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| Bob Taylor puts it best when he says "Sometimes
you find a guitar, fall in love, and buy it. Game over. Other times you
go on the hunt and these days that includes the possibility of having a
guitar made for you. While exciting, it’s a scary thing. Believe me, I
understand. To help make a complicated subject simple, here’s my attempt
at explaining what R. Taylor has to offer."
One of the most popular custom changes that
players make to their guitars is the combination of woods used. For example,
some people know for a fact that they’d like to have an Engelmann spruce
top on their guitar. Or perhaps they like mahogany with spruce rather than
the cedar we offer. Any of the woods mentioned in the four standard models
can be mixed and matched at no charge. There will be some charge for adding
other top woods such as Engelmann spruce, Swiss Alpine spruce, and Adirondack
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Next in popularity are premium woods. I’m talking
about woods that are hard to acquire, especially in the quality required
for these guitars. Woods like super premium koa, Madagascar rosewood, cocobolo,
Brazilian rosewood. You don’t come across them everyday, so you’d expect
them to carry some cost. Depending on the wood, it might be a lot.
We expect that most people will love our standard
neck, but we have other neck shapes as well. If you like your neck more
“V”-shaped or a different width, no problem. We’ll do it at no charge to
you. We even have different bracing patterns that give the guitar different
tonal characteristics. No charge here either.
There are more changes that can be made, whether
a shorter scale length or custom inlays. We’re willing to discuss anything
with you, and help guide the process so that the guitar works together
both aesthetically and tonally." |
