Big Baby Taylor or Martin???

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Big Baby Taylor or Martin???

Unread post by 4monthguitarplayer » Sat Jun 07, 2003 5:57 am

Im getting a new guitar soon and I probably will end up getting the Big Baby Taylor. I just want to hear your alls opinions about both. Thanks for any info.
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Unread post by duluoz » Sat Jun 07, 2003 6:26 am

Uh, this should probably be in guitar gear, but who cares. What kind of Martin are you looking at man? I just played a Big Baby today and I didnt really like it a whole lot, it was just to small. But if you dig that...
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Unread post by 4monthguitarplayer » Sat Jun 07, 2003 7:09 am

either the big baby or DX1 Martin
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Unread post by fatjack » Sat Jun 07, 2003 8:34 am

i have a friend who recently traded in a Big Baby b/c he didn't like how it sounded. i played it once and the body felt weak wough for me to crush it with my hands. in my personal opinion, i would go for a simple martin dreadnought (a single cutaway is always nice too)
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Unread post by Pickles » Sat Jun 07, 2003 10:09 am

get a taylor 110
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Unread post by The Man of The Hour » Sat Jun 07, 2003 11:58 am

I did not know they made 100's and 200's. One, I've never seen em or heard of em, and Two, I can't find them on their site... Where are they !?!? :)
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Unread post by Pickles » Sat Jun 07, 2003 12:12 pm

they dont make 200s. anyway, the back/sides are laminate sapele, the top is solid sitka spruce. its a full sized dread and has had AMAZING reviews.
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Unread post by mbgreen » Sun Jun 08, 2003 2:55 am

shane wrote:they dont make 200s. anyway, the back/sides are laminate sapele, the top is solid sitka spruce. its a full sized dread and has had AMAZING reviews.
I agree with Shane, check out the 110. Its a pretty nice guitar for the cash. Those Big Baby Taylors are kinda shitty, I thought. They werent very loud, and they had a noticeable lack in bass (More than you would expect, even from a Taylor.) Play both a 110 and a DX1 side by side, and see which one sounds good to you.
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Unread post by Mongoose » Mon Jun 09, 2003 7:53 am

4monthguitarplayer wrote:either the big baby or DX1 Martin
I played both. hated the big baby, felt like a toy. Bought the Martin, anyone whos played it, said they liked it.
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Unread post by Roastbeef » Mon Jun 09, 2003 10:10 pm

Yup - I have a Martin DX-1 and like it. Never played either the 110 or the Big Baby so I can't comment there. The other guitar I tried before buying the DX-1 was a Seagull S6+ but I thought the neck felt too wide.
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