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06-21-2009, 08:24 PM
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Taylor Bass Question.....
Hello fellow Taylor fans.....
I went to to a little show the other night and noticed that the bass player was playing a TAYLOR acoustic bass! I did not know that they even offered such a critter. It had a huge..and I mean HUGE body. Big and Deep. Anybody know anything about these? I'm not a bass player, but I remember Bob speaking in an issue of W&S that he had no intentions to build a bass guitar. This one really throws me. I know the bass player but I never got a chance to talk with him about this little jewel. Sounded great and seemed to be easy to play. While he was plugged into a small bass amp, it wasn't turned up very loud and the sound was incredible for a bass. I'm not a bass player, but this is an interesting one..........
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Shane 2008 Taylor 814ce 2014 Taylor 456ce-SLTD 1997 Peavey EVH Wolfgang (1st year Sunburst QUILT) 1985 Ovation Collectors Series (my first "real" guitar) 2000 Washburn D100ceb (my "campfire" guitar) 
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06-21-2009, 08:27 PM
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06-21-2009, 09:17 PM
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Taylor AB-1, AB-2 and AB-3.
I have owned several over the years (both fretted and fretless), and currently play an imbuia AB-2 fretted at my weekly gig with Koaguitarman. They are indeed huge, but have a great feel... not too loud unplugged. Co-designed with luthier Steve Klein in the 90's, and bears his signature inlaid at the 12th fret. They are currently discontinued. here is a great video of Victor Wooten playing his modified AB-1. He is the king... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQfaN...rom=PL&index=3 I like the Taylor because it's a Taylor, it goes with the general "acoustic" vibe of our show and it camoflages my ample belly! 
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Peace... Tom  1997 815ce Custom Shop
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06-21-2009, 11:56 PM
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these bass guitars have always caught my eye! I hope taylor picks the line up again some day...
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06-22-2009, 06:41 AM
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I owned one and, as the others have said, it sounded and played great. My only problem with it was, as Steve Parr once mentioned to me, it's like hanging a Buick around your neck...
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"Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything." - Plato | '02 814c Custom (Coco/Sitka) | '03 912ce Custom (Coco/Engelmann)| '06 K65ce | '17 J45 Std. | '10 Breedlove Revival OM DLX (EIR/Adi) | Lots of electrics...
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06-22-2009, 11:13 AM
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Cool....thanks for the info guys!
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Shane 2008 Taylor 814ce 2014 Taylor 456ce-SLTD 1997 Peavey EVH Wolfgang (1st year Sunburst QUILT) 1985 Ovation Collectors Series (my first "real" guitar) 2000 Washburn D100ceb (my "campfire" guitar)
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06-22-2009, 12:22 PM
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Now that the solid body 6-strings are available, don't be surprised if you see a new line of Taylor solid body electric basses. Seems like a logical next step. Wouldn't that be cool?
Chuck
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'04 Taylor 612-CE '76 Ovation Balladeer '10 Custom Carvin Kit 5-String Bass -Swamp Ash/Maple '04 Fender Standard Fretless Jazz Bass '73 Fender Jazz Bass Ash/Maple
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