| Taylor is excited to introduce its Builder’s Reserve program,
in which Bob Taylor taps into the company’s private wood reserves to design
a series of extra-special, ultra-limited guitars using wood that he has
been accumulating over the course of 30-plus years.
For their inaugural Builder’s Reserve collection, Bob and
his design team are celebrating the launch of their SolidBody electrics
by crafting a very small quantity of exotic SolidBody Customs, which feature
a neck, body and top of exquisite Bastogne walnut. Bob personally supervised
the cutting of the log at one of their longtime wood suppliers, Pacific
Rim Tonewoods.
The walnut was flatsawn, and the body made from a single piece
of this beautiful wood. The top boasts the nicest walnut burl and incorporates
a gorgeous pickguard made entirely of solid, genuine pearl, which was hand-inlaid
into the top by guitar designer Larry Breedlove. The fretboard inlay is
a mother-of-pearl gothic vine motif.
Each SolidBody features a customized chrome back panel that
is laser-engraved with the Builder’s Reserve logo and its individual number
in the building sequence. The guitars come with a deluxe guitar case of
walnut-colored suede with black, crushed velour interior.
Each Bastogne SolidBody will also include a specially designed
collector’s book featuring glossy photos that chronicle the entire spectrum
of development, from the tree’s growth to the guitar being built.
By design, each Builder’s Reserve collection will be completely
unique, from the type of guitar to the quantity produced to the aesthetics
to the price. This gives Bob and his team the ultimate freedom to let the
wood inspire the guitar! |
