Quote Originally Posted by ForeverAutumn
DROOL...

A few years ago I had a nice little win at the casino and used the cash to buy myself an Ovation, which I enjoy playing. Last year I picked up a Taylor for the first time and I fell in LOVE. Now I dream about selling my Ovation and buying a Taylor.
When I was in the market for a new guitar I was at the time playing my Larrivee, which I really really loved. I got a huge deal on the Larrivee when I bought it because the guitar shop was moving and had a huge clearance sale, so I bought the guitar for $650 instead of $1500. What a steal! I was very satisfied and really didn't "want" any other guitar. However, for some strange reason the Larrivee developed a bizarre case of breaking strings, mainly the D or G. I heard stories from other people about certain tension on Larrivee's or that the bridge might cause strings to break over time.

Anyway, after playing out a few times and having strings break in the middle of performance I decided to sell that and was in the market for a Taylor, which was the ONLY guitar I felt rivaled the Larrivee without spending too much more. So, I went to the guitar shop and sat down for a few hours without looking at the price tags on the Taylors. I don't really like Martin or the new Gibsons, so I ruled them out. I tested out about 12 Taylors and settled on the 314CE, which in my opinion smoked the others despite being about half the price as some. I have also played some of the 700 series, which are nice, but not worth paying over $3,000 for. I got mine for about $1300.

So if you are in the market for a Taylor I would highly recommend the 314 as a superb middle of the Taylor price range that is a true winner. It gives me the bright tone as well as the deeper full rich sound. A perfect mix.