The electronics are Taylor ’ s standard ES2 and the AD22e comes with the well-padded and rugged AeroCase .
Taylor guitars have been popular with worship musicians and leaders for many years . This could be based upon their thinner and easier to navigate necks and Taylor instruments usually don ’ t compete with worship vocalists for the same frequency space . What appeals to me about the new AD22e is that you can tell from how it looks and the way it sounds this was designed to be a workingman / woman ’ s guitar . It wasn ’ t designed to impress anyone when you ’ re holding it on-stage or even fellow musicians . Taylor created this as a functional utility instrument that you don ’ t need to coddle and dote over for fear it might get scratched or dinged up . If you ’ re supporting a youth group or at a church picnic the AD22e would be a much better choice to bring along than your Taylor Limited Edition 914 guitar .
At a $ 1,599.99 street price the Taylor AD22e is an incredible value for an instrument that looks vintage but has modern players in mind with the details . This guitar will take you by surprise , just like the best hymn songs that seem simple in their structure and chording but are complex in their nuances , message and harmonies . I wasn ’ t expecting to be impressed by the AD22e until I spent time playing it . This guitar will not replace your best show piece acoustic guitar that shines bright under the lights and was created to dazzle as much as it was to create music , but the new Taylor acoustic will provide consistent reliability , playability and sound . It ’ s also a lot less expensive than buying a vintage guitar and trying to bring it up to today ’ s musician standards .
Play the Taylor AD22e for yourself , I think you ’ ll be surprised like I was .
$ 1,599.99 Street Price www . TaylorGuitars . com