NAGD
Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2023 1:55 pm
As I embrace my descent into old age, I figure it's about time to get a decent acoustic. I have an old 70s yamaha beater with a baseball bat of a neck and nearly non-existent frets that's a real pain in the ass to play. I took a trip up to the fancy guitar shop in the next town over to see what they had. I went in looking for a Martin D or GPC, or maybe a Gibson, but ended up walking out something that wasn't even remotely on the radar.
It's a Taylor 522e. Small body 12-fret, all mahogany, slotted headstock. It sounds great and is super comfortable to play with the compact overall size. The guy at the shop couldn't stop talking about how good these 5 series guitars were, and out of everything I tried, it was the one that I picked up and I couldn't put back down. It's definitely forcing me to relearn some things, with so much limitation on upper fret access, but the honeymoon period is strong.
It's a Taylor 522e. Small body 12-fret, all mahogany, slotted headstock. It sounds great and is super comfortable to play with the compact overall size. The guy at the shop couldn't stop talking about how good these 5 series guitars were, and out of everything I tried, it was the one that I picked up and I couldn't put back down. It's definitely forcing me to relearn some things, with so much limitation on upper fret access, but the honeymoon period is strong.
