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T3/B Electric Guitar with Bigsby Vibrato Tailpiece
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An innovative semi-hollow body with a great feel, beautiful tones, and gorgeous looks.
What's great about the T3/B electric guitar is the way it soups-up a semi-hollowbody's essential sound, transforming it into a hotrod guitar capable of a wider range of tones as a result of the pickups, coil-splitting, and unique tone control. All on top of signature Taylor traits you can always count on, like superb intonation and easy playability.
Pickups
Taylor's unique humbuckers balance the sweetness of a vintage pickup sound”where you hear the woods and the ways the guitar is responding to the player”with the power to fully drive an amp without being super hot and overpounding it. The T3 pickups features a pair of full-size Style 2 HD (high definition) humbuckers. Style 2 pickups unleash raw rock power and great sustain without sacrificing balance or great tone. A 3-way switch covers 3 standard configurations: full neck, neck/bridge and full bridge. The T3 pickups also have old-school coil-splitting.
Push/Pull Control Knobs
The Taylor T3/B volume and tone knobs both utilize push/pull pots, which give players 2 tiers of unique tone control. Pulling up on the volume knob activates a coil splitter, that in effect turns the humbuckers into single coils. The guitar's 3-way switch functions the same way, allowing you to choose between full neck, neck/bridge and full bridge single coil tones. In its down position, the tone knob boosts the midrange. Pulling up the knob engages a second capacitor, which mellows the tone without squashing it into a muddy sound. Within that tonal range is a fresh Taylor electric voice: a mellow, old-school jazz tone that's loaded with warmth and fatness. And there's a lot of cool rock tones in-between.
Body/Neck Design
The sapele T3 body is designed as a semi-hollowbody electric. The body is hollowed out except for a solid block of wood that runs down the length of the center. The T3 guitar has no acoustic bracing inside it. The quilted maple top is laid directly on top of the internal block like the Taylor Solid Body. The sapele neck incorporates Taylor's rock-solid single-bolt T-Lock, and a precisely milled pocket spacer is used to secure the perfect neck angle. The T3 also has beefier electric-style frets, giving electric players a familiar feel.
The T3/B Bridge/Tailpiece
Pairing an authentic Bigsby vibrato tailpiece with a roller bridge was the key to achieving smooth functionality. Traditionally, Bigsbys are attached to fixed bridges, and as they work, the notched strings drag across a hard point. The Taylor T3's Bigsby/roller bridge combo eliminates the problems associated with fixed bridges and tuning stability.
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Features
- Model Name: T3/B
- Body: Sapele
- Top: Quilted maple
- Neck: Sapele
- Fretboard: Ebony
- No. of frets: 21
- Neck width at nut: 1-11/16"
- Fretboard inlays: Mother-of-pearl dots
- Scale length: 24-7/8"
- Truss Rod: Adjustable
- Pickups: Taylor Style 2 HD humbuckers with coil-splitting capability
- Pickup Switching:
- Position 1: Neck pickup
- Position 2: Neck and bridge pickups
- Position 3: Bridge pickup
- Controls: Master Volume (pull knob for single coil)
- Master Tone: Traditional control for first two-thirds, last third peaks the mids (pull knob to activate second capacitor)
- Machine Heads: Taylor chrome
- Bridge: Chrome roller-style with Bigsby Vibrato
- Hardware: Chrome
- Strings: Light Gauge Nanoweb Coated Elixir Strings (.010 - .046)
- Case: Deluxe hardshell case
- Free Standard Ground shipping (48 contiguous states, some overweight and Used/Vintage items excluded).
- Orders placed before 3 p.m. ET usually ship the same business day.
Every guitar or bass you purchase from Musician's Friend (electric or acoustic, New or Open Box) includes two years of protection from manufacturer defects.
Our Gear Advisers are available to guide you through your entire shopping experience. Call or Chat for expert advice and to hear the latest deals.