Taylor DN3 Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar (with Case)

The Taylor DN3 offers great acoustic tone. With a Sitka Spruce top and Sapele back and sides, the Taylor DN3 looks and sounds great.

Overall User Ratings (based on 6 ratings)
  • Overall:
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Sound:
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Features:
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Ease of Use:
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Quality:
    4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Value:
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Manufacturer Support:
    3 out of 5 stars
  • The Wow Factor:
    4.5 out of 5 stars
Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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Submitted December 13, 2007 by a customer from gmail.com

"Awesome"

Overall: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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the tone is so good when im done playing i just strum it randomly becuase it sounds so good. Its fun to play and makes me play better actually.
Sound
The sound is amazing, bright yet dark. I am not dissapointed
Features
Its an acoustic, you don't need features.
Ease of Use
Plays awesome I can't put it down. I play for 5 hours at a time.
Quality
Great quality, of course its got some dings becuase i keep running it into stuff but overall its great. Smells good too...
Value
Acoustic wise I think its worth it. One of the best sounding guitars in that price range I played at the store.
Manufacturer Support
never needed it.
The Wow Factor
Very basic. But I like basic. Not much "sex appeal" but its got that classic acoustic dreadnought look. Can't go wrong.

Musical Background:

Hobbyist

Musical Style:

Blues, Classical, Rock
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Submitted December 31, 2007 by a customer from gmail.com

"Great guitar for the money."

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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Go play it!
Sound
I have Elixir Light Phosphor Bronze strings on it now. The sound is beautiful and bright, with a deep, resonant tone.
Features
No frills.
Quality
Absolute GREAT deal for the price. Everything you want in a mid-range acoustic.
The Wow Factor
Gorgeous gloss top- pretty sexy

Musical Background:

Hobbyist

Musical Style:

Rock, Folk, Pop, Alternative, Country
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Submitted December 8, 2009 by a customer from yahoo.com

"No frills"

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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Sound
Sound is a very subjective thing. Think acoustic guitar part on Beck's "The Golden Age". That's what this guitar wearing some new Elixers sounds like. Maybe a tad brighter, but you get the idea.
Features
All solid wood construction. No electronics of any kind. The only sort of upgrades that might make a difference would be a real bone nut. For $1000, a $3.00 pickguard in the case would have been a nice touch tho.
Ease of Use
Pretty easy. It's a guitar.
Value
Nothing under $2500 can touch this. Period.
Manufacturer Support
No experience

Musical Background:

Hobbyist

Musical Style:

Alt-Opera
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Submitted November 6, 2008

"Happy with my DN3"

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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I will not replace this guitar. I may buy another guitar in the future that has a more shallow flat treble sound to it so I can have a different sound. If it were lost or stolen, or my wife decided to smash it against my 67 camaro, I would have to figure out a way to get another one, because this guitar is a part of me now. This is why I leave my old Yamaha and cheap Fender sitting out in front of my Taylor.
Sound
I spent like six months trying to find a guitar that sounded as good as this one at my local guitar center before I spent my grand. This guitar blew away all similarly priced guitars and many more expensive guitars. (Martins and Gibsons)I don't know how to describe it, other than to say that this guitar wants you to play it aggressively. The lows and mids resonate with depth and the highs are crystal clear. If you do a lot of finger picking I wouldn't suggest this guitar because the lows tend to not come out very loud when your playing softly, because of the body design. But if you like to do some heavy pick strumming, palm strikes, bluesy type muted string slaps etc then you'll love this guitar. A lot of people don't like the dreadnoughts and to be perfectly honest I intended to by a Taylor 214 or something similar in the Martin line, but I couldn't stop comparing other guitars to the DN3 so I bought it instead.
Features
It came with a hard shell case. The guitar is no frills. It has no pick gaurd, no fancy inlays. I'll admit that I don't know what type of wood it is made out of. The neck, back and sides are a flat finish. All I care about is how it sounds and is it going to sound that way tomorrow. I'm going with Taylor's reputation here
Ease of Use
It sounded great before I got it home
Quality
This guitar had no blemishes or factory issues that I could notice. I would say that it has been well crafted by those skilled in the art. I did have my first string break on it the other day, and all of the other strings remained in tune, which is a first on any guitar that I have owned.
Value
Like I said above, I couldn't find another guitar even close to this price that sounded as good.
Manufacturer Support
I have not needed any customer service with this guitar. I imagine that If i did, it wouldn't be a problem since I'm so happy with the sound of my guitar.
The Wow Factor
Is this question for real?

Musical Background:

hobbyist

Musical Style:

rock, alternative
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