Taylor 914ce plays Lost in a Dream

For this 100th video I've picked probably my favourite track of all the ones I've written. The chord structure is a bit quirky, as is the melody, but the four-note sequences which echo the title seem to fit the vibe perfectly, especially the final four notes.
The lovely, and so romantically named Taylor 914ce is perfect for a track like this, where the high notes ring out so well. My favourite of all strings ever is the second string, and you can easily tell why that is on a track like this.
I also like the John Suhr Signature playing the intro; I doubt whether John Suhr envisaged the guitar being used in this way (although I may be wrong).
On the library album Guitar Swing it's renamed to Big Stride, which I can understand because it does have a slow 2/4 feel, but, not perhaps surprisingly, I'm preferring my original title for UA-cam!
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[@ogitanguyen5901]

Not only the guitar. The music. Your performance is amazing.

[@johnhobsonmusic]

Thank you Ogita, that's very kind. J

[@eddyabacka8403]

Great, Musical Performance! .. 🤩

[@johnhobsonmusic]

Thanks Eddy!

[@rosewoodsteel6656]

What tone! Beautiful playing and incredible tone from that guitarf!

[@johnhobsonmusic]

Thank you RosewoodSteel, much appreciated. And you're right, it's a wonderful guitar! Cheers, J

[@rosewoodsteel6656]

@@johnhobsonmusic You are the one that pulled the tone from the guitar. :)

[@geliCookie5311]

Wunderschön gespielt auf dieser herrlichen Gitarre. THANKS

[@johnhobsonmusic]

Thank you Geli Cookie! And thank you for taking the time to comment; much appreciated! J

[@johnleeman4762]

What a great track to hit the 100 mark on! I love the "twangy" (is that a word even?) sound. Suits the song perfectly....lovely appropriate choice of instrument!
Onward and upward to the next milestone then.... don't dawdle life's too short! J.

[@johnhobsonmusic]

Thanks John! Yes, a bit of twangification going on but it works here. I'm having a bit of a rest now while I learn Photoshop; can't see that being a problem 😱... Cheers, J!

[@Manchego735]

Exquisite taste in guitars, sir. The music sounds great!

[@johnhobsonmusic]

Thank you Rudi! Cheers, J

[@fabianlazarus4948]

This is really amazing sir!

[@johnhobsonmusic]

That's very kind Fabian, thank you. J

[@theapplepaul]

Simply wonderful.

[@johnhobsonmusic]

Many thanks Paul, much appreciated! J

[@theapplepaul]

@@johnhobsonmusic Inspired me to play my own Taylor even more.

[@johnhobsonmusic]

That's great Paul: means a lot to me and, I'm sure, to your guitar! Cheers, J

[@weinersnitzelz]

Such a wonderful piece. Love it!

[@johnhobsonmusic]

Thank you! And many thanks for taking the time to comment: much appreciated! J

[@JH1011]

Great performance.

[@johnhobsonmusic]

Thank you Jeffery! J

[@Durmomo0]

Thats a nice melody, well played

[@johnhobsonmusic]

Thank you! And thanks for taking the time to comment; much appreciated! J

[@SicAaron]

Bravo!

[@johnhobsonmusic]

Thank you! J

[@johnrodgelatenemusic7262]

Very nice.

[@johnhobsonmusic]

Many thanks John! J

[@Taylor314ce]

So cool to hear a Taylor played by someone so cool.

[@johnhobsonmusic]

Thank you SG, you're too kind! They're wonderful guitars aren't they? J

[@Guitar19774]

Sounds amazing! How did you record the acoustic? Is it just direct in? Thanks

[@johnhobsonmusic]

Thanks Zuul! I record the acoustics with two Royer ribbon mics into a Tube-Tech MP 2A preamp, then into my Apollo Twin and on into Pro Tools. It'd be great to DI straight from the Taylor but I don't think it sounds nearly as good. Cheers, J

[@Guitar19774]

Sounds awesome!!

[@marcosilvestre4240]

Can sell me the Taylor guitar please sound amazing

[@johnhobsonmusic]

Hi Marco, thanks for your comment, but I'm afraid I can't sell it because it sounds so amazing. I'm sure Taylor would be happy to sell you one themselves! J

[@Jam-m7m]

How do you like the built in pickup

[@johnhobsonmusic]

Good question! In fact I’ve never used it because I do all the recording with mics in my studio at home. I’m sure it’d be ok, but if I was playing live I’d want a better system to guarantee that the sound would be as good as the guitar is. J

[@ze6rik]

Is it presentation Taylor ps14 or custom build?

[@johnhobsonmusic]

Hi ze6rik, I didn't know there were other versions, but on the Taylor site now I can see Builder's and Presentation guitars as you say. Looking at the prices I can tell you that mine is NOT one of these; it cost around $3k, not $6k, $9k or $20k! Cheers J

[@ze6rik]

@@johnhobsonmusic is there a label inside the guitar’s body? The model number should be reflected there.

[@johnhobsonmusic]

Hi ze6rik, thanks for your interest, but the label doesn't give me any more information than that the model number is 914ce, so that's what I have in the titles of my videos. I don't think it's one of the special guitars: as I remember it cost about £3,300 and the custom models are way more expensive than that, at least according to the Taylor web site. It's special to me though: I love it! J

[@deanfeldman2505]

Boss

[@johnhobsonmusic]

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