Taylor launches the T5z hybrid guitar

The T5z design looks more like an electric guitar than an electric acoustic, with a more compact body than the original T5, a 12" fingerboard radius and jumbo frets for bending fans.

The first model of this new series is the T5z Custom First Edition, that features an AA-grade Hawaiian koa top, a Spire inlay on the headstock, a First Edition custom plate and a First Edition label inside the body. The guitar can be plugged to both electric and acoustic amps.

Specifications:

• Hollowbody sapele back and sides, venetian cut
• Hawaiian koa top with 2 F holes
• Standard T5z bracing
• Sapele neck
• Ebony fingerboard with 12" radius and pearl Spire inlays
• White bindings on the top and fingerboard
• Taylor golden tuners
• Acoustic sensor and humbucker inside the body, and a humbucker bridge pickup
• T5 electronics with tone controls and 5-way pickup switch
• Gloss finish
• Hardshell included

The US MSRP of this new T5z Custom First Edition is $3798. More info at www.taylorguitars.com.