Taylor Guitar

I purchased a Taylor acoustic guitar many years ago. It was a special edition 414ce-L4. I purchased it at a local music store and I think I paid about $1,600 for it.

The EXIF data on the above photo says it was taken in January 2004. That seems like an entire lifetime ago. I was still pretty healthy and still married. The photo was taken in the living room of my house in Brea. I’ve since sold the house and moved twice, but I still have the guitar. For the past 10 years, the guitar has been sitting out on a guitar stand. I helped lead worship at my old church for several years and would practice/play the guitar several times a week so it got a lot of use. When I was in the hospital for two weeks post-surgery, my parents reconfigured my bedroom and packed away the guitar. I haven’t seen it in about a year. I thought about getting it out again during the COVID lockdown but never got around to it.

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I also got some email advertising from Musician’s Friend. I bought some pro audio equipment from them so I guess I’m forever on their list. I just looked at their website and the current version of my guitar is $2,400. Not sure why it’s more expensive at the music store than the Taylor website.