Taylor T5 Custom Tiger Koa - Shaded Edgeburst

Expand Your Sonic Possibilities

There are electric guitars, there are acoustic guitars; then there's the Taylor T5 Custom. Sweetwater's guitar pickers are big fans of Taylor's T5 Thinline acoustic-electric. With the T5 Custom, Taylor gives you even more features that will make you feel right at home if you're coming from a solidbody electric. They've thinned out the body even more, and sped'd the buttery ebony fingerboard with a 15" radius to make string bending even easier. And the range of available sounds? Far beyond what we've come to expect from traditional acoustic or electric guitars. With the T5 Custom, there's no limit to your sonic possibilities.

• Acoustic or electric: you decide
• Next-generation electronics
• Sleek, comfortable, resonant body

Actually, it's both. The Taylor T5 Custom allows you to get fully acoustic sounds and fully electric sounds from the same guitar. Seamlessly. It's designed to be used with both acoustic and electric amps using a standard guitar cable or a balanced cable. Think about what an amazing advantage that is when you're performing! If you're primarily a solidbody slinger, you'll particularly appreciate the T5's fast sapele neck. If you're in the mood for shredding, the shortened scale length ensure a fingerboard (ebony) that is endlessly pleasureable to play with either electric or acoustic strings.

The Taylor T5 Custom features a whole new generation of electronics. Tones are selected via the easy access 5-way switch located on the side of the guitar . Two pickups - a concealed neck humbucker and a visible bridge humbucker - produce a truly impressive range of electric guitar tone, while the an acoustic body sensor system delivers breathtaking acoustic sounds. Inspired by the research on the Expression System, the T5 body sensors are overwound to produce the sparkling highs and shimmer for the most acoustic-like switch position. The T5 Custom's preamp was designed to deliver a wide range of tones in every switch position. Controls include Volume, Bass and Treble.

Inspired by the Taylor Grand Auditorium silhouette, the T5 Custom features a sleek and comfortable-to-hold carved hollowbody of sapele. Like all Taylor guitars, a custom-voiced soundboard is the heart of the T5 tone; the Hawaiian tiger koa top creates a strong, colorful voice with prodigious sustain. Finally, stylized f-holes command the eye and enhance the resonance of the body chamber, allowing the top to breathe and capture the dynamics your performances.

• A universe of fabulous electric and acoustic sounds - in one seamless instrument!
• Gorgeous Hawaiian tiger koa top; sapele back and sides
• Compact body will feel comfortable for solidbody electric players
• Hollowbody design with active soundboard for natural acoustic tone
• Fast-action sapele neck; buttery ebony fingerboard
• 24.875" scale length and 15" fingerboard radius makes for effortless string bending
• Versatile T5 electronics with 5-way switch
• Acoustic body sensor, concealed neck humbucker; visible bridge humbucker
• Taylor gold tuners; bone nut and saddle
• Taylor hardshell case included