A master-crafted instrument with full acoustic and electric capabilities.
The Taylor T5 Custom Guitar with Spruce Top has a select solid spruce top, intricate abalone fretboard inlays, and gold hardware.
A resonant, fully hollow thinline body is the backbone of the Taylor T5. Its comfort and playability is unquestionable, with the performance freedom of a solidbody guitar and the feel and sound of a beloved Taylor acoustic. Whether played through an electric or acoustic amp, the T5 guitar delivers a fantastic range of pure tones from smooth, strumming acoustic to crunchy electric chords.
Electronics include a unique 5-way pickup system composed of a magnetic acoustic humbucker, magnetic electric humbucker, and a single Dynamic Body Sensor soundboard pickup, as well as a preamp system for mixing up the exact tone you need. Full binding, bone nut and saddle, stylized f-holes, a mahogany neck, sapele body, and an ebony fretboard and headstock overlay are standard with the Taylor T5 Custom Guitar.
Taylor T5 Custom Acoustic-Electric Guitar with Spruce Top Features:
Fully hollow thinline body
5-way pickup system: magnetic acoustic humbucker, magnetic electric humbucker, Dynamic Body Sensor, preamp system
Select solid spruce top
Mahogany neck
Sapele body
Bone nut and saddle
Stylized F-holes
Ebony fretboard, bridge, and headstock overlay
Taylor Artist abalone fretboard inlays
Gold hardware (except for blue edge burst, which comes with chrome)
Full binding
Taylor T5 Custom Acoustic-Electric Guitar with Spruce Top Includes:
Taylor hardshell case
The T5 may be the only axe you need. Call or click today to get yours.
Taylor T5 Custom Acoustic-Electric Guitar with Spruce Top
Posted by Bob Hardison from Columbia, Tn. on Mar 7, 2008
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: Lead guitarist for 30 olus years
Reviewer's Play Style: Country and older popular
I have several great guitars-Gibson-ES175, Fender Strat are two, but my T5 Taylor, I played at my last two gigs gave me more compliments from the audience than I have ever got before, now tells me that I have to use it as my only guitar from now on. It is a wonderful guitar and the sound tells that it is. I play fingerstyle (Chet/Merle) and I just can't use my other guitars now. This guitar has what I have been wanting to hear from many years ago. All, I can say now-it is what I want to be my last guitar. I talked to Taylor guitars today and was very pleased with their comments.
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Love My T5 Custom
Posted by almcg2 from SF Bay Area of Cal. on Feb 11, 2008
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: 40+ years.. Have been in bands but now hobbiest.
Reviewer's Play Style: Lots of blues and rock. Some Jazz.
I own one of these beauties. It has a great, fast neck and sounds fantastic played acoustic, but amazing when amped. Lots of sound possibilities. It's not just an electrified acoustic. I can get close to Tele and a darn good strat or even 335 sound out of it. I love the feel, the sound, the neck, the color, finish, tuners, fret work, materials.... need I go on? This is a great instrument. GET ONE!!!
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Love My T5 Custom
Posted by almcg2 from SF Bay Area of Cal. on Feb 11, 2008
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: 40+ years.. Have been in bands but now hobbiest.
Reviewer's Play Style: Lots of blues and rock. Some Jazz.
I own one of these beauties. It has a great, fast neck and sounds fantastic played acoustic, but amazing when amped. Lots of sound possibilities. It's not just an electrified acoustic. I can get close to Tele and a darn good strat or even 335 sound out of it. I love the feel, the sound, the neck, the color, finish, tuners, fret work, materials.... need I go on? This is a great instrument. GET ONE!!!
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Lovely to Behold!
Posted by Allen from Dayton on May 15, 2006
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: Contemporary Christian Band Frontman
Reviewer's Play Style: Contemporary Christian/Worship
I have had the T5 for about 3 months now and have used it exclusively for practice and gigs. I use an A/B switch and toggle between Vox and Fender Acoustasonic amps. The T5 is a thing of beauty! I purchased the cherry sunburst finish and am glad I did. We played at a festival this past weekend and had other musicians/guitarists commenting on my axe! It was pretty cool. A professional photographer took pictures of the event and for some reason took almost 2 pages worth of photos during our set. I think he was drawn to the beauty of the T5. Other performers only had a few pics each. Things like that make you say hmmm. Although the T5 is truly an amazing instrument, it is true that it will not replace a high-end acoustic or electric guitar, but it's real close to doing so. I would probably use high-end guitars for recording sessions, but this is THE guitar for live/travel musicians, like myself, who demand quality instruments and sound.
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Close to perfect
Posted by carlo from Philippines on May 14, 2006
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: Active Musician, Recording Engineer
Reviewer's Play Style: mixed
Construction is what you expect from Taylor: top notch. One of the best guitars in terms of aesthetics and build. Their attention to detail on this guitar is unrivaled so far.
Definitely sounds better plugged in. I will not bullshit people into thinking that just because this has the soundholes and hollowbody to deliver a pure unplugged tone, that it sounds heavenly unplugged. It does not. It's a DECENT unplugged guitar. It will still sound as thin [or even thinner] as any other unplugged shallow body guitar out there (shallow bowl Ovations, etc.). That isn't much, but enough for a quick practice session without an amp.
Though once you plug it in, everything changes. You'll just have to hear it to believe it. Regardless of purists say about deep-bowl "acoustic" tone, the acoustic sound voice on this guitar sounds amazing considering the body it's built with. I say considering because I agree nothing beats a true acoustic Taylor, but this comes pretty damn close.
Aside from the price, another bummer is that even on the "electric" settings, it being a hollowbody will get in the way if you use effects boxes (as they amplify the "noise" the pickups generate overall. So while perfectly acceptable as an electric, it will not be as "quiet" as one no matter what you do. But then again, spruce tops are said to resonate better (which is a drawback in an electric setting), the Maple would probably be a good choice if you plan to do a lot of electric guitar playing with the T5.
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