Taylor Baritone 8-String Acoustic Demo'd By Mr. Bob Taylor Himself
January 15, 2010
As is much of Winter NAMM, the Taylor Guitars room can be overwhelming in scope. Still, we knew just what we wanted to see first: the company's new 8-String Baritone Acoustic. Company founder Bob Taylor was just as exited about this cleverly crafted axe as we were, and was happy to give us a taste of what this extended range instrument could do.
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What a heap of shit! 8 string guitar? What's next? 10 string?...or maybe a 12 string would be a good idea. Wise up people! Ther's a reason a guitar has six strings.
really
i think there's a reason YOU have six strings. you're a fucking retard.
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I own a LTD ESP 8 string. It's like a grand piano. I like the ideas of creating new sounds. Taylor has a great group of people on board. Great job guys and gals!!!!
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I've been imagining THIS guitar for over a year now! I play mostly 12 string but wanted... This. Great Job.
lovely~
I am pretty sure the negative comments must be coming from another guitar company planting negatives.. Taylor makes the broadest ranges of guitars aimed at a sound for specific folks.
I own 2 taylors now, and this one is likely to be a 3rd. This is a very unique sound, and as a fingerstyle player.. I really can't wait for one to arrive up here.
Taylor GT-8 Baritone 8-String
I've owned a Taylor Baritone GT-8 for about a year now and it's really revitalized my playing. It probably wouldn't serve well as a first or only guitar, but it has a really gutsy tone that I find addictive. I play in a guitar trio and I was looking for something to round out our sound; this does that job very well. I love the deep bass sound, and the altered chord voicings add some sonic interest. For instance, a G-chord and a D-chord sound quite different on a traditional six-string guitar; they're "voiced" differently. On the GT-8, strung B-E-A-D-F#-B, when you fret a G-chord shape (320003), that's a D. The transposition needed to play with traditionally-strung guitars takes a little getting used to. The thicker strings and slightly larger fret spacing also require a bit more finger strength and stretching, although this baritone's scale is not that much longer than a traditional six string. [This guitar also fits inside my dreadnought case just fine, though.] I've been really happy with the quality of the instrument. String buying is a bit tricky, as only Elixir makes them, and until recently they've only been available through TaylorWare; I recently found them at Elderly, too. Tuning's also a bit more complicated, but not nearly as hard as with a 12-string.
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