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Originally Posted by telesteve
Our local shop has a new 210 for $600. I'm going to check it out tomorrow. I haven't thought that much about Taylors simply because I'm totally unfamiliar with them. I see that they're very popular and well-thought-of, so I'll probably love it.
I am confused about one thing, some sources list the 210 as having rosewood laminate back and sides, and others list it as having solid sapele back and sides.
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Taylor has went through some changes on their woods over the years, so depending on what year you are talking about wood may very. Taylors are built very well, and are machined to insane tolerance with sophisticated equipment. Most of them are heat treated somehow to avoid cracking in severe temperature and humidity changes. They have a thin wide neck compared to a Martin in my opinion. They are a good sounding guitar, and most models are made with aesthetics in mind. I personally think the Taylor sound is too "pretty", so I prefer Martin guitars. Taylors dreadnought line starts with the Taylor Big Baby. This guitar is Taylors equivalent to the Martin DX series. I really detest the Big Baby because its has 2 great big ole philip head screws visible on the fret board where they use them to help secure the neck and fret board to the body. Also, at one point the back on those big babies was an arched laminate wood. NO BRACING! But they sound better than most other brands in the same price range, they are well built, and they come with a pretty darn nice gig bag. Then it goes 110, 210, 310 and etc. The higher the leading number, the higher quality woods and adornments are on the guitar. Taylor 810 are rosewood back and sides with lots pretty inlays and bindings. The 10 denotes dreadnought, and I think 14 is auditorium. Then letters following the numbers denote cut away, acoustic electric, etc etc. Taylors are usually pretty pricey, but they are probably worth it in the long run.