Is there anything better looking than a highly figured Flame maple? The maple neck and body binding along with the flamed center strip augment the beauty of this guitar without drawing your eyes away from the wood grain. Ok it looks great, but how does it sound? I am a self admitted rosewood fan but R. Taylor has once again proved to me that a maple guitar can be bright and sparkle without lacking a solid bass response and strong note fundamental. Great looks and a very appealing tone, this guitar has it all!
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Bob Taylor puts it best when he says “Sometimes you find a guitar, fall in love, and buy it. Game over. Other times you go on the hunt and these days that includes the possibility of having a guitar made for you. While exciting, it’s a scary thing. Believe me, I understand. To help make a complicated subject simple, here’s my attempt at explaining what R. Taylor has to offer.”
MORE →The Style 3 model from R. Taylor Guitars explores the rich tradition of the classic dreadnought body shape and adds modern R.Taylor tone, features and craftsmanship. This guitar features an Adirondack spruce top with Adirondack braces in a modified X pattern and Indian rosewood sides and back. This is a very classic combination of tone woods on a dreadnought style guitar and provides a great balance between deep full bass and bright crisp trebles. This guitar has the solid note fundamental, headroom and clarity that one would expect from these woods as well as an augmented upper midrange and lovely warm set of overtones.
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