{"id":142,"date":"2012-01-27T04:28:30","date_gmt":"2012-01-27T04:28:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bunnyears.net\/guitar\/?page_id=142"},"modified":"2013-09-15T00:51:24","modified_gmt":"2013-09-15T00:51:24","slug":"201x-taylor-356ce","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bunnyears.net\/guitar\/acoustic-guitars\/201x-taylor-356ce\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor 356ce"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Year: <\/strong>2011
\n<\/strong>Finish:<\/strong>\u00a0Natural
\nOrigin:<\/strong>\u00a0USA
\nPrice Paid:<\/strong>\u00a0$1700
\nMods:<\/strong>\u00a0None
\nAcquired:<\/strong>\u00a02011
\nStill owned:<\/strong>\u00a0Yes<\/p>\n

The Story:
\n<\/strong>When I sold the Epiphone Bard<\/a>, it was with the intention of buying a replacement 12-string acoustic at some point. It’s a sometimes instrument anyway; it’s so specific that it’s not a daily player.\u00a0I knew I wanted a Taylor, but I could never find the right one for me — I didn’t want a DN-3 dreadnaught, and I didn’t want to pay crazy money for a 600 series. What I figured would work was a 300 series, which is the lowest tier of non-laminate guitars Taylor makes; unfortunately I could never find the 356 (the Grand Auditorium 12-string) in stock. When I asked around, I was told they didn’t carry it because it didn’t sell, but they could order one. No, dude, I just wanna play it and see if it’s right for me. The 600 series equivalent was great but too spendy.<\/p>\n

I was headed down to the San Diego Comic Con in 2011, and I figured, what the hell — I have no idea what guitar stores are down there, let’s see if any are on the way. Buffalo Brothers<\/a> was, and I’d heard of it, and there it was, waiting for me when I got there. I thought I’d just come back with some dorky t-shirts, but I came back with a 12-string guitar with a fantastic neck and a sweet sound. A light pick when strumming sounds divine, and I even like fingerpicking it a bit, because that’s just weird.<\/p>\n