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Oct 06, 2017
Super versatile sounds, dream to play, visually beautiful
You can read lots of pros and cons online about this model and this is just another perspective, but based on my 50 years of professional guitar performance on solid bodies, hollow bodies, dreadnaughts and salon size steel strings, nylon string and acoustic and electric 12-string.
Folks who pan this Taylor apparently would be disappointed that a vintage Gibson 335 doesn't sound exactly like a D-28 and a Les Paul Custom rolled into one. Anyone who researches this model HAS to know it is not a compromise concept, it seeks to take the characteristics of both acoustic and electric guitars and make them available in one instrument. For what it does, I think it does it superbly.
I play with bare, short fingernails and no picks so this may influence my tonal perception but this thing through my JBL EON One sounds gorgeous, as good as any hollow jazz box I've had and better than most of them. Solos on the humbucker can get about as much sustain and crunch as a competent player would ask for. And as for playability: this thing is a dream to play. Pulloffs and hammers are effortless, the neck feels perfect with just enough fret height to let me thumb the strings without bottoming them.
The hardware is well positioned for the most part with the tone and volume controls unobtrusive as I like them; I don't need hatbox knobs that are bigger than my bathroom faucets. Fit and finish are the usual Taylor standard, which is amazing for a mass produced instrument.
All in all, my purchase of this T5-C1 with maple top was one of the best guitar buys I've ever made...and I've made a lot of them. This match feels like one made in heaven and I would encourage those players who are sophisticated enough to appreciate a concept that is fresh and well executed to look closely at the T5-C1 or variants of this model as they are available.
Put it to work for you and I am confident that the more you use it, the more you will come to appreciate how well the design concept works in allowing you the artistic freedom to express yourself through your instrument to the fullest.
Nov 30, 2016
Solid on early history, not so much on later years
This volume provides a good overview of the early year of Coca-Cola, accompanies by photos from the company archives. I was somewhat disappointed that there are many fairly repetitive photos of signage from the early years while the 50s-60s seems to get short shrift. Coke certainly became a cultural icon in those later years and there should be many reference and photographic examples of that period but you couldn't tell it from this work.
All in all, good to have for the history but if you are already familiar with it and were looking for fresh photos from the 50s-60s, this really isn't a stellar example of that.
Sep 19, 2018
Easy fix for intonation issues
I play fingerstyle solo guitar and when you pluck chords rather than strum them, intonation is particularly critical. It is made more difficult if you do any kind of drop or alternate tunings.
This little gizmo is a nifty way to compensate for intonation issues that are inherent to the guitar. I don't know how they arrived at the kind of compensation that the alternate spacing uses--they use a type of patented formula apparently--but it was immediately apparent that the intonation on my Taylor T5 was improved by it.
Super easy to install, it comes with very thin adhesive shims if your string height isn't low enough to hold it in place next to your current guitar nut. I experimented with it for about 15 minutes to get a height that held it securely in place.
All in all, very handy and well thought out device that can make an immediate improvement in your guitar's intonation.