TAYLOR AMERICAN DREAM AD12E-SB £2,159
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What You Need To Know
1 Tell us more about this series.
Taylor’s American Dream guitars are essentially stripped-back, no-frills instruments made from solid woods and voiced to give an optimum sound capability. So not having much in the way in terms of elaborate inlays, arm rests and other bells and whistles helps keep the price down and the bang-for-buck quotient up.
2 Is walnut a good tonewood, then?
Indeed it is, and its use is becoming more and more commonplace in acoustic guitars. Sonically, it falls somewhere between the majestic warmth of Indian rosewood and the sweet, trebly bite of maple. Taylor also claims that walnut’s midrange becomes more pronounced as it’s played in.
3 And eucalyptus for a fingerboard?
This is definitely a conservationist move as some species of rosewood and ebony are not only endangered but also expensive to use. Eucalyptus is right at the other end of the spectrum – it’s not endangered, and it’s widely available and hard-wearing. So totally fit-for-purpose as fingerboard material.
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