Electric Guitars
- Taylor Guitars started to produce electric guitars in 2005 with the debut of the T5 semi-hollow body. In 2008, Taylor entered the electric market with its own unique SolidBody electric guitar.
Thinline Series
- Referred to as “Thinline” because of the shallow, partially acoustic body design of the series. The body consists of a solid slab of sapele milled around the edges and hollowed out to form the back and sides. A wood top with stylized f-holes is then fitted to the back and sides. .
- T5 (2005) – Abbreviation stands for Thinline 5-way. “5-way” refers to the five position pickup selector switch mounted on the top of the guitar which activates different combinations of components in the T5’s pickup system. When hooked up to an amplification system, it’s capable of producing a variety of acoustic and electric tones in a single guitar.
- Features: Includes various top wood options (Custom, Classic or Standard), acoustic-style bridge, “lipstick” pickup, and 6 or 12 string options.
- T3 (2009) – The T3 shares the same body styling as the T5 with some electronic and structural differences. It is a semi-hollow-body because it has a solid center block in the body. It comes standard with a quilted maple laminated top, and has and electric style bridge. The electronics include multiple humbucker pickups, coil splitters, and push-pull tone and volume pots. The T3 is available with the optional Bigsby vibrato in the T3/B.
SolidBody (2008) – Taylor’s take on a traditional solid electric guitar. Made from a solid slab of wood with cavities only for the pickguard or direct mounted pickups, and the bridge. Designed from the ground up, each SolidBody model features solderless pickups or a solderless pickguard which permit for musicians to effortlessly change the sound of their guitar. The SolidBody line is fully customizable with a wide combination of wood, colors and electronic configurations, and single or double cutaway options which enables anyone purchasing a SolidBody to get the sound and look that they want. All options are available for customization through Taylor’s SolidBody Configurator on the Taylor website.
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