyhathangs, FL
Gearlist: Fav: Gibson LP and Gibson Goldtone Amp. Other gear: Gretsch, Peavey, Taylor and more.

I used my Tak Sante Fe at the gig Thursday and should have taken a little more time to EQ during the sound check. The channel has been tweaked for the Taylor over the last couple of years and the Tak sounded a little thin with the settings. I tried to use the guitar EQ to correct it but never got it just right. I only use the Acoustic on about 6-7 songs or so. I think I may continue to leave the Tak in "gig retirement". I have another acoustic that uses 9volt batteries that I like a lot too.
"Will follow through with a transaction when the terms are agreed upon" almightybunghole
Top
Post Reply

Return to “New Guitar Day”