The Model 810 has been the flagship for the entire Taylor line for decades. This instrument was known for its cutting power and loud aggressive voice even before it was upgraded to the Standard II forward-shifted relief routed bracing pattern. Taylor Guitar’s Model 810 still features a select Sitka spruce top, premium Indian rosewood back and sides, ebony fingerboard and bridge, abalone shell soundhole rosette, bound peghead and gold plated hardware!
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We have gone mad again; mad about Madagascar with our newest Dreadnought from Taylor’s Build to Order program! Madagascar rosewood is as close as you can get in tone and visual appearance to the famed Brazilian rosewood, but without as hefty a price tag. This is why many builders are opting to use Madagascar as a high end tone wood choice. In addition to the beautiful set of Madagascar rosewood, this guitar features a light blonde and tight grained premium Engelmann spruce top, Adirondack braces, ebony binding on the body, neck and peghead, 1 11/16″ nut width and the ever so smooth Gold Gotoh 510 tuners.
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It’s that time of year again! Taylor Guitars has released their 2010 Fall Limited guitars, and they are a seriously beautiful bunch. The star of this fall’s show is Taylor’s new fingerboard inlays. Fine lines are laser etched on to the inlay pieced, creating some fantastic looking detail patterns. I had the opportunity to see these inlay pieces as they were under development during my visit to the Taylor factory this summer. I’ll post another link to the article covering the factory tour at the bottom of this page. For now, let’s take a closer look at each of the new Fall Limiteds!
MORE →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.”
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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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Bluegrass composer, vocalist and instrumentalist Dan Tyminski is probably best known for his Grammy winning version of “Man of Constant Sorrow” from the movie “Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?”. He is also a member of the band Alison Krauss and Union Station and has won 10 Grammy awards for solo and collaborative projects. So what does a multiple Grammy award winning bluegrass player want from a guitar? How about a big loud dreadnought with tons of headroom and warm rich overtones. Sounds good to me!
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