Taylor 2012 Big Baby Taylor Acoustic Guitar  

Not a lot of features, except great sound and playability. Of course, I played an old Yamaha all laminate parlor size for years. Boy did my fingers hurt.

A fellow on the internet who was selling Guitar Lesson DVDs suggested that you get a good sounding, easy to play guitar before starting to learn. He suggested the Big Baby as a top value.

Solid Sitka Spruce top makes for rich sound quality, even with laminate sides and back.

Mine has a rough, almost unfinished look instead of the high gloss on other guitars. I like that just fine.

IMHO one of the best values you can find.

Very nice guitar. Plain and simple. Very little that can go wrong. I keep a humidifier in the Gig Bag so the humidity stays around 48%. Don't want any wood to split. I keep fresh Elixir NanoWeb lights or custom lights on her and she plays great (as well as I'm capable, anyway.)

Well, i have had my Big Baby Taylor for two weeks now.  It is a fantastic beginner guitar, it sounds nice and is easier to play than my Yamaha.

It is, by the company's own admission a sensitive instrument, so you may want to consider that before purchase.

It is not an extremely well built or solid guitar, but it is light, easy to play and sounds great. I got it new for a low price and for that price it is a fine purchase.  I would purchase it again as it is fun to sit around and pic on.

I practice mostly on my BBT and am going to use my Yamaha for a camping guitar or as a backup.

I would recommend purchasing for a beginner or intermediate. Songs that sounds the best are contemporary christian, Ode to Joy by bethoven, Jingle bells, etc.

It is a slim guitar and is eay to get your arms around and pick on....best of luck

No quality issues as of yet. But have only had it for two weeks.

sounds nice for the price....One of my favorite sounding guitars. And i tried picking on several guitars over the last 3 months at different shops.

Buy it for beginner or intermediate,  Hard to beat for the price. Fun little guitar that sounds great for the money. Easy to play and comes with nice padded carry bag.

The BBT is a great sounding guitar that is very portable. It is smaller than a normal guitar, but not as small as the Baby Taylor (which I tried and returned for its noticeable "small sound") or as small as the new GS Mini. The BBT's well padded case is great, I had it on planes in the overheads all over the world (except for Canada, they made me check it plane side, it survived just fine).

It went to NY (from TX) and back again strapped on a VTX 1300 Honda, it's also been to a few other states on the bike.

It has an LR Baggs pickup (self installed) that allows me to plug in and busk with it or show up at open mic nights. In short it is a great guitar for everything described above. It is worth mentioning I have a Taylor 414CE and found several of my guitar playing friends preferring the BBT over the 414 (I think they're insane personally). Lastly the GS Mini. I thought I might be ready to replace my BBT with the GS (thwarting the Canadian airlines) as it is 2-3 inches smaller than the BBT and here is what I found. I could not capo the GS to save my life. I took it back and worked on setting the action with the guitar shop but to no avail. As I use capos a lot, it was just not an option for me. Without capos the mini was awesome, I would say it may sound better than the BBT but not by much.

Anyway, if you want a good sounding, very portable guitar, (that you can capo the crap out of) the BBT beats out the smaller Martins (I tried one), the GS Mini, and the Baby Taylor.

No problems to speak of after 6 years using medium gauge Elixirs (against Taylor's recommendations) and the LR Baggs PU. It has traveled 25000+ miles and counting strapped to a motorcycle, in a car, and stashed on a plane. A very robust guitar indeed.

The 9 rating is because of the price increase. I got mine for $360 (on sale) some 6 yrs ago. They're now $450 or so, a 25% increase.

I'm thinking about getting a spare cause it is that good and I am afraid Taylor may quit making them if they feel the GS makes the BBT obsolete. And it doesn't in the least.

I have had my Taylor Big Baby for about three months now, and I am still loving it!!! I bought it as a "play anywhere" guitar, and it has worked out great. It is small enough to be portable, yet large enough to feel like a "real" guitar. The neck is comfortable and the action is low and fast. It has a booming sound for its petite size. The back is arched which provides the guitar with a deep, rich sound. The appearance is plain but overall the guitar is a quality instrument. Leave your expensive guitars in a safe place, and buy a Big Baby for fun!