Taylor SBS1 Solidbody Standard Electric Guitar (with Case)

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With a sculpted armrest and single cutaway design, this guitar offers top comfort and playability. It comes loaded with aggressive Style II humbuckers.

What's special about this item?

Feature:	What it does:
Tamo (Japanese) ash top	Unique, swirling grain and figure
Taylor T-Lock neck joint	Taylor's micro-adjustable single-bolt design
Taylor Style II pickups	Aggressive Taylor-built humbuckers
5-way pickup selector switch	Versatile; wide range of tones from fat to thin

Overview

Taylor's solid body electric was designed entirely from the ground up, and features their own humbuckers, bridge, tone controls and body aesthetic. Taylor's innovative building methods allowed them to revamp both the look and sound of a solid body electric, from their blend of contouring with binding, to the use of spectacular woods for tops, to their refined use of tone chambers.

The Standard Taylor Solidbody

An inset, figured Tamo ash top blends a deep golden glow with a toasted sunburst treatment. The Standard features an Ivoroid binding highlighting the sculpted armrest and cutaway. Coil-exposed Taylor Style II humbuckers unleash a huge, aggressive sound without sacrificing tonal nuances.

Taylor's aggressive Style II humbuckers

Taylor's breakthrough pickup design spawned this guitar. Vintage sweetness together with the power to drive an amp gives you the best of both worlds. Aggressive Style II humbuckers define its huge tone.

Ultra-adjustable aluminum bridge

Another fully original design, Taylor's sleek, all-aluminum bridge looks great, feels even better, and it's ultra-adjustable. Once you lock it down it holds perfect intonation no matter what, and makes those strings sing (or wail) in your hands.

Taylor's easy-playing neck

Taylor wrote the book on straight, easy-playing necks. Their innovative T-Lock neck joint brings Taylor's trademark consistency and comfort into the solid body player's hands.

Five-way picking switching and more

Tone control is… read more the Holy Grail for an electric player. From the five-way pickup switch to the original control knobs, you are given more tone that is made easier to tweak on the fly.

Features:

- Style II humbucker Pickups
- All-aluminum bridge
- T-Lock neck joint
- 5-way pickup switch and original control knobs
- Spectacular ash top
- Deluxe hardshell case included

No matter how far you push it, this guitar is right there with you. Growl and girth, spank and funk -- it's yours for the taking. Taylor's solid body tone and supreme playability will inspire you.

Specs

Specifications
Body: Sapele

Neck: Sapele (Gloss Finish)

Fretboard: Ebony, 15" Radius

No. of Frets: 22

Controls: Master Volume

Master Tone: Traditional control for first two-thirds, last third peaks the mids

Pickup Switching:
- (2) Taylor Style II Humbuckers
Position 1. Full neck pickup
Position 2. Inside coils of the neck and bridge in parallel (skinny neck tones)
Position 3. Full neck pickup with the inside coil of the bridge pickup
Position 4. Inside coil of each pickup in series (fuller and fatter than position 2)
Position 5. Full bridge pickup

Bridge: Hardtail Aluminum, Fully-adjustable

Machine Heads: Taylor Standard tuners

Hardware: Chrome

Pickguard: None

Scale Length: 24.875"

Width at Nut: 1.6875"

Fretboard Inlays: 4mm Mother-of-Pearl Dots

Top: Tamo Ash with Ivoroid Binding

Case: Deluxe Hardshell

Strings: Light Gauge Nanoweb(R) Coated Elixir(R) Strings (.010 - .046)