Tech: Playing Baby Taylor

Subject: Tech: Playing Baby Taylor
From: Jeep man
Date: 06 Apr 04 - 07:17 PM

Are "Baby Taylors" tuned and played like a regular size guitar? Jim

Subject: RE: Tech: Playing Baby Taylor
From: Ed.
Date: 06 Apr 04 - 07:20 PM

Yes

Subject: RE: Tech: Playing Baby Taylor
From: Strick
Date: 06 Apr 04 - 07:21 PM

Yes. I have one and tune it and play it just like a regular guitar (badly in my case :D). I hear some people do tune Baby Taylors higher for a different sound, but that's by choice.

Subject: RE: Tech: Playing Baby Taylor
From: Les from Hull
Date: 06 Apr 04 - 07:24 PM

And regular strings, too.

Subject: RE: Tech: Playing Baby Taylor
From: GUEST,friendly
Date: 06 Apr 04 - 07:32 PM

Now you just need to learn "Sweet Baby James"

Subject: RE: Tech: Playing Baby Taylor
From: Bee-dubya-ell
Date: 06 Apr 04 - 08:43 PM

Baby Taylors sound exceedingly cool in "Nashville high-strung" tuning. That's where the low E through G strings are pitched an octave above standard just like the octave strings on a 12-string. (The high E and B are same as standard.)

Bruce

Subject: RE: Tech: Playing Baby Taylor
From: Jeep man
Date: 06 Apr 04 - 10:42 PM

Thanks, guys. I hope to afford one by and by.
Ed, I wish I could teach my wife the art of saying your say with few words. You do a good job. Jim

Subject: RE: Tech: Playing Baby Taylor
From: Jeep man
Date: 06 Apr 04 - 10:55 PM

If anyone out there has one to sell,I would like to talk. Please Pmail me. Jeepman

Subject: RE: Tech: Playing Baby Taylor
From: Kaleea
Date: 06 Apr 04 - 11:45 PM

Good luck attempting to tune a "baby" taylor. I had one before I knew that they have been cranked out for years with flaws intact--the worst being that none I have ever heard are tunable. The one I had was so far off that you could raise the pitch by over 1 1/2 steps (3 frets) just by moving your finger to a different spot on the same string in the same fret. I wouldn't wast any $$ on one. Buyer Beware!

Subject: RE: Tech: Playing Baby Taylor
From: Jeep man
Date: 07 Apr 04 - 12:50 AM

Thanks, Kaleea. Anybody else have an opinion about these little guitars? Jim

Subject: RE: Tech: Playing Baby Taylor
From: s&r
Date: 07 Apr 04 - 04:06 AM

Weren't you bending the string, Kaleea? A tone and a half is a lot

Stu

Subject: RE: Tech: Playing Baby Taylor
From: Jeep man
Date: 07 Apr 04 - 08:38 PM

refresh

Subject: RE: Tech: Playing Baby Taylor
From: Strick
Date: 07 Apr 04 - 08:45 PM

I admit I had to learn to play my BT carefully because I was unintentionally bending the strings. I use lights on mine. It was OK with practice and actually helped my playing. I developed a lighter touch.

I'll also admit I don't care for the tone of mine. I eventually put it aside except in certain circumstances and went with an 00 sized guitar for most travel, what I wanted it for.

Subject: RE: Tech: Playing Baby Taylor
From: GUEST,Al
Date: 07 Apr 04 - 09:14 PM

They don't sound great. But they sound much better with silk and steel strings. Al

Subject: RE: Tech: Playing Baby Taylor
From: GUEST,Fred Miller
Date: 07 Apr 04 - 09:18 PM

I have a "big" baby, and it holds it's tune pretty darn well, though my epiphone and gibson seem to stray after a while. It may be sensitive but maybe because I sometimes noodle on a ukulele (super wobbly) it doesn't register for me. The taylor has a high bright mandolinish tone that I like with my voice--though it's ostensibly for my kids.