Jumbo Sunshade, Blogpost - Taylor Classic SC Solidbody Electric Guitar

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Hand's Off! Review
Taylor Classic SC (Single Coil) Solidbody Electric Guitar
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        CONCLUSIONIf Taylor set out to design and produce a solid body 
        electric guitar that would appeal to their existing acoustic 
        customers... well who knows - maybe they nailed it.
With the Taylor dual humbucking electric guitars you could assume 
        that there'd be some appeal for those players who like the Les Pauls 
        and/or the LP Juniors (flat top) but who for whatever reason are not
        in the market for a Gibson.

        The Taylor classic might also be a viable alternative for those looking 
        into buying a Paul Reed Smith.

        But...
To stick the Stratocaster electronics into a Les Paul copy though; to 
        me just seems uninspired and would be lacking any appeal beyond niche.
Is it fair to compare the Taylor Classic SC directly to a Gibson Les 
        Paul and a Fender Stratocaster?  Yes, absolutely...

        
            i mean just look at 
            it!Yes, of course the neck joint is different, and the bridge and 
            the knobs.
But who could possibly look at this guitar and

        say "wow, that is truly unique"?From what i've heard this guitar 
        sounds great and the noiseless pickups are a huge bonus (a necessity for 
        anyone doing studio work).  It looks like it would be comfortable 
        enough to play rhythm on for three sets a night but i can't imagine 
        shredding on it! lol
The overall look of this guitar makes it a strain for me to take 
        seriously.  The acoustic guitar neck; the hybrid Les 
        Paul/Stratocaster look, the short scale...

        I usually favor *ugly* guitars, but i have kindof a problem with 
        *dorky-looking* ones.  The person who designed that pickguard 
        must've been watching alot of Flash Gordon DVDs at the time.  
        That's just my opinion.
If somebody gave me a Taylor Classic SC i probably would not 
        immediately turn around and 
        sell it on eBay, but; if i had $1300 to spend on a new guitar it definitely 
        would not be this one.
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