Taylor Big Baby Taylor Acoustic Guitar 

Comments about Big Baby Taylor Acoustic Guitar:

My first Taylor was the BBT. I have since puchased a 312ce because I liked the BBT so much. Won't ever sell the BBT or the 312ce. Quality, playability, sound are outstanding. Taylor makes consistantly great guitars no matter which model you choose.

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I was on the verge of buying a non-laminated 000 size guitar from another manufacturer when I happened to pick this one up and strum it. After 9 months of ownership, the sound continues to improve. I was surprised how quickly the sound deepened after I got it. The design is roughly the size of 000 guitars, but with a curved back, there's more cubic inches inside. Non-glossy design might put some off, but not me. Very easy to play; I follow Taylor's recommendation with light Elixers.

Comments about Big Baby Taylor Acoustic Guitar:

This Taylor BBT has surpassed all my expectations. High quality build. Nice even tonal qualities. The neck is smooth and comfortable. Nice projection and loudness. This is my 5th acoustic but my 1st Taylor. Two of my other acoustics were 2 to 2 1\2 times more expensive than this BBT. This Big Baby beats all my other acoustics hands down on playability, tone and fun. If lost or stolen I would replace this guitar without hesitation with the same model. I also want to compliment Musiciansfriend for there outstanding customer service, packaging and shipping. Everything was perfect. I'm definitely sold on Taylor guitars and Musiciansfriend.

Comments about Big Baby Taylor Acoustic Guitar:

This is such a great guitar. I bought this guitar because I wanted to have a guitar that's easy to carry around and such. Also I'm a worship leader at my church so I use it then to. It sounds so crisp and stays in tune nicely. I can't put it down or get over the amazing sound. This guitar a the best for its price so you want quality and a kinda strap for cash this is the perfect guitar.

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I've owned a Big Baby for ten years and the older it gets the better it sounds. I have many musician friends that pick my BBG and they are amazed by the quality of sound and how smooth moving up and down the neck it is. By far the best money I've every spent for any music instrument. Do your self a favor and start with a Taylor.

Comments about Big Baby Taylor Acoustic Guitar:

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.
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.

Comments about Big Baby Taylor Acoustic Guitar:

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.)
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.

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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.
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.