baby guitars

rileyf · 11-26-2004, 03:14 AM

what are baby guitars? i asking for a new axe for xmas, and im thinking
about asking for a baby taylor (due to the reasonable pricing). is it worth
it? and how is it different from a 'full' guitar?

Enoch · 11-26-2004, 08:12 AM

Simply size, its smaller, has a shorter neck etc .. If I were you I'd go for a full size (unless you are 7-11 years old!)

niallo · 11-26-2004, 12:42 PM

as far as i know you can get a big baby,it seems to be good value as it got a 10 for performance and a 9 for value in the guitar mag i buy[img]smileys/smiley2.gif[/img]

rileyf · 11-26-2004, 02:42 PM

hey thanks guys! ive looked around and decided that the baby probably
isnt for me; it looks like theyre pretty much for people who do a lot of
traveling and need to sacrafice sound quality. i swear i saw a smaller
guitar behind damien on his austin city limits performance tho.... am i
seeing things? if not do u know what songs he uses this thing for?

Banjaxed · 11-26-2004, 03:43 PM

he's got a baby taylor.

the story goes:
he was told he had to get a second guitar to have on stage cause he had to be more professional now he's playing bigger venues (he couldn't leave ppl waiting while he changed broken strings etc..).

he said fine, but that he wanted to get a small guitar so it wouldn't take up much space when travelling around.

he doesn't use it too often, but i've seen him use ita couple of times and he seems to really like it (not as much as his lowden tho).

rileyf · 11-26-2004, 04:08 PM

thanks banjaxed, now im torn again between getting a mildly cheapo full
sized acoustic and the baby taylor! i have a pretty cruddy fender that i
stupidly plastered with stickers, not realizing that i would be restricting
the quality of the sound that came from the guitar, and i want something
that will sound good thatll cost my folks no more than 300 dollars.
hmmm....

ZachC · 11-26-2004, 04:13 PM

get an alvarez ... youll enjoy it its cheap and the sound is good too

Miss Pink · 11-26-2004, 11:00 PM

i was gonna get a baby, but the only bad thing about them is that they wont take a bang, cuz they are so delicate, and they dnt plug in.

reyvee61 · 11-29-2004, 06:57 AM

My Baby Taylor is pretty cool......

Enoch · 11-29-2004, 08:25 AM

I went to the music shop to check out the BigBaby Taylor, its pretty cool ...

reyvee61 · 11-30-2004, 08:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Enoch

I went to the music shop to check out the BigBaby Taylor, its pretty cool ...

I have one of those too....It was my primary guitar, real bright sound, good for normal to light playing......bad for heavy playing/fingerstyle thrashing......

rileyf · 12-25-2004, 08:17 PM

well guys, i got the baby taylor for christmas and i love it! its both
beautiful to look at and listen to, and its so easy to play! plus, its really
cool to know the me and damo share a similar guitar

rileyf · 12-25-2004, 09:47 PM

by the way, i christened the guitar by playing insane by damien (of
course!)

11-26-2004, 03:14 AM	#1
rileyf Eskimo Regular Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Indiana, United States Posts: 450	what are baby guitars? i asking for a new axe for xmas, and im thinking about asking for a baby taylor (due to the reasonable pricing). is it worth it? and how is it different from a 'full' guitar? __________________ stop whispering, start shouting

11-26-2004, 08:12 AM	#2
Enoch Eskimo Regular Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Scotland Posts: 1,698	Simply size, its smaller, has a shorter neck etc .. If I were you I'd go for a full size (unless you are 7-11 years old!) __________________ Hold me down, hoping that you can explain, little arithmetics, got me down ..

11-26-2004, 12:42 PM	#3
niallo Eskimo Regular Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Ireland Posts: 1,871	as far as i know you can get a big baby,it seems to be good value as it got a 10 for performance and a 9 for value in the guitar mag i buy[img]smileys/smiley2.gif[/img] __________________ Baby were already saved; we can never be apart

11-26-2004, 02:42 PM	#4
rileyf Eskimo Regular Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Indiana, United States Posts: 450	hey thanks guys! ive looked around and decided that the baby probably isnt for me; it looks like theyre pretty much for people who do a lot of traveling and need to sacrafice sound quality. i swear i saw a smaller guitar behind damien on his austin city limits performance tho.... am i seeing things? if not do u know what songs he uses this thing for? __________________ stop whispering, start shouting

11-26-2004, 03:43 PM	#5
Banjaxed Eskimo Regular Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Ireland Posts: 620	he's got a baby taylor. the story goes: he was told he had to get a second guitar to have on stage cause he had to be more professional now he's playing bigger venues (he couldn't leave ppl waiting while he changed broken strings etc..). he said fine, but that he wanted to get a small guitar so it wouldn't take up much space when travelling around. he doesn't use it too often, but i've seen him use ita couple of times and he seems to really like it (not as much as his lowden tho). __________________ I'll build a tower in your name and you will do the same, won't you my love, won't you my love? Won't you my love?

11-26-2004, 04:08 PM	#6
rileyf Eskimo Regular Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Indiana, United States Posts: 450	thanks banjaxed, now im torn again between getting a mildly cheapo full sized acoustic and the baby taylor! i have a pretty cruddy fender that i stupidly plastered with stickers, not realizing that i would be restricting the quality of the sound that came from the guitar, and i want something that will sound good thatll cost my folks no more than 300 dollars. hmmm.... __________________ stop whispering, start shouting

11-26-2004, 04:13 PM	#7
ZachC Eskimo Regular Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Asheville, NC USA Posts: 835	get an alvarez ... youll enjoy it its cheap and the sound is good too __________________ Blessed is the man who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed - alexander pope Visit me and my band at www.myspace.com/zcraftmusic

11-26-2004, 11:00 PM	#8
Miss Pink Eskimo Regular Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 5,327	i was gonna get a baby, but the only bad thing about them is that they wont take a bang, cuz they are so delicate, and they dnt plug in. __________________ We don't crave what hurts... we hurt when we hope for something and it turns out to not be what we wanted...the pain is often our hope breaking... not our hearts.

11-29-2004, 06:57 AM	#9
reyvee61 Eskimo Regular Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: United States Posts: 303	My Baby Taylor is pretty cool...... __________________ My Music Reviews

11-29-2004, 08:25 AM	#10
Enoch Eskimo Regular Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Scotland Posts: 1,698	I went to the music shop to check out the BigBaby Taylor, its pretty cool ... __________________ Hold me down, hoping that you can explain, little arithmetics, got me down ..

12-25-2004, 08:17 PM	#12
rileyf Eskimo Regular Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Indiana, United States Posts: 450	well guys, i got the baby taylor for christmas and i love it! its both beautiful to look at and listen to, and its so easy to play! plus, its really cool to know the me and damo share a similar guitar __________________ stop whispering, start shouting

12-25-2004, 09:47 PM	#13
rileyf Eskimo Regular Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Indiana, United States Posts: 450	by the way, i christened the guitar by playing insane by damien (of course!) __________________ stop whispering, start shouting