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Acoustic, Electric - it's the Best of Both Worlds!

There are electric guitars, there are acoustic guitars; then there's the left-handed Taylor T5z Classic. Sweetwater's guitar pickers are big fans of Taylor's T5 Thinline acoustic-electric. With the T5z Classic, 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 12" radius and jumbo frets 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 T5z Classic, there's no limit to your sonic possibilities!

Acoustic or electric: you decide

Actually, it's both. The Taylor T5z Classic 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 T5z's fast sapele neck. If you're in the mood for shredding, the shortened scale length and jumbo frets ensure a fingerboard (ebony) that is endlessly pleasureable to play with either electric or acoustic strings.

Next-generation electronics

The Taylor T5z Classic 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 T5z body sensors are overwound to produce the sparkling highs and shimmer for the most acoustic-like switch position. The T5z Classic's preamp was designed to deliver a wide range of tones in every switch position. Controls include Volume, Bass and Treble.

Sleek, comfortable, resonant body

Inspired by the Taylor Grand Auditorium silhouette, the T5z Classic features a sleek and comfortable-to-hold carved hollowbody of sapele. Like all Taylor guitars, a custom-voiced soundboard is the heart of the T5z tone; the Tropical mahogany 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.

Taylor T5z Classic Left-handed Acoustic-electric Guitar Features:

  • A universe of fabulous electric and acoustic sounds - in one seamless instrument!
  • Tropical mahogany top; sapele back and sides
  • Compact body will feel comfortable for solidbody electric players
  • Hollowbody design with active soundboard for natural acoustic tone
  • Buttery ebony fingerboard with jumbo frets lets you shred in comfort
  • 24.875" scale length, 12" fingerboard radius and fat frets make for effortless string bending
  • Versatile T5z electronics with 5-way switch
  • Acoustic body sensor, concealed neck humbucker; visible bridge humbucker
  • Taylor chrome tuners
  • Taylor gig bag included

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Tech Specs

  • General
  • Number of Strings 6
  • Left-/Right-handed Left-handed
  • Body
  • Body Type Hollowbody
  • Body Shape T5z Classic
  • Body Material Sapele
  • Top Material Tropical Mahogany
  • Body Finish Polyurethane
  • Color Satin Classic Mahogany
  • Neck
  • Neck Material Sapele
  • Neck Shape T5z Carve
  • Neck Joint T Lock Neck
  • Radius 12"
  • Fingerboard Material Ebony
  • Fingerboard Inlay Small Diamonds
  • Number of Frets 21, Jumbo
  • Scale Length 24.875"
  • Nut Width 1.6875"
  • Hardware
  • Bridge/Tailpiece Ebony with bone saddle
  • Tuners Taylor Chrome
  • Electronics
  • Neck Pickup Hidden Samarium Cobalt Humbucker
  • Middle Pickup Dynamic Body Sensor
  • Bridge Pickup Samarium Cobalt Humbucker
  • Controls 1 x volume, 1 x treble, 1 x bass
  • Switching 5-way blade pickup switch
  • Miscellaneous
  • Strings D'Addario XS Nickel-plated Steel, .011-.049
  • Case/Gig Bag Gig Bag
  • Manufacturer Part Number: DT54024100910521113

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Rated 4/5

A great option for lefties!

We don't get much options being left handed so I figured I'd share my purchase…so far, this guitar is fantastic. Plays and sounds amazing…. Now for the unfortunate part about the order….It would be five stars but two of my tuners came in crooked. I'm not sure if it happened during shipping or not…But it looks like it will be a simple fix once I need to do a string change.
Rated 5/5

New Girl friend!

Got my T5Z a few days ago, I can't put the thing down. I absolutely love this guitar, Plays very well, the neck is fast and feels perfect for my hands. The controls make the sound so flexible it's crazy, and it is as if your Q.C. crew set this guitar up just for me! The whole package is first rate, It comes with a really nice gig bag, DON'T cheap out!
Buy the case to, this is the nicest guitar case I've ever own. It's worth the $! I can't leave out my
buddy TJ Jackson, as always he's on it and he knows the product. I've bought everything from pianos to
amps here, I feel like I have stock in Sweetwater.
Thanks again buddy
Music background: 40+ Yrs playing guitar, bands
Rated 5/5

Really Versatile Guitar

This is a beautiful guitar for starters. The action is very nimble and feather touch. Intonation is perfect. I can make it sound like my American Professional Strat with no effects pedals. Sounds great acoustically as well. It covers all the basses for clean tones and can get dirty if you want it to. it's very light weight and is a guitar you can play for hours effortlessly.
This guitar is a many trick pony and I'm really impressed with the build quality. It's an overall excellent utility guitar for studio and stage because of it's versatility.
Rated 5/5

SWEET SOUND

I received this guitar yesterday and played it for a hour or so, to get used to the feel and the sounds at different settings. Then today I played it a couple more hours, this time using backing tracks that I use in my show. It truly has a sweet sound and plays incredibly easy. I have been playing mostly an
Americian elite Strat and a PRS, also have a Breedlove acoustic that I love. This guitar will take the place of all of them for stage. With the tones it already has and maybe one pedal it can cover all the different sounds I need, my set consists of 28 songs ranging from Hard Rock to semi acoustic ballads. Cool to have one guitar for the whole show, especially one that plays so easily. All in all I am very happy with this and feel it is, in reality, way cooler than I expected. GREAT GUITAR.
Music background: 48 years performing and recording, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.
Rated 5/5

GREAT guitar!

This guitar has turned out better than I could have imagined. Sounds better than my American Strat. And when I want to play an acoustic, it's there. Try it, you will like it!
Music background: Basement musician. 30+ years

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