Taylor T3/B Electric Guitar with Bigsby Vibrato Tailpiece

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      Taylor T3/B Electric Guitar with Bigsby Vibrato Tailpiece (105462535)
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An innovative semi-hollow body with a great feel, beautiful tones, and gorgeous looks.

The T3/B continues Taylor's quest to expand the range of tones available to the electric player. Inspired by both the T5 and the SolidBody, they've taken the classic semi-hollowbody sound and applied their signature Taylor design and tonal touches, blending high-definition Style 2 pickups with coil-splitting capability to give players killer humbucker and single-coil sounds in one guitar. A push-pull tone knob brings 2 sweeping modes of tone control. Taylor has also paired a Bigsby vibrato tailpiece with a roller bridge on the Taylor T3/B Guitar, giving players a high-performance vibrato bar without pitch issues.

What's great about the T3/B electric guitar is the way it soups-up a semi-hollowbody's essential sound, transforming it into a hotrod guitar capable of a wider range of tones as a result of the pickups, coil-splitting, and unique tone control. All on top of signature Taylor traits you can always count on, like superb intonation and easy playability.

Pickups
Taylor's unique humbuckers balance the sweetness of a vintage pickup sound—where you hear the woods and the ways the guitar is responding to the player—with the power to fully drive an amp without being super hot and overpounding it. The T3 pickups features a pair of full-size Style 2 HD (high definition) humbuckers. Style 2 pickups unleash raw rock power and great sustain without sacrificing balance or great tone. A 3-way switch covers 3 standard configurations: full neck, neck/bridge and full bridge. The T3 pickups also have old-school coil-splitting.

Push/Pull Control Knobs
The Taylor T3/B volume and tone knobs both utilize push/pull pots, which give players 2 tiers of unique tone control. Pulling up on the volume knob activates a coil splitter, that in effect turns the humbuckers into single coils. The guitar's 3-way switch functions the same way, allowing you to choose between full neck, neck/bridge and full bridge single coil tones. In its down position, the tone knob boosts the midrange. Pulling up the knob engages a second capacitor, which mellows the tone without squashing it into a muddy sound. Within that tonal range is a fresh Taylor electric voice: a mellow, old-school jazz tone that's loaded with warmth and fatness. And there's a lot of cool rock tones in-between.

Body/Neck Design
The sapele T3 body is designed as a semi-hollowbody electric. The body is hollowed out except for a solid block of wood that runs down the length of the center. The T3 guitar has no acoustic bracing inside it. The quilted maple top is laid directly on top of the internal block like the Taylor Solid Body. The sapele neck incorporates Taylor's rock-solid single-bolt T-Lock, and a precisely milled pocket spacer is used to secure the perfect neck angle. The T3 also has beefier electric-style frets, giving electric players a familiar feel.

The T3/B Bridge/Tailpiece
Pairing an authentic Bigsby vibrato tailpiece with a roller bridge was the key to achieving smooth functionality. Traditionally, Bigsbys are attached to fixed bridges, and as they work, the notched strings drag across a hard point. The Taylor T3's Bigsby/roller bridge combo eliminates the problems associated with fixed bridges and tuning stability.


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Taylor T3/B Electric Guitar with Bigsby Vibrato Tailpiece Includes:
deluxe hardshell case

Taylor T3/B Electric Guitar with Bigsby Vibrato Tailpiece Features:

  • Model Name: T3/B
    Body: Sapele
    Top: Quilted maple
    Neck: Sapele
    Fretboard: Ebony
    No. of frets: 21
    Neck width at nut: 1-11/16"
    Fretboard inlays: Mother-of-pearl dots
    Scale length: 24-7/8"
    Truss Rod: Adjustable
    Pickups: Taylor Style 2 HD humbuckers with coil-splitting capability
    Pickup Switching:

    Position 1: Neck pickup
    Position 2: Neck and bridge pickups
    Position 3: Bridge pickup

    Controls: Master Volume (pull knob for single coil)
    Master Tone: Traditional control for first two-thirds, last third peaks the mids (pull knob to activate second capacitor)
    Machine Heads: Taylor chrome
    Bridge: Chrome roller-style with Bigsby Vibrato
    Hardware: Chrome
    Strings: Light Gauge Nanoweb Coated Elixir Strings (.010 - .046)
    Case: Deluxe hardshell case




Taylor T3/B Electric Guitar with Bigsby Vibrato Tailpiece Includes:

    deluxe hardshell case

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  • GREAT GUITAR

    As reviewed by Blake100Blake on 7/16/2010

    This a great guitar. I did a ton of research, and this guitar won my heart. This is a great Taylor, and they've never let me down before( Proud owner of an 810ce and T5). The downside is it costs so much

    5 of 5 people found this review helpful.

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  • Taylor T3/B

    As reviewed by M. Pope on 2/8/2010

    I was toying with the idea of buying a semi-hollow body for a while. My current collection includes a Tele Custom, American Strat with Lace sensors, Godin LG with SD's and two Yamaha Pacificas.(an 812W and a 604). Acoustics include a 78 Ovation and a Seagull Folk CW. Having played a friend's T5 and loving it, the choice came down to the T3/B or a Gibson ES-137. I finally went for the T3/B and am regretting the decision. Out of the case, the T3 looks amazing. Fit and finish is impeccable. Set up was fine right out of the factory although I did ditch the Elixir strings for a set of D'Addarios. This guitar takes some getting use to because it is not like anything you have ever played. Having played in bands in my youth and worked in a large guitar retail store, again in my youth, I had pretty well touched all the bases. This is a different animal. Initially the neck felt a little foreign but after a while I began to like the feel. Tones? They're different. Not only are they different, but I think Taylor tried to accomplish too much. Having watched their demo video and then having played the guitar, I'm still not sure what the intention was. I'm convinced that owners will simply narrow their tone decisions down somewhat because after playing with it for a while, you don't know what you have in your hands. As they say in the blues field, less is more. So where this guitar will fit in with others on stage will be interesting. Lots of pop but the sustain was less than I expected. Now the problem. After running the T3 through my Fender G-Dec 30 and my Peavey Classic 50 for about a month, I began to notice considerable RF buzz in the Hum position. Rolling off the treble reduces it but not without muddying any solo you want to play. In the split position the buzz is noticeably less, but still there. I shut down every conceivable electrical culprit in my music room but to no effect. The only remedy was to put my thumb on the pickup casings. Rather defeats the purpose of needing two hands to play. As Taylor does not have a customer support e-mail(they would rather talk to you on the phone) I phoned and was passed on to a voicemail. I explained the problem and left my info so they could call me back. Haven't heard from them. I will continue to call them but I am not happy. There isn't a Taylor repair depot within an airplane ride of here so I don't know what the solution will be. I obviously purchased a dud and it would be nice to know that when you fork out nearly three grand someone from Taylor would like to fix the problem. I would not think that my situation is common so don't nix your purchased based on my experience.

    18 of 20 people found this review helpful.

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  • amazing!!

    As reviewed by guitarspeeder on 7/4/2009

    just played this at the local guitar shop it blew my mind!!i compared it to a gibson les paul custom and it was much better plus the bigsby whammy bar helps with a ton of sounds. the pic doesnt do this guitar justice it is one of the most buetifull guitars out there

    16 of 19 people found this review helpful.

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