Trav1sen Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 Hello! Im coming you with question about what to choose, so i'll be buying guitar next month and i found two affordable guitars, its TAYLOR 114ce-S and FENDER PD-220E Dreadnought All Mahogany, both guitars are great, im not a pro but also im not a begginer i can say that i am intermediate, So my question is, is full wood body matter alot in this case? Fender is full body and Taylor solid top and laminate, but i think that Taylor sound very good. Maybe you have proposition about which guitar to buy, im longing for warm base sound, and nice clear tones. ps it needs to be electro acustic. And cost around 700 pounds. Thank you in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusoe Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 Are you able to try them both? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 (edited) 2 quite different guitars physically. One is a grand auditorium with a cutaway, whilst the other is a big old, non cutaway dreadnought. I have a dreadnought and a g/a and from a comfort POV the g/a gets picked up way more and is very articulate and very suited to fingerstyle. However, you can’t beat the dread for that big, sonorous strummed sound and is still good for fingerstyle. I think I’d approach it from the playability angle first, with the sound coming in second. The sapele should give you that warmth that you’re looking for, but with a little more top end presence, coupled with a more directness associated with the body shape. The Fender should be big and warm sounding. Try them both first if you can, what suits me might not suit you. Edited January 20 by ezbass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trav1sen Posted January 20 Author Share Posted January 20 Unfortunatly i can only try fender because its in local music shop. Ill check it in monday that will probably helps me a little bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tele-strat owner Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 In the world of electrics, my opinion & my gathering wood/solid has no placement, pickups are doing the work. So tone not so much however weight, is a different story. I know not much help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham50 Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 I’m probably biased but ask yourself this question, Taylor is an acoustic guitar maker with production in their own factories in the US & Mexico. Fender is an electric guitar maker who have acoustics made for them and given the Fender brand somewhere in Asia( probably China). Which is likely to be better? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 (edited) 15 minutes ago, Graham50 said: I’m probably biased but ask yourself this question, Taylor is an acoustic guitar maker with production in their own factories in the US & Mexico. Fender is an electric guitar maker who have acoustics made for them and given the Fender brand somewhere in Asia( probably China). Which is likely to be better? Define 'better', to include 'budget' in the definition. I can afford a lowly Takamine; I can't afford a Taylor (or Martin, or Gibson...), not to mention some very fine UK luthiers. I'm not sure that provenance is the key factor here; the price is a better (but not absolute...) indicator. Edited February 29 by Dad3353 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
