Keep saving, put 10 and 20 bucks away here and there. Eventually you’ll have the funds but also when you invest into an instrument of this value, you’ll definitely have it for a while and it “might” even appreciate with time (with a little research). Continue to Worship the Lord with you gift, you’ll never regret it!!!!
@@peterkirdanI also have Yamaha FGX800C which cost around $500 . But it sounds great. It is completely different from Taylor and Martin, because it has both warm and bright tones. So it's flexible in any environments. Because it's EQ is awesome which consists of 3 band EQ and AMF( adjustable mid frequency), where we can find the sweet spot. It's super cool. So if you need warm or bright tones, you can adjust with AMF.
I used a $250 Rogue for about 14 years and led over 700 worship services with it. That guitar was as faithful to me as it could be. I was a broke worship leader. Now that I'm a software developer and lead worship as a volunteer whenever I get a chance, I was finally able to get a Taylor 214ce dlx (the black one) with the ES-2 ($1500). I absolutely love this guitar! Just wish I could have had it when I was getting to lead worship all the time.
I've been a Takamine guy for 20+ years, I inherited the preference from the worship leader who taught me who was a big fan of them. I think if you spend $2,000 you'll be happy with most anything. Like all things though you probably get more bang for your buck spending the same on a less popular brand. Someone mentioned Yamaha in the comments - that's a great example of a quality/price balance. My current is a Takamine Santa Fe.
For people that do not want to spend $2,000, I recommend the fg800 from Yamaha I got that for 350 with the pickup on it and it sounds fantastic. If you want to go a little more higher I also recommend the Yamaha l116 for around $800. That will also be a fantastic choice.
Agreed. I picked up a Yamaha FGTA Love it. I’m a piano player primarily but I’m in a season where I’m playing more guitar as a worship leader. So of course I’m diving into the world of acoustic guitars here on CZcams 😊
Use what you got. Literally the best piece of advice you can take. Besides build quality you can find super good sounding acoustics for under 500 bucks
The Martin OME Hands Down!!! was the best performer naturally with the microphones on, and overall as the winner in the Mult-Faceted sound and reach of both in its Natural Mic'd and Electric settings.
Selecting the right guitar is about sound and playability! It's definitely worth investing in a reputable brand for high quality components, but if you don't love the sound and struggle to play it, you're not going to enjoy it. Also pay for a guitar Tech to set up the guitar after you buy it!
As a bi-vocational worship minister in a mid-sized church (150-ish), I found some helpful information in this video. Our team is volunteer, and I don’t remember ever purchasing a guitar for anyone to play, but we have purchased drums and keyboards. I play the acoustic guitar in our band, and have always played Yamaha guitar Model’s LD-10e and A3R (spruce top, rosewood back&sides) as they seem to be quality instruments and haven’t broken my bank account. That wood combination also seems to have some compression in the midrange, so vocals stand out, while the guitar bass and treble fill out the rest of the spectrum. And, when the students go to summer camp, I’m not stressed about them getting knocked over, or getting kool-ade spilled on them. For my 15th anniversary of leading worship at the church, I was given a gift of some money and used it, along with some additional money from my family, to purchase a Martin D-18 with a LR Baggs anthem pickup. I am completely impressed with the Martin. It has inspired me as a songwriter and as a musician. The thing is, I could have bought several Yamaha’s for the price of that one Martin. But ultimately, worship is about giving our best back to the Lord. And for what I could afford, my best has moved from Yamaha to Martin. The Yamaha’s will still be going to summer camp, though. That’s just wisdom.
The live play comparison is in no way an indicator of the way these guitars sound when properly sound reinforced. The only one that was even remotely close to having right settings, was the Martin. I have played all three of these guitars unplugged, through acoustic amps, and direct wired to PA systems. The EQ settings and gain staging was not correct for these guitars when they switched to pickup play. The Taylor alone sounded like it was slightly overdriven. All three are decent guitars, but as far as your plugged in sound goes, please do your own research, plug in at a music store, and test different gain staging and EQ settings. Whoever did the sound reinforcement for the pick up demos, did all of these guitars a great disservice. If it wasn't for that fact that even the Martin's pickup sound was off, I would have thought this was an advertisement for Martin.
I usually really like the church front video's but i found this one kind of lacking with respect to how to go about selecting an acoustic guitar. The fact that all of the guitars where in the $2000 range just isn't realistic for a lot of people that play as volunteers in churches. It's true that martin, taylor and gibson make some great stuff and are reknown as they pioneered alot of what we use today, but the fact is that there are many other excellent brands that offer more value for the money. with martin, taylor and gibson your paying for the name and lets not forget that there where quite a few years were Gibson had some major quality control issue. I personally really like the Godin line of guitars (Which are made in Canada) and their affiliates like seagull, Normand, Simon and Patrick, etc. My Seagull Maritime SWS CW is an all solid body guitar and ran about $800-$900. if i looked at some of the name brand guitars at the same price point (I forget if it was taylor or martin) but the guitar was made in china and the neck was laminated like plywood....The video could have gone into a lot more details about the body shape and tone wood with respect to the style of music that you play....plus at the end of the day as a general rule go with what sounds good to you. There are many affordable guitars at a much lower price point that are great for leading worship with so don't feel like you need to spend $2000 on a guitar to be able to lead worship. At the end of the day worship is more about the heart then about your guitar.
My worship leader and I just had this convo today. But hey, it’s a partner spotlight with Sweetwater so it’s not his normal “budget minded” video style. But yeah maybe a follow up video with the same format but all of the guitars under $1,000
I think this was a helpful channel for me a while ago, but now, my small church and I are definitely not their target audience. This video was like confirmation for me to see if I should unsubscribe or not. I mean, adding the price of all my churches instruments, including drums, speakers and mixer is not even close to 2k lol God bless them all. Wish them the best.
@@cdubb9781 Rhetoric or sarcasm? Anyway, when your church has less than 30 people, not in the US btw, it can only provide so much. Church has a small 12 channel mixer and speakers ($700 in total) Yamaha Electronic Drums ($700) and the rest of the musicians bring their own instruments. I hope this helped a bunch of you out.
@@droidfan wasn't sarcasm at all. thank you from you reply. were you able to get mixer, speakers and monitors for that money? I'm looking for a small start up
Yamaha APX600. Especially if you're not just strumming. It's low tension but hi response it far and the way the very best guitar I've played. At around £250 what more can I say? maybe one thing. I do this for a living (playing and singing not pushing guitars) Thousands of gigs. I hope all the fruits of the spirit become apparent in the lives of all that are reading this . :)
For me, a slope shoulder Gibson (in my case, J45 and J15) is the best for worship. . . or ANY genre. Great dynamic range, clarity, natural compression and a tight bass that won't get in the way of the keyboards or the bass. And for electronics, the LR Baggs Element was ok; but I decided to upgrade them with LR Baggs HiFi and they're the BEST, even better than the Anthem.
I need helpppp! I'm trying to learn guitar, I'm not sure if to get the Martin lx1 (acustic guitar) and use a microphone in worship OR a guitar with a direct drive... Martin lx1e is a bit too much for me
I would say that Yamaha is best choice for leading worship in terms of value for money, quality and affordability. It's flexible in any environments. Yamaha FGX800C , 820C, 830C, etc is best choice because it's EQ is awesome and we can set it according to preferences
Greetings from Dubai , I think they Taylor is the one for me , post Covid we are still doing acoustic style worship and I need a decent semi acoustic , been researching Martin and Taylor as they are the best IMO
Jake, I appreciate you doing this video with Sweetwater, but I am very shocked you are doing demos on $2,000 guitars! I have never purchased a guitar over 1K never mind 2K! Also, the natural sound of a guitar can be enhanced and modified with EQ and your pickup so you can make a cheap guitar sound really good. Do you really believe a $2,000 guitar is vital for a worship leader or are there also lower cost options you can recommend? Maybe you can do something similar for those of us that can't afford it? I understand the investment for a lifetime argument but smaller churches with volunteer worship leaders and expensive guitars are difficult to reconcile. Thanks and God bless!
You don't always have to spend $2,000 to get a good high quality guitar.You can get a vintage guitar. I got a 1973 guild d35 for $500 at a pawn shop. It's old but plays and sounds amazing!
Some of the most powerful worship I’ve ever been apart of, was lead by a Yamaha apx500. It ain’t alll about the highest end possible way to tick every single box. It’s about the HEART of worship! When you’re actually focused on the purpose of worship, you’re not sitting there picking out this tone and that tone
@Bruce Little - I’ve lead worship for over 20 years with a $250 guitar that is a Japanese replica of a Martin with a sound-hole, clamp-in style pickup and people worshiped! The guitar sounds great and plays well. Now i’m in a phase of life where I can afford a more expensive guitar so I recently set a budget of $5,000 and paid $3,000 for an amazing sounding and playing guitar with built-in electronics. While the worship and ability to lead have not changed, I love playing the guitar, it sounds wonderful and plays so well and much easier. Is it “needed”, no; do I like it “oh yeah”!!.
I swear church people get hung up on the worst things. Yes a cheap guitar is fine for worship but having a more costly instrument is not an issue. Stop making it one
Go to a store, try a Taylor by yourself. Compare it with a same price range Martin or Gibson even if you still don’t like the sound you will still understand why so many people choose Taylor over the other two in the big three. I am really happy with my 717e
@@yiren7061 I owned a 714 and sold it. I also own a HD28V which was a similar price which is a much "better" tone, fuller has bass response and overtones. I sure there are some good sounding Taylors out there just not the one in this video or the 10 plus Ive play glad you like your one enjoy!
Does it matter when everything that they’re gonna play is the cowboy chords of.... G C D Em.... either with or without a capo? Seriously..... if you are a worship leader and you needed this video..... then go buy a $200 Yamaha from guitar center and play that for a few years until you get a preference. Plug it in direct and let the system make it sound like it should.
I like guitars that have less mids for singing. Rosewood or maple back and sides Dreadnought Grand auditorium or larger body. If you go with a smaller body guitar, make sure that you boost the treble and bass or cut the mids
I owned a Taylor 316e (2015 discontinued) and a 2016 Gibson Songwriter Studio - amazing guitars - but I love how the Martin OME sounds through microphones.
The Martin OME Hands Down!!! was the best performer naturally with the microphones on, and overall as the winner in the Mult-Faceted sound and reach of both in its Natural Mic'd and Electric settings.
Taylor’s articulation and clarity is outstanding. However their electronics sound terrible and nasal unless you’re finger picking. Gibsons are nice, more of a darker sound. A bit too muddy for my taste. My pick is the Martin s. Full rich bass without all that midrange. Always warm sounding. Hardly ever tinny or harsh. Most don’t come with electronics. The LR baggs anthem is the bomb.
In my opinion finding a brand that builds guitars well is key for set up, intonation, strong neck and etc. Construction is the most important. Next is your preference in sound. The more expensive, the more you have to take care of it cuz it’s all solid wood. I prefer a non-electric acoustic. I can pick any pick up I like. I currently have a passive under saddle and body transducer pick up using a piezo active DI. Close enough to a mic sound. No knobs cuz my sound guy will eq it. Never have to worry about a battery. If you spend $2k, might as well use that as a down payment and get something for $3k at Sweetwaters. 24 month no interest. LOL
@@Jon-hb6gx $3k and up is at another level if you can afford it. But like what was said in the comments, Yamaha is a very very good and affordable brand. Can’t beat a LL16. Yamaha probably makes the best guitars from China.
@@Jon-hb6gx You got a valid point there. I change my mind. Spending $4k would make the difference. If someone gave me $2k for a down payment, I would select a Martin D28 Modern Deluxe. This thing has a titanium truss rod, carbon fiber bridge plate, gold tuners, gold frets, liquid metal bridge pins, adirondack bracing and a baked top. If you held it in your hands, you would cry. I would LOL. I have and it feels soooo light and the sound is probably the closest thing to King David’s lyre. But if you’re really wondering, go to your local music store and try one out.
I use a $500,1974 Guild D35NT with a LR Baggs Anthem pickup. Best money I've ever spent on a acoustic. Oh it was well under 2 grand.The Taylor and Gibson sounded bad. I'd go for the Martin. I'm also shocked No one played a Breedlove. They're a pretty affordable guitar. It would be cool if the did a budget guitar video. But I have to say most of the churches I've been in 99 percent of the time it's a Taylor.
How to select the right guitar for worship music? Anything with a A, C, D, G, and E chord on it. That’s pretty much the whole worship song chord chart.
Hardly anyone has patience for small diaphragm condenser mics on a worship church platform and almost all acoustic guitar pickups make the guitar sound about the same (the piezo sound where you hear the actual instrument minimally). I wish more acoustic players micd the guitar.
This video just hits so wrong to me.. A lot of churches have sub-2k budgets total and have a part time worship leader. Needed to throw some budget options- as a professional audio engineer, I Have loved the sound of Seagulls, some Yamahas.... all sub $500 guitars. They sound great and are super flexible on a budget.
@@LisaRobson21 Nooooooo i have a breedlove and a taylor and they feel and sound MUCH different. Love both but the fact that my $800 BBreedlove can hang with my $1200 dollar Taylor says somethin
The main question should be why are we discussing spending thousands when 99.9% of the people listening couldn't tell the difference between a $2k or $200 guitar? A little exaggeration, but you get the gist.
There are much better guitars for that price than from the big names (Taylor/Martin/Gibson). Eastman, Furch, Auden and lots of others. It pays to do your research and not just go for the brand.
ORANGEWOOD ORANGEWOOD ORANGEWOOD ORANGEWOOD ORANGEWOOD!!!!!!! Best budget guitars out there. I’ve led worship with them before I got my Taylor and they’re great. Sounds fantastic, play really nicely, super affordable.
i would love when the guitar's playability or AKA its "Easy Play" can be taken into consideration together with its Price Tag, Brand, Model Name, Woods and Electronics, I have walked into acoustic guitar showrooms that at one end of the spectrum, the most legendary of guitar brands and highest price tags of their guitar's were painful and tormentous to play, i knew within the first 30 to 60 seconds of strumming and fingering that I would have been wasted and beat-up on a minimum of a 30 minute set, at the other end of the spectrum a most pleasant, honey and silky playing Guitar that lacked the Woods, Craftsmanship, Electronics, Durability and Just Sound Production that were between $100 to $300, Go Figure!.....So its an Adventure, Art and Skill to find that Needle in the Haystack Acoustic Guitar that can bring the most of the most needed essentials when playing in a Band or Solo, I had found so far the Martin GPCA4 Rosewood as the Spoke or Hub in the middle of the pack, its a give and take on any acoustic guitar one will decide on settling down with, the bottom line being that it will always give you more than what it lacks or does not have
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I'm just a teen who plays on my youth team so I couldn't spend alot of money but I have a Yamaha FSX820C and I love it😎😎
i have a yamaha apx4a and its pretty good
Best bang for the buck! Love mine!
Keep saving, put 10 and 20 bucks away here and there. Eventually you’ll have the funds but also when you invest into an instrument of this value, you’ll definitely have it for a while and it “might” even appreciate with time (with a little research).
Continue to Worship the Lord with you gift, you’ll never regret it!!!!
@@peterkirdanI also have Yamaha FGX800C which cost around $500 . But it sounds great. It is completely different from Taylor and Martin, because it has both warm and bright tones. So it's flexible in any environments. Because it's EQ is awesome which consists of 3 band EQ and AMF( adjustable mid frequency), where we can find the sweet spot. It's super cool.
So if you need warm or bright tones, you can adjust with AMF.
I used a $250 Rogue for about 14 years and led over 700 worship services with it. That guitar was as faithful to me as it could be. I was a broke worship leader. Now that I'm a software developer and lead worship as a volunteer whenever I get a chance, I was finally able to get a Taylor 214ce dlx (the black one) with the ES-2 ($1500). I absolutely love this guitar! Just wish I could have had it when I was getting to lead worship all the time.
Great guitar. It's my personal favorite.
I've been a Takamine guy for 20+ years, I inherited the preference from the worship leader who taught me who was a big fan of them. I think if you spend $2,000 you'll be happy with most anything. Like all things though you probably get more bang for your buck spending the same on a less popular brand. Someone mentioned Yamaha in the comments - that's a great example of a quality/price balance. My current is a Takamine Santa Fe.
Literally bought the Taylor 314 from Sweetwater 4 months ago. Biggest and best guitar purchase of my life thus far.
For people that do not want to spend $2,000, I recommend the fg800 from Yamaha I got that for 350 with the pickup on it and it sounds fantastic. If you want to go a little more higher I also recommend the Yamaha l116 for around $800. That will also be a fantastic choice.
Agree. I tried the FG800 and is amazing and I have the Lj16 and love it
Agreed. I picked up a Yamaha FGTA Love it. I’m a piano player primarily but I’m in a season where I’m playing more guitar as a worship leader. So of course I’m diving into the world of acoustic guitars here on CZcams 😊
Use what you got. Literally the best piece of advice you can take. Besides build quality you can find super good sounding acoustics for under 500 bucks
The Martin OME Hands Down!!! was the best performer naturally with the microphones on, and overall as the winner in the Mult-Faceted sound and reach of both in its Natural Mic'd and Electric settings.
Martin D35 is my go-to guitar. Warm, full sound which accentuates the bass tones. I also use a custom built Koa.
Thanks for the information. We pair a Koa Taylor with a 600 series. Gives both bright and warmth!
Selecting the right guitar is about sound and playability! It's definitely worth investing in a reputable brand for high quality components, but if you don't love the sound and struggle to play it, you're not going to enjoy it. Also pay for a guitar Tech to set up the guitar after you buy it!
As a bi-vocational worship minister in a mid-sized church (150-ish), I found some helpful information in this video. Our team is volunteer, and I don’t remember ever purchasing a guitar for anyone to play, but we have purchased drums and keyboards.
I play the acoustic guitar in our band, and have always played Yamaha guitar Model’s LD-10e and A3R (spruce top, rosewood back&sides) as they seem to be quality instruments and haven’t broken my bank account. That wood combination also seems to have some compression in the midrange, so vocals stand out, while the guitar bass and treble fill out the rest of the spectrum. And, when the students go to summer camp, I’m not stressed about them getting knocked over, or getting kool-ade spilled on them.
For my 15th anniversary of leading worship at the church, I was given a gift of some money and used it, along with some additional money from my family, to purchase a Martin D-18 with a LR Baggs anthem pickup. I am completely impressed with the Martin. It has inspired me as a songwriter and as a musician. The thing is, I could have bought several Yamaha’s for the price of that one Martin. But ultimately, worship is about giving our best back to the Lord. And for what I could afford, my best has moved from Yamaha to Martin.
The Yamaha’s will still be going to summer camp, though. That’s just wisdom.
The live play comparison is in no way an indicator of the way these guitars sound when properly sound reinforced. The only one that was even remotely close to having right settings, was the Martin. I have played all three of these guitars unplugged, through acoustic amps, and direct wired to PA systems. The EQ settings and gain staging was not correct for these guitars when they switched to pickup play. The Taylor alone sounded like it was slightly overdriven. All three are decent guitars, but as far as your plugged in sound goes, please do your own research, plug in at a music store, and test different gain staging and EQ settings. Whoever did the sound reinforcement for the pick up demos, did all of these guitars a great disservice. If it wasn't for that fact that even the Martin's pickup sound was off, I would have thought this was an advertisement for Martin.
I usually really like the church front video's but i found this one kind of lacking with respect to how to go about selecting an acoustic guitar. The fact that all of the guitars where in the $2000 range just isn't realistic for a lot of people that play as volunteers in churches. It's true that martin, taylor and gibson make some great stuff and are reknown as they pioneered alot of what we use today, but the fact is that there are many other excellent brands that offer more value for the money. with martin, taylor and gibson your paying for the name and lets not forget that there where quite a few years were Gibson had some major quality control issue. I personally really like the Godin line of guitars (Which are made in Canada) and their affiliates like seagull, Normand, Simon and Patrick, etc. My Seagull Maritime SWS CW is an all solid body guitar and ran about $800-$900. if i looked at some of the name brand guitars at the same price point (I forget if it was taylor or martin) but the guitar was made in china and the neck was laminated like plywood....The video could have gone into a lot more details about the body shape and tone wood with respect to the style of music that you play....plus at the end of the day as a general rule go with what sounds good to you. There are many affordable guitars at a much lower price point that are great for leading worship with so don't feel like you need to spend $2000 on a guitar to be able to lead worship. At the end of the day worship is more about the heart then about your guitar.
My worship leader and I just had this convo today. But hey, it’s a partner spotlight with Sweetwater so it’s not his normal “budget minded” video style. But yeah maybe a follow up video with the same format but all of the guitars under $1,000
I think this was a helpful channel for me a while ago, but now, my small church and I are definitely not their target audience. This video was like confirmation for me to see if I should unsubscribe or not. I mean, adding the price of all my churches instruments, including drums, speakers and mixer is not even close to 2k lol God bless them all. Wish them the best.
@@droidfan I would love to know how you got instruments, mixer and speakers for under 2k Thats amazing. that could help a bunch of us out
@@cdubb9781 Rhetoric or sarcasm? Anyway, when your church has less than 30 people, not in the US btw, it can only provide so much. Church has a small 12 channel mixer and speakers ($700 in total) Yamaha Electronic Drums ($700) and the rest of the musicians bring their own instruments. I hope this helped a bunch of you out.
@@droidfan wasn't sarcasm at all. thank you from you reply. were you able to get mixer, speakers and monitors for that money? I'm looking for a small start up
Yamaha APX600. Especially if you're not just strumming. It's low tension but hi response it far and the way the very best guitar I've played. At around £250 what more can I say? maybe one thing. I do this for a living (playing and singing not pushing guitars) Thousands of gigs. I hope all the fruits of the spirit become apparent in the lives of all that are reading this . :)
For me, a slope shoulder Gibson (in my case, J45 and J15) is the best for worship. . . or ANY genre. Great dynamic range, clarity, natural compression and a tight bass that won't get in the way of the keyboards or the bass. And for electronics, the LR Baggs Element was ok; but I decided to upgrade them with LR Baggs HiFi and they're the BEST, even better than the Anthem.
I need helpppp!
I'm trying to learn guitar, I'm not sure if to get the Martin lx1 (acustic guitar) and use a microphone in worship OR a guitar with a direct drive... Martin lx1e is a bit too much for me
Please advise on what kind of quality a Yamaha F335 with a sound hole pickup adds to the mix or what situation it is best for
Weren’t you going to post links to less expensive options? I don’t see them.
I would say that Yamaha is best choice for leading worship in terms of value for money, quality and affordability. It's flexible in any environments. Yamaha FGX800C , 820C, 830C, etc is best choice because it's EQ is awesome and we can set it according to preferences
Taylor 322ce is my favorite
Greetings from Dubai , I think they Taylor is the one for me , post Covid we are still doing acoustic style worship and I need a decent semi acoustic , been researching Martin and Taylor as they are the best IMO
I thought you were gone to link cheaper models in the video description??
Jake, I appreciate you doing this video with Sweetwater, but I am very shocked you are doing demos on $2,000 guitars! I have never purchased a guitar over 1K never mind 2K! Also, the natural sound of a guitar can be enhanced and modified with EQ and your pickup so you can make a cheap guitar sound really good. Do you really believe a $2,000 guitar is vital for a worship leader or are there also lower cost options you can recommend? Maybe you can do something similar for those of us that can't afford it? I understand the investment for a lifetime argument but smaller churches with volunteer worship leaders and expensive guitars are difficult to reconcile. Thanks and God bless!
Let the church say amen!!😂😂
You don't always have to spend $2,000 to get a good high quality guitar.You can get a vintage guitar. I got a 1973 guild d35 for $500 at a pawn shop. It's old but plays and sounds amazing!
Some of the most powerful worship I’ve ever been apart of, was lead by a Yamaha apx500. It ain’t alll about the highest end possible way to tick every single box. It’s about the HEART of worship!
When you’re actually focused on the purpose of worship, you’re not sitting there picking out this tone and that tone
@Bruce Little - I’ve lead worship for over 20 years with a $250 guitar that is a Japanese replica of a Martin with a sound-hole, clamp-in style pickup and people worshiped! The guitar sounds great and plays well. Now i’m in a phase of life where I can afford a more expensive guitar so I recently set a budget of $5,000 and paid $3,000 for an amazing sounding and playing guitar with built-in electronics. While the worship and ability to lead have not changed, I love playing the guitar, it sounds wonderful and plays so well and much easier. Is it “needed”, no; do I like it “oh yeah”!!.
I swear church people get hung up on the worst things. Yes a cheap guitar is fine for worship but having a more costly instrument is not an issue. Stop making it one
Thank you so much for making this video! I've been looking for a worship guitar guid for a while but haven't found any!!!
What about Gretsch guitars
Also I'm not sure why this is, but the vocals on this video sound like all the mid was sucked out with an eq
Great thnks
The Epiphone DR500MCE Masterbuilt is a great guitar for the sub 1,000.00 range.
Totally agree. I picked up an epiphone masterbilt dr 400 as a backup guitar. Great guitar. Although I’m considering swapping out the pickup system
@@Ezemdi i did a about a year ago. Installed a Pure K&K mini. No regrets and to top it off.... No batteries! Sounds great.
Gosh imagine spending 2k on that Taylor and it sounds like that I'd be crying
lol
Exactly why I sold my Taylor 😐
good man
Go to a store, try a Taylor by yourself. Compare it with a same price range Martin or Gibson even if you still don’t like the sound you will still understand why so many people choose Taylor over the other two in the big three. I am really happy with my 717e
@@yiren7061 I owned a 714 and sold it. I also own a HD28V which was a similar price which is a much "better" tone, fuller has bass response and overtones. I sure there are some good sounding Taylors out there just not the one in this video or the 10 plus Ive play glad you like your one enjoy!
Seagull S6 original is easily one of the best and for a fraction of the price. You don't need to spend $2k for a great guitar.
Just had the strap come off my M6 solid mahogany and spruce (installed lr baggs anthem) and mine popped like a coconut….😢😢😢
Get to go shopping again
Does it matter when everything that they’re gonna play is the cowboy chords of.... G C D Em.... either with or without a capo? Seriously..... if you are a worship leader and you needed this video..... then go buy a $200 Yamaha from guitar center and play that for a few years until you get a preference. Plug it in direct and let the system make it sound like it should.
For the Taylor, that’s a graphite nut which indicates it has V-class bracing.
I like guitars that have less mids for singing.
Rosewood or maple back and sides
Dreadnought Grand auditorium or larger body.
If you go with a smaller body guitar, make sure that you boost the treble and bass or cut the mids
I owned a Taylor 316e (2015 discontinued) and a 2016 Gibson Songwriter Studio - amazing guitars - but I love how the Martin OME sounds through microphones.
The Martin OME Hands Down!!! was the best performer naturally with the microphones on, and overall as the winner in the Mult-Faceted sound and reach of both in its Natural Mic'd and Electric settings.
Is keyboard next lol?
Taylor’s articulation and clarity is outstanding. However their electronics sound terrible and nasal unless you’re finger picking. Gibsons are nice, more of a darker sound. A bit too muddy for my taste. My pick is the Martin s. Full rich bass without all that midrange. Always warm sounding. Hardly ever tinny or harsh. Most don’t come with electronics. The LR baggs anthem is the bomb.
Very useful information. thanks!
The ES 2 on taylor its not good!
In my opinion finding a brand that builds guitars well is key for set up, intonation, strong neck and etc. Construction is the most important. Next is your preference in sound. The more expensive, the more you have to take care of it cuz it’s all solid wood.
I prefer a non-electric acoustic. I can pick any pick up I like. I currently have a passive under saddle and body transducer pick up using a piezo active DI. Close enough to a mic sound. No knobs cuz my sound guy will eq it. Never have to worry about a battery.
If you spend $2k, might as well use that as a down payment and get something for $3k at Sweetwaters. 24 month no interest. LOL
But you'd be spending 3k instead of 2k...
@@Jon-hb6gx $3k and up is at another level if you can afford it. But like what was said in the comments, Yamaha is a very very good and affordable brand. Can’t beat a LL16. Yamaha probably makes the best guitars from China.
@@ThisIsVao you would hope it would be another level for that money otherwise what's the point?
@@Jon-hb6gx You got a valid point there. I change my mind. Spending $4k would make the difference. If someone gave me $2k for a down payment, I would select a Martin D28 Modern Deluxe. This thing has a titanium truss rod, carbon fiber bridge plate, gold tuners, gold frets, liquid metal bridge pins, adirondack bracing and a baked top. If you held it in your hands, you would cry. I would LOL. I have and it feels soooo light and the sound is probably the closest thing to King David’s lyre. But if you’re really wondering, go to your local music store and try one out.
Genuine question...do those who buy a cutaway acoustic ever play up past the 12th fret?! 🤔🤔🤔
I play past the 12 fret without a cutout, wish I had one.
Taylor sound good on microfon and Martin at piezzo and microfon
I use a $500,1974 Guild D35NT with a LR Baggs Anthem pickup. Best money I've ever spent on a acoustic. Oh it was well under 2 grand.The Taylor and Gibson sounded bad. I'd go for the Martin. I'm also shocked No one played a Breedlove. They're a pretty affordable guitar. It would be cool if the did a budget guitar video. But I have to say most of the churches I've been in 99 percent of the time it's a Taylor.
How to select the right guitar for worship music? Anything with a A, C, D, G, and E chord on it. That’s pretty much the whole worship song chord chart.
Hardly anyone has patience for small diaphragm condenser mics on a worship church platform and almost all acoustic guitar pickups make the guitar sound about the same (the piezo sound where you hear the actual instrument minimally). I wish more acoustic players micd the guitar.
LR Baggs Anthem really does make a huuuge difference to the pickup sound quality
Worship tutorials fan btw 👀
This! For absolutely sure. I put one on a $350 epiphone el-00 and it sounds beautiful live.
What about a $400 guitar
Most of us are from small churches and can't afford a $2000 guitar.
Buy used
This video just hits so wrong to me.. A lot of churches have sub-2k budgets total and have a part time worship leader. Needed to throw some budget options- as a professional audio engineer, I Have loved the sound of Seagulls, some Yamahas.... all sub $500 guitars. They sound great and are super flexible on a budget.
It’s two different conversations ones not better than the other.
They added les expensive guitars that they thought were great choices. Did you watch the video?
@@mickeytollison where
Picked up my Martin Road Series GPRS1 for $600. Threw an LR baggs anthem in it and I think it sounds better than all of these. And for less than $1000
The Gibson sounded like an epiphone
Dude 2 k ? 🫤
No love for Breedlove?!? 😧😉
shhhhh...they are the best kept secret in the industry
@@skeggoxoverland4824 ha! didn;t a guy mimic them after taylor because he worked there?
@@LisaRobson21 Nooooooo i have a breedlove and a taylor and they feel and sound MUCH different. Love both but the fact that my $800 BBreedlove can hang with my $1200 dollar Taylor says somethin
Sweetwater doesn’t sell Breedloves
@@BenChambless yup
A glorified shaker 😂
The main question should be why are we discussing spending thousands when 99.9% of the people listening couldn't tell the difference between a $2k or $200 guitar? A little exaggeration, but you get the gist.
Buy a $2000 Martin- put it through a LR Bagg pick up and you're all set! It will be the best money spent you ever did.
suh-pay-lay.....
There are much better guitars for that price than from the big names (Taylor/Martin/Gibson). Eastman, Furch, Auden and lots of others. It pays to do your research and not just go for the brand.
The es2 is traaaaaaash. It’s so nasally. The OM sounds so good here though.
SHEEP
Wolf
Lol got 2 minutes into this and heard Taylor, Martin, Gibson and $2000... Bit out of my price range so unfortunately no need to continue watching.
ORANGEWOOD ORANGEWOOD ORANGEWOOD ORANGEWOOD ORANGEWOOD!!!!!!! Best budget guitars out there. I’ve led worship with them before I got my Taylor and they’re great. Sounds fantastic, play really nicely, super affordable.
Had to stop watching when dude didn’t know what 000 was.
Unsubscribed. This just got rediculous.
Why? The video is great!!
You are a silly human.
i would love when the guitar's playability or AKA its "Easy Play" can be taken into consideration together with its Price Tag, Brand, Model Name, Woods and Electronics, I have walked into acoustic guitar showrooms that at one end of the spectrum, the most legendary of guitar brands and highest price tags of their guitar's were painful and tormentous to play, i knew within the first 30 to 60 seconds of strumming and fingering that I would have been wasted and beat-up on a minimum of a 30 minute set, at the other end of the spectrum a most pleasant, honey and silky playing Guitar that lacked the Woods, Craftsmanship, Electronics, Durability and Just Sound Production that were between $100 to $300, Go Figure!.....So its an Adventure, Art and Skill to find that Needle in the Haystack Acoustic Guitar that can bring the most of the most needed essentials when playing in a Band or Solo, I had found so far the Martin GPCA4 Rosewood as the Spoke or Hub in the middle of the pack, its a give and take on any acoustic guitar one will decide on settling down with, the bottom line being that it will always give you more than what it lacks or does not have