Taylor T5z-12 Classic 12-String Hollowbody Review

Wonderful to play

I have been playing an acoustic guitar for many years. I wanted a 12-string hollow body electric that gave me great sound in a smaller footprint. This was a key factor when playing gigs in limited space. The Taylor T5z-12 came through. It has great sound, it is light, and its smaller body (compared to the acoustic) works perfectly. I really like the pickup arrangement and selector… read more switch that gives a great range of sounding options. The neck could have been slightly wider to accommodate 12 strings, so it does require a bit more finger precision to form tight chords. I would have been nice to have a built-in tuner as part of the electronics, but no big deal. Overall, this is a great guitar and I really look forward to years of enjoyment playing it with the guys in the band.

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Taylor T5z-12 String Hollowbody electric Guitar

I've only had this beautiful guitar for a few months and it is an amazing sounding versatile guitar, the electronics i.e. the 5-way switch and the pickups give me a huge range of tones to experiment with. It sounds great in the 'acoustic' mode using the Dynamic Body Sensor through my clean channel on my Vibrolux Reverb, and it has a good bite to it when using the humbuckers and… read more applying a little dirt with my pedalboard. You gotta watch the feedback, but that is expected with a hollowbody. It compliments the lead guitar player's Les Paul very nicely. The action is low and quite fast and the neck is so comfortable to play. The T5z is a lot thinner than I had expected and it is hands down the easiest 12 string I've ever played. It looks fantastic and oh yeah, it is very light. As always, the support from the Sweetwater team is second to none. Ben Rys was super helpful and the guitar came perfectly set-up right out of the box.

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Taylor T5z-12 Classic 12-string - Tropical Mahogany

Feels and looks a little like my old 1979 Gibson "The Paul" but much lighter (Hollow Body) sounds sweeter, and the action is smooooooth. The Acoustic Pickup Selector all the way toward the neck, is rich and warm. People are suprised as they expect a more "Electric Sound"

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Sweet 12-string

Exceeded my hopes for a novel, electric 12-string. The body is beautiful, and the design is sleek. The acoustic tone is clean and it just sings when plugged in. I like having the five pickup adjustments, though I'm still figuring out which ones sound best with which kinds of songs. I'm treasuring this guitar!

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12 String Dream

This guitar is simply fabulous. I have owned 4 electric 12s in the past including 2 Ricks and this one outshines them all. You can certainly get the Byrds/Beatles sounds in spades, but everything you play on this guitar has a beautiful acoustic-type shimmery sustain to it. It's just gorgeous. If you want to take your 12 string sound in different directions there's a huge range of… read more opportunity here. All with that dreamy "glow." And the feel of the neck is incredible. I always had finger-cramming issues on the Ricks near the nut. No problem here. The acoustic sound using the exp system into a PA is not quite the real thing, but I didn't expect it to be. It's more than serviceable for gigging and recording where it is not alone in front. The Classic doesn't have the shine and binding, but I actually like it better. For me, a 12 didn't warrant the extra expense. But you never know. The way I've been playing this guitar, a 12 main become my main squeeze. Came absolutely perfectly set up from Sweetwater. Highly recommended.

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