Big Baby Taylor or Martin???

4monthguitarplayer · Post by **4monthguitarplayer** » Sat Jun 07, 2003 5:57 am

Im getting a new guitar soon and I probably will end up getting the Big Baby Taylor. I just want to hear your alls opinions about both. Thanks for any info.

duluoz · Post by **duluoz** » Sat Jun 07, 2003 6:26 am

Uh, this should probably be in guitar gear, but who cares. What kind of Martin are you looking at man? I just played a Big Baby today and I didnt really like it a whole lot, it was just to small. But if you dig that...

4monthguitarplayer · Post by **4monthguitarplayer** » Sat Jun 07, 2003 7:09 am

either the big baby or DX1 Martin

fatjack · Post by **fatjack** » Sat Jun 07, 2003 8:34 am

i have a friend who recently traded in a Big Baby b/c he didn't like how it sounded. i played it once and the body felt weak wough for me to crush it with my hands. in my personal opinion, i would go for a simple martin dreadnought (a single cutaway is always nice too)

Pickles · Post by **Pickles** » Sat Jun 07, 2003 10:09 am

get a taylor 110

The Man of The Hour · Sat Jun 07, 2003 11:58 am

I did not know they made 100's and 200's. One, I've never seen em or heard of em, and Two, I can't find them on their site... Where are they !?!?

Pickles · Post by **Pickles** » Sat Jun 07, 2003 12:12 pm

they dont make 200s. anyway, the back/sides are laminate sapele, the top is solid sitka spruce. its a full sized dread and has had AMAZING reviews.

mbgreen · Post by **mbgreen** » Sun Jun 08, 2003 2:55 am

shane wrote:they dont make 200s. anyway, the back/sides are laminate sapele, the top is solid sitka spruce. its a full sized dread and has had AMAZING reviews.

I agree with Shane, check out the 110. Its a pretty nice guitar for the cash. Those Big Baby Taylors are kinda shitty, I thought. They werent very loud, and they had a noticeable lack in bass (More than you would expect, even from a Taylor.) Play both a 110 and a DX1 side by side, and see which one sounds good to you.

Mongoose · Post by **Mongoose** » Mon Jun 09, 2003 7:53 am

4monthguitarplayer wrote:either the big baby or DX1 Martin

I played both. hated the big baby, felt like a toy. Bought the Martin, anyone whos played it, said they liked it.

Roastbeef · Post by **Roastbeef** » Mon Jun 09, 2003 10:10 pm

Yup - I have a Martin DX-1 and like it. Never played either the 110 or the Big Baby so I can't comment there. The other guitar I tried before buying the DX-1 was a Seagull S6+ but I thought the neck felt too wide.