I've decided to sell my guitar and get something nice, a real good one to last me . . oh like a thousand years or so. My price range is right around 1200 bucks (assuming I can get a decent amount for the guitar that I'm selling. I'm pretty sure I can). So here's my dilemma:
I took my uncle with me to look at guitars. He's and incredible guitarist, and I thought he could help me pick a good one, but he's not much of a "communicator." I'd hand him a guitar to try out and he'd say something like, "hmm," or "interesting."
Of course, all this time, I think everything HE plays sounds great. Finally, after trying several guitars, he says, "this is a good one."
And it certainly was, but it was a Taylor 914 (or something, I can't remember exactly) and cost nearly 3000 bucks. I told him I was hoping to find something a little less expensive, but still good. So he played some more guitars. I'd really had my eye on the Taylor 314ce, but my uncle told me it really buzzed, and playing it myself, I could tell that it did. So he didn't really help much and I left the store more confused than before.
Later I went back--on my own--and told the salesman, "I really like this 314ce, but I think it has a bit too much of a buzz." He agreed, but said that it just needed a little "adjusting." So I said, "well, go adjust it then." So he left.
While he was gone another salesman came to help. I explained the situation to him. He told me that most Taylors have a buzz, and it's just the way their neck is built, and that if the buzz really bothered me I should go with a Martin D-35 or something.
A while later the other salesman came back with the 314ce, and sure enough, it still buzzed (a little less, but not much less). Of course, it didn't buzz as much as the cheap guitars in the store, and it only buzzed when I plucked with a little more strength, but it felt weird paying 1300 bucks for something that wasn't perfect. So my question is . . . what's with the buzz? Is it something that I just shouldn't worry about? Is the "adjuster" guy just not doing his job? Is that particular 314 a lemon?
Squashboy.
I took my uncle with me to look at guitars. He's and incredible guitarist, and I thought he could help me pick a good one, but he's not much of a "communicator." I'd hand him a guitar to try out and he'd say something like, "hmm," or "interesting."
Of course, all this time, I think everything HE plays sounds great. Finally, after trying several guitars, he says, "this is a good one."
And it certainly was, but it was a Taylor 914 (or something, I can't remember exactly) and cost nearly 3000 bucks. I told him I was hoping to find something a little less expensive, but still good. So he played some more guitars. I'd really had my eye on the Taylor 314ce, but my uncle told me it really buzzed, and playing it myself, I could tell that it did. So he didn't really help much and I left the store more confused than before.
Later I went back--on my own--and told the salesman, "I really like this 314ce, but I think it has a bit too much of a buzz." He agreed, but said that it just needed a little "adjusting." So I said, "well, go adjust it then." So he left.
While he was gone another salesman came to help. I explained the situation to him. He told me that most Taylors have a buzz, and it's just the way their neck is built, and that if the buzz really bothered me I should go with a Martin D-35 or something.
A while later the other salesman came back with the 314ce, and sure enough, it still buzzed (a little less, but not much less). Of course, it didn't buzz as much as the cheap guitars in the store, and it only buzzed when I plucked with a little more strength, but it felt weird paying 1300 bucks for something that wasn't perfect. So my question is . . . what's with the buzz? Is it something that I just shouldn't worry about? Is the "adjuster" guy just not doing his job? Is that particular 314 a lemon?
Squashboy.
