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Taylor SB-1 Solid Body Electric Guitar - $1,100 (Rancho Bernardo)
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Made in El Cajon, CA, USA
These guitars are wonderful. Quality and craftsmanship is world class. Sound and playability are first rate.
They are around the same size as a Gibson Les Paul, but a little thinner.
They are much lighter than a Les Paul. Weights range from 7 to 8 lbs.
Pricing:
- Black Classic, HH, Taylor mini-humbuckers, $1100
- Black Classic, SSS, Taylor single coils, $1200
- Wine Red Classic, HH, Taylor mini-humbuckers, $1200
- Tangerine Red Metallic Classic, HH, Taylor mini-humbuckers, $1400
- Flame Maple Top Standard, HH, Taylor full-size humbuckers, $1500
- Figured Tamo Ash Top Standard, HH, Taylor full-size humbuckers, $1500
- Natural Ash, HH, Taylor mini-humbuckers, $1200 (sold)
- Natural Ash, HSS, two single coils and a humbucker, $1300 (sold)
- Translucent White, SSS, Taylor single coils, $1200 (sold)
- Translucent White, SSS, Taylor single coils, tremolo bridge, $1300 (sold)
Each guitar includes a Taylor original hard shell case like the one shown.
History: Taylor made these wonderful solid body electrics from 2007 to 2014. Build quality is impressive, as you would expect from a company like Taylor. These were designed by Taylor from the ground up and built along side their high end acoustic guitars in Taylor's El Cajon USA factory. Though the quality, playability and sound was excellent, they didn't sell well. Looking back this is due to the timing. Taylor introduced these guitars at the start of a major economic recession of 2008, when people were looking to cut-back, not add a new guitar to their collections. Lucky for us, the price on the used market reflects this and they can be had a bargain price today.
If these were introduced today, they would sell for $2500 to $3500. Case in point, the current Powers Electrics from Taylor are start at $3800.
Features and Specs:
- Type: Solid Body Electric Guitar
- Body: Solid Swamp Ash on the Classics, Solid Sapele on the Standards
- Body contours: Beveled edges
- Body finish: Gloss
- Neck wood: One piece maple
- Neck finish: Satin
- Fretboard: Ebony
- No of Frets: 22
- Bridge: Taylor hard tail, or Taylor two point tremolo bridge, both with six adjustable saddles
- Controls: Master volume, master tone
- Tuners: Taylor sealed
- Truss rod: Taylor standard. Adjust at nut.