The Taylor T5 Spring Limited Edition is a tremendously versatile guitar, made for the player who craves variety but doesn't want to truck around 5 guitar cases. At your fingertips you have it all - mellow acoustic, Les Paul rock crunch, jazz tones, you can do it all with this one guitar. Seriously. This particular Spring 2009 model has a top crafted from Ovangkol with a satin finish. Note: Originally Taylor planned on this being a Tasmanian Blackwood model but they are all Ovangkol - no Tasmanian Blackwoods will be made.
This guitar has a hidden neck humbucker, a visible bridge humbucker, and a body sensor mounted to the inside surface of the top, utilizing Samarium Cobalt magnets and humbucking coils. The body sensor reads the movement of the top, adding even more warmth to the acoustic tone. And if you want to fatten it up and rock out, or play some 335-inspired rockabilly, or jazz it up, the T5 can take you there and beyond with ease. There are a limited number of these T5s being made. Made in the USA and comes with gig bag. Give us call or email for more info on the Taylor T5 Spring Limited Edition.
Is it an Acoustic or and Electric? Well, it's actually both. The Taylor T5 TLD 09 allows you to get fully acoustic sounds and fully electric sounds from the same guitar. It's designed to be used with both acoustic and electric amps using a standard guitar cable or a balanced cable.
Next-Generation Electronics - The Taylor T5 LTD 09 features a the T5's next-generation electronics system! Tones are selected via the easy access 5-way switch located on the side of the Taylor T5.
T5 CMR air-coil rear pickup - this is the pickup you can see coming through the top near the bridge of the guitar. When played through an electric amp, this pickup can go from Tele-like sounds to Gretsch-like sounds to full-blown humbucker sounds.
T5 Dynamic neck pickup - buried in the neck joint, this pickup can sound warm and woody or fat and rowdy.
T5 Dynamic body sensor - inspired by the research on the Expression System, the T5 body sensors are overwound to produce the sparkling highs and shimmer, for the most acoustic-like switch position.
T5 Preamp and EQ - the preamplifier was designed to deliver a wide range of tones in every switch position. Controls include: Volume, Bass and Treble. The tone controls are best described as Resonance (bass) and Detail (treble).
Taylor T5 TLD 09 Features:
Finish: Natural
Type/Shape: Modified Grand Auditorium
Top: Ovangkol
Body: Sapele
Neck: Tropical American Mahogany
Fretboard: Ebony with Binding
Fretboard Radius: 15 inches
Fretboard Inlay: Micro Dots
Headstock Overlay: Ebony
Binding: Multi-layer white with Black pinstripes
Bridge: Ebony
Nut and Saddle: Bone
Tuning Machines and Hardware: Chrome-plated
Scale Length: 24 7/8 in.
Truss Rod: Adjustable
Neck Width at Nut: 1 11/16 in.
Number of Frets: 21
Bracing: T5 Custom Bracing
Finish: Satin
Electronics: Taylor T5
Gig Bag Included