"You tell me which installation you think's easier... and I agree, so..." 😂

Note: you can add the TaylorSense to any 9v ES-equipped Taylor, not just ES2.

Thanks Chris for all the work put into this video. I think I represent the bulk of your viewers when I say my guitars rarely if ever leave my home as I am not a professional musician and don’t play gigs at different venues. My only venue is my living room with 2 small dogs fighting over event tickets.  That said, the bump feature is meaningless for me.
What is a major concern for me is humidity and living in the center of the USA winters are dry and summers are wet. I store my guitars in hard shell cases and have humidification packets in each. I like the ability to see the condition each guitar is in with the phone app and the user set alarms is a great feature and I’ve just ordered a couple to test out before I get one for each guitar.

Thanks for the video! I have an Alvarez Cedar top that needs a lutherier to fix due to the lack of proper humidity. Recently ordered a 614ce Builders Edition that I will definitely use one of these on.

Update Jan 2023:  using the Humiditrak and Humidipaks on the 614ce, also have a MusicNomad digital hygrometer in the case.  may still get the TaylorSense.

Fair winds and following seas to all.

I have a Taylor 814ce, nice guitar and for me an expensive guitar.  I put the Taylor Sense system in about a year ago.  Where I live (central Alberta, Canada) in a 80 year old farmer built house, The weather has gone from -46 C ( about -44 F) to +39/41 (around 102 F), and humidity levels can go from about 15% to 80% all within a six month period, and sometimes only days.  By far the worst factor we deal with is extremely dry periods that can be pretty persistent for up to a year at a time.  Monitoring the humidity within the case and within the body of the guitar, with my phone, even though there may be slight variations in accuracy, has been way better for the guitar, and my peace of mind.  I have a Garrison guitar, made in Canada, so one would presume a better bet in our northern climate, that I kept in a good hard shell case, with a humidifier in the room that cracked, both front and back overnight during one particularly nasty cold spell.  I think these in case, phone monitoring systems are great, if only for the convenience factor, because if it’s quick and easy to monitor your guitar then it is more likely you will keep a closer eye on conditions, and intervene if required.

I would like to see installation in an es-b.

So glad I own a Taylor as I love the ES2 pick-up system and Taylor Sense. I never have to guess what is going on with the guitar in or out of the case.

With your instructions on installing the Taylor sense, you forgot to mention to re-secure the wire inside before tightening the strings. Jus' sayin'! 🥰

The impact sensor is turned off when you start up the D'Addario to save battery life you can turn it on in the settings. Mine works fine.

Man I love your channel, I have learned so much. Thanks

I’ve had the Taylor sense on my 618e. After 8 months it started shorting out when I was playing. So Taylor replaced it with another one, after 8 months it was the same thing.  The way the jack screws into the battery pack has some sort of design flaw because it happened twice on two different devices.

Hey Chris,
Great video on this topic man. I live on Long Island so lack of humidity is a rarity however I do use a room humidifier during the winter and I just hang my Martin on the wall here 🤙
Oh! Martin > taylor, just saying LOL! 🤣

Great video Chris, as always. I've been considering both systems for a few months.  I have been using the humiditrak for about a month with my Taylor, though may "upgrade" to the Taylorsense since its inside the guitar.   An important thing to note on such devices is that they communicate to the app via Bluetooth.   So when you are out of the "30 ft" bluetooth range... No data, no alerts, nada.  They will sync when you get back in close proximity and report the missed data...  Seems that somewhat lessens the usefulness as you can't be alerted when out of range.  Important to know what you're getting on these before you buy.

Thanks, Chris, for this video! I just received my K26ce guitar & was thinking about buying the TaylorSense system. I'm going to order it today because of your in depth video.

I own 2 Humiditrak and one Taylor sense.  Both humiditracks read humidity differently. One reads two degrees high and the other reads one degree low.  The Taylor sense also reads 2 degrees high. This was determined by doing a salt test per DAddario customer service. Both apps work great. The temperature is plus or minus 1 degree on all three. Very satisfied with all three units. By the way inexpensive wall units are very inaccurate. Mine is off by 9 degrees for humidity!

Dryness due to radiators in NYC has been the bane of my existence. No matter what humidifcation system I've used, I get dodgy results, and the wood moves and changes. I wish I played drums. lol

I had the D'Addario one at first but battery didn't last long, and had continued issues with it syncing up with the phone. Got Taylor sense several months back and it's been great.

The issue with the impact sensor is that the  humiditrak is attached with Velcro. Velcro is not going to transfer the impact very well, like a cars suspension.  The Taylor is screwed in. That being said, d'addario has made an excellent hygrometer and app interface for multiple guitars.

Very helpful - thank you. I hope someone at D'Addario is aware of the issues you've raised. Both the unresponsive impact detection and the random outlier humidity readings are things I have heard from other users. If you haven't already, I wonder if you could give D'Addario a nudge of some sort. You have more influence than us wee folk. Keep up the great work.

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