NAMM 2020: Taylor's new Builder's Edition 816ce has an innovative soundhole cutaway | Guitar.com

[@wendellstieferman8884]

Looks like another winner from Taylor. I ve never picked one up that I Didn t want to take home and join my 2015 814ce- love it! Always lusting for more. This extra cut away sound hole is really interesting.

[@markstaggs7342]

I have a2015 816ce and it is great sounding guitar ,I like this new guitar to I have five Taylor's 614ce, 814ce dlx v brace,the 816ce,914ce,and baby taylor, also have 1980 martin d28 I love Taylor guitars there the best guitar out there to me.

[@shahidsarkar3620]

Today I have got a 816ce builders edition. It was purchased from sweelee srore in Singapore. It seems that It discharges process sound. I have Martin HD28e and Yamaha LL 16 . This 816 ce is the melody king. Martin is the wildest. Yamaha LL16 gives crispy sound. I will play Martin at morning. Yamaha at noon and Taylor at night. Hurrah!!!

[@jacktoddy9783]

Another excellent video - thank you. The guitar rings with a slighty wispy definition - which I prefer.

[@001mladen]

Beautiful!!!

[@humbuckercafe]

Nice guitar and really e-motive playing. Thanks!

[@robdonell9915]

Can you list the DADGAD chord progression or is that too much to ask ?

[@nickbenjamin6527]

The cutaway aspect of Taylor's 'innovative' new design is identical to my Benjamin Scoop cutaway I've been using since 2006/7: you can see it in many of Mike Dawes' videos. This type of cutaway using a bent piece of wood inserted into the corner of a standard guitar was probably first conceived by Theo Scharpach with some similar ideas by Uchida many decades ago. The sound-port in the scoop's centre is also an idea used by several makers. I am a one person operation as are many of the other actual innovators.

[@Bag-Of-Toys]

it's pretty funky

[@GroovesAndLands]

Sounds like about any Taylor to me.

[@DannyBrooks1]

GroovesAndLands yeah seems overly bright.

[@stevenlennon12]

@@sugarlife485 I have a 416ce. there is nothing thin about the sound of my guitar. it does have a brightness to it though

[@rebguitar1]

Looks like my Avian Songbird with an extra hole! Mine sounds just as nice.

[@jamesconley9376]

Had to be competitive with the new Martin

[@stevenlennon12]

@@sugarlife485 what do you play/like?

[@JackTheSkunk]

That cutaway/sound hole......seems like the an answer to a question that didn't need to be asked. Acoustic guitars have sounded just fine with a normal sound hole. Taylor was just trying too hard with this idea.

[@marksguitarpickingandstuff9051]

Honestly, that guitar sounded a little muddy. Taylors, like all acoustics are hit and miss.