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Good deal on Taylor American Dream AD17 for only £689

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stonevibestonevibe Frets: 6677
edited November 2022 in Acoustics
Taylor American Dream AD17 for only £689/€777 down from £1299/€1499

Deal here

I just wrote this one up for work but figured a few on here may want to pick one up at this price.
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  • stonevibestonevibe Frets: 6677
    It is one of these ones, if that helps.


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  • bertiebertie Frets: 12145
    same price point as the Academy12 ?  but all solid ?
    just because you don't, doesn't mean you can't
     just because you do, doesn't mean you should.
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  • stonevibestonevibe Frets: 6677
    edited November 2022
    bertie said:
    same price point as the Academy12 ?  but all solid ?
    Details are all on the Taylor site

    I guess as it has no binding they make them a little cheaper. It looks to be all solid and is US-made.
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  • bertiebertie Frets: 12145
    no leccys either  -  which I guess,  isnt appealing to todays "younger" market   hence the price drop ?
    just because you don't, doesn't mean you can't
     just because you do, doesn't mean you should.
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  • Winny_PoohWinny_Pooh Frets: 7202
    What a bargain! Great guitars. I tried loads of partial and all mahogany guitars for a friend and the AD27 (not on special) was the clear winner. 
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  • stonevibestonevibe Frets: 6677
    bertie said:
    no leccys either  -  which I guess,  isnt appealing to todays "younger" market   hence the price drop ?
    Could be, though that isn't something I would even worry about. But I'm old...
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  • bertiebertie Frets: 12145
    ^^ ditto
    just because you don't, doesn't mean you can't
     just because you do, doesn't mean you should.
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  • BowksBowks Frets: 392
    bertie said:
    no leccys either  -  which I guess,  isnt appealing to todays "younger" market   hence the price drop ?
    There's an AD17e at Thomann for £990, but it is on back order
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  • markjmarkj Frets: 851
    Would there be an import duty?
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  • stonevibestonevibe Frets: 6677
    markj said:
    Would there be an import duty?
    Not for the UK, but not sure about elsewhere. 

    https://www.thomann.de/blog/en/an-update-for-our-valued-uk-customers/
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  • markjmarkj Frets: 851
    Very tempted
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  • stonevibestonevibe Frets: 6677
    They are selling fast and I doubt there will be any left soon. 


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  • markjmarkj Frets: 851
    Done!
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  • stonevibestonevibe Frets: 6677
    markj said:
    Done!
    Let us all know what you think, as it looks like a great guitar for that money.
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  • markjmarkj Frets: 851
    I tried a Blacktop AD17 a few weeks ago and really liked it, superbly made.
    I'm 90% an electric player so didn't want to spend a lot on a quality acoustic.
    Liked the Gibson G45 Generation model when I tried the Taylor, the Gibson sounded good but didn't look finished off.
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  • goldtopgoldtop Frets: 5625
    Oh dear. I didn't want that big AD17, but the Urban Ash GTe (all solid, US made bigger bro to the GS Mini) that I was umming and arring about is also 40% reduced: https://www.thomann.de/gb/taylor_gte_urban_ash_spruce.htm

    (FYI, for those who wanted a GS Mini with a wider nut, this is 1 23/32in! Not quite 1 3/4in.)
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  • bertiebertie Frets: 12145
    "urban ash" 

    what they do,  nick from peoples back gardens ?
    just because you don't, doesn't mean you can't
     just because you do, doesn't mean you should.
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  • robertyroberty Frets: 10231
    stonevibe said:
    bertie said:
    no leccys either  -  which I guess,  isnt appealing to todays "younger" market   hence the price drop ?
    Could be, though that isn't something I would even worry about. But I'm old...
    Those Seymour Duncan woody things sound better than piezo anyway
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  • markjmarkj Frets: 851
    Sold out. 
    Glad I jumped on the deal.
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  • stonevibestonevibe Frets: 6677
    markj said:
    Sold out. 
    Glad I jumped on the deal.
    I knew they were about to sell out, as I get a heads up for work. 
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  • thermionicthermionic Frets: 8909
    Kind of glad they’re gone, I might have bought one and put my 310 for sale! I love the woody matt-finish feel of my GS Mini and play that much more than my dread these days.
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  • markjmarkj Frets: 851
    stonevibe said:
    markj said:
    Sold out. 
    Glad I jumped on the deal.
    I knew they were about to sell out, as I get a heads up for work. 
    Really appreciate the heads up.

    Thanks Mark.
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  • goldtopgoldtop Frets: 5625
    +1

    I'd only recently asked which acoustic dealers did Black Friday discounts, too. :)
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  • TanninTannin Frets: 4394
    Taylor has been marketing aggressively of late. Over on this side of the globe, they rand a big 2-for1 offer, and now they are doing it again. (Buy a "proper" Taylor and they give you something else, such as a Baby Taylor for example.) 

    The days of the global shortage and rapidly increasing prices are G O N E gone.

    (Would someone please knock on Martin's office door and make sure they got the memo.)
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  • Jez6345789Jez6345789 Frets: 1652
    Big thumbs up for the AD 27. Own one and love  it.
    The GTUrban Ash I should love shorter scale for the old hands etc but i find it a very polite guitar with a limited headroom pick single notes or two note chords sound fine as long as a light touch is used more complex chords just mush. Strumming full chords just sounds yuk.

    I have a personal theory effectively the GT is a double o size guitar give or take and it would seem V class bracing does not work so well with smaller bodies, to restrained bass, so instead of having to eat their own words and go and X brace they came with a dog leg shaped bracing called C class. Sure it works but to me despite playing the arse out of it for 6 months it’s not opened up or got any better.

    so it pretty close to getting the back taken off shaving out the C and just giving it a good old Martin  spec X brace

    some people like them  but my Koa mini knocks spots of it for bass and nice minds and a sweet top end way more versatile and engaging. 
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  • GandalphGandalph Frets: 1513
    goldtop said:
    Oh dear. I didn't want that big AD17, but the Urban Ash GTe (all solid, US made bigger bro to the GS Mini) that I was umming and arring about is also 40% reduced: https://www.thomann.de/gb/taylor_gte_urban_ash_spruce.htm

    (FYI, for those who wanted a GS Mini with a wider nut, this is 1 23/32in! Not quite 1 3/4in.)
    £888 shipped on one of these is a bloody good deal.
    Played one at Richtone and quite liked it.

    Did you go for it? I’m tempted.
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  • goldtopgoldtop Frets: 5625
    Gandalph said:
    goldtop said:
    Oh dear. I didn't want that big AD17, but the Urban Ash GTe (all solid, US made bigger bro to the GS Mini) that I was umming and arring about is also 40% reduced: https://www.thomann.de/gb/taylor_gte_urban_ash_spruce.htm

    (FYI, for those who wanted a GS Mini with a wider nut, this is 1 23/32in! Not quite 1 3/4in.)
    £888 shipped on one of these is a bloody good deal.
    Played one at Richtone and quite liked it.

    Did you go for it? I’m tempted.
    Yes, I did. I wanted a small-ish mid-range all-solid (that wasn't made in China) as a feel/tone contrast to my dreadnought. The Alamo and Acoustic Letter videos on the GTe were pretty persuasive.

    I might have gone for the mahogany version, but Thomann were not discounting it.
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  • GandalphGandalph Frets: 1513
    @goldtop, I think the blacktop walnut back and sides would be my preferred choice. 
    Hard to turn down the ash at that price though. Enjoy it when it lands! 
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  • markjmarkj Frets: 851
    Gandalph said:
    @goldtop, I think the blacktop walnut back and sides would be my preferred choice. 
    Hard to turn down the ash at that price though. Enjoy it when it lands! 
    I'd have preferred the Blacktop but at the price I couldn't not buy.
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  • GandalphGandalph Frets: 1513
    markj said:
    Gandalph said:
    @goldtop, I think the blacktop walnut back and sides would be my preferred choice. 
    Hard to turn down the ash at that price though. Enjoy it when it lands! 
    I'd have preferred the Blacktop but at the price I couldn't not buy.
    Same. Been looking for a new travel guitar or something to take out and about since I sold the Gretsch. 
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