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WTB: Taylor Grand Concert/Grand Auditorium (412ce/414ce or similar)

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HaychHaych Frets: 5595
edited September 2017 in Acoustics £

On the lookout for a Taylor Grand Concert/Auditorium series, probably something like a 412ce-R or 414ce-R

Had the opportunity to buy a 712ce here a few months back but my budget just wouldn't stretch at the time.  Sadly that one has sold now but thought I'd throw this out there to see what's about.

TIA

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  • WindmillGuitarsWindmillGuitars Frets: 730
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    What's your budget @Haych ?

    www.windmillguitars.com - Official stockist of Yamaha, Maybach, Fano Guitars, Kithara Guitars, Eastman Guitars, Trent Guitars, Orange Amps, Blackstar Amplification & More! (The artist formerly known as Anchorboy)
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  • HaychHaych Frets: 5595
    Well I've seen a used 412ce for around £1700 so it'll be in that ballpark. I think that's a bit pricey for a used 412 but wouldn't be wanting to go much more than that unless it was a 712 or 812. 

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  • KrisGeeKrisGee Frets: 1264
    There's a 714ce in my local guitar shop at £1799. Pretty sure you could knock a bit off, Neil Ogden, the owner and a drummer for Demon is a top bloke to deal with.

    https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1835481669814828&id=154642621232083
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  • HaychHaych Frets: 5595
    Thanks, that's a pretty good price. However I'd want the shorter scale flavour, if it was a 712 I'd snatch his hand off. 

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  • KrisGeeKrisGee Frets: 1264
    No worries dude, good luck with the search.
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  • guitargeek62guitargeek62 Frets: 4067
    edited August 2017
    I've got a 324ce-k that I'm looking to move on, it's an all koa fall limited model from 2014/15:

    https://i.imgur.com/H4jwDCD.jpg
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  • HaychHaych Frets: 5595
    Thanks @Guitargeek62 but again this has the longer scale that I'm hoping to avoid.  I appreciate the heads up all the same though.

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  • Ah good point, I missed that!
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  • You seem to be looking for a 12-fret model, however remember that the third digit in Taylor's model numbering system identifies the body shape. Therefore a 412 is a Grand Concert, the smallest size; a 414 is a Grand Auditorium which is the next size up. "412" in your original post doesn't identify a shorter scale 12-fret model - these are available with different body shapes. Suggest you keep a look out for a 412CE 12-fret. I'm also looking for a 12-fret but they're not easy to find and the only ones I've seen are around £2000+.

    Good luck in the search to us both!        

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  • HaychHaych Frets: 5595
    edited August 2017
    All the x12 from 312 up have the shorter scale. They come in 12 and 14 fret models. 

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  • HaychHaych Frets: 5595

    Just popped to my local PMT to have a look at their Taylor range, although the only shorter scale guitar they had was a 522e 12 fret.  I have to say I came away feeling quite disappointed.  The 714ce I tried was really well built and sounded good strummed but lacked any kind of touch sensitivity when picked.

    The smaller bodied all mahogany 522e projected a bit better but I still would have felt a bit disappointed at spending a cool £2700 on a guitar that wasn't that responsive.

    I also tried a Gibson Hummingbird and that was the most disappointing of them all - better built than any modern electric Gibson I've played but again, not resonant and not easy to play like the Taylors were.

    The search continues.

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  • Steve-OSteve-O Frets: 37
    Hi,

    I'm also in the hunt for a grand concert, mainly for fingerpicking. Recently, I went to a local Taylor dealer and played them all from the 312 up to the 912 and to be honest I didn't notice a great deal of difference in the higher end models to justify the price tag. Personally, I favour the full body models as opposed to the cutaway but they seem to be rarer.  I think I prefer the feel of the 12 fret models but I'm not a fan of the classical style tuners they have on those models.  Goodluck with your search!

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  • I have a 414 for sale on these pages (though I've let the advert lapse a bit lately). I travel about a fair bit so meet-ups may be possible. Please PM me if you're interested. 

    http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/94061/
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  • I have a 712ce and I love it.  Not for sale, sorry, but I would encourage the OP to keep looking.  I had a go on a 322 a couple of years ago and liked it just as much.  They are relatively inexpensive for a Taylor too.
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  • Ps don't you love it when folks don't bother reading your thread properly and keep offering you something that you clearly don't want.
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  • HaychHaych Frets: 5595
    Still looking, just sayin' :)

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  • HaychHaych Frets: 5595
    OK, so just had a play on a 414ce-R at my local PMT and was suitably blown away by it so am now open to anything in the longer scale grand auditorium series - have edited the thread to reflect!

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  • Hi Hatch - pm sent.
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  • maw4neumaw4neu Frets: 549
    I have a 2002 414 CE that, sadly, I rarely play . . . Great condition, awesome action . . . 
    Id just like to point out that, despite all the video and DNA evidence, it genuinely wasn't me, your Honour  ! 

    Feedback : https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/58125/
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  • Haych said:
    OK, so just had a play on a 414ce-R at my local PMT and was suitably blown away by it so am now open to anything in the longer scale grand auditorium series - have edited the thread to reflect!
    My Koa one’s still available!
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