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The Taylor Big Baby Acoustic Guitar
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The Taylor Big Baby Acoustic Guitar
"Once again I was lucky enough to play a new guitar yesterday. I was impressed with the sound and play-abilty for the cost of this fine acoustic." THE BIG BABY AND THE NEW-WOODS BABYS Joining the Gallery Series in kicking off a new year of guitar fun are the Big Baby and the "new-woods" Babys. As its name suggests, the Big Baby is a larger version of the increasingly popular 3/4-size Baby Taylor "travel" guitar. It has the neck, the Dreadnought shape, and the arched sapele-veneer back and sides and solid spruce top of the regular Baby, but in a body size that's roughly 15/16ths of a full-size Taylor. The Big Baby has the 25-1/2-inch fret scale of a full-size guitar, so its strings are at normal tension and the top is large enough to produce a complete acoustic guitar tone, albeit one that's sweeter and smaller than a full-size Taylor Dreadnought. The development of the Baby Taylor led Bob to develop the "new tech" necks, whose design and methodology in turn made the Big Baby possible. But more than just being a Baby Taylor on steroids, the Big Baby serves a vital function in the evolution of the Taylor line of guitars.
The "new-woods" Babys are the answer to the oft-asked question, "when are you going to offer Baby Taylors with different wood veneers?" Well, very soon, beginning with rosewood-veneer Babys, followed by the maple-veneer Babys, and completing the circle later this year with koa-veneer Babys (all with solid spruce tops). Read about them in the current issue of Wood&Steel, and contact your local authorized Taylor dealers for more information.
GUITAR AND BASS BAGS!
In response to numerous requests in recent years, we now offer gig bags for our full-size guitars as an after-sale item (meaning the guitars still ship in their hardshell cases, and a gig bag can be purchased separately). There is a bag that fits the Dreadnought and Grand Auditorium models, and different bags for both the Grand Concerts and Jumbos. These new bags were introduced at the Winter NAMM Show to great enthusiasm (see item under "The Company"). Since February 27, we've also been shipping our acoustic basses in new gig bags. These high-quality carriers replace the softshell cases that previously came with the AB1, AB2, and AB3 instruments.
All of the new bass and full-size guitar gig bags are based on the design of the very popular, deluxe Baby Taylor gig bags we introduced last year. Lightweight but sturdy, these bags have an exterior of "willow"-colored*, water-resistant, 600-denier nylon that "breathes," and an anti-static lining that covers one-inch-thick padding of high-density, closed cell foam (with an inner sponge absorber). Combined, these features protect your instruments from moisture, electrostatics, and physical shock. (*The colors of the gig bags on this page might appear slightly different, due to such variables as indoor/outdoor lighting, exposure, etc., but they are all the color of the guitar gig bag pictured above.) All seams are rolled and double-stitched, all stress points are reinforced, and end seams are lock-stitched. A large, tablature-size accessories pocket on the front is adorned with a quality-stitched, tone-on-tone Taylor logo). Unlike the Baby gig bags, which come with only one strap, the bass and guitar gig bags come with two straps, making it possible to carry them backpack-style. SECOND STRAPS FOR BABYS As with the gig bags above, we've taken action on a number of requests to offer "second straps" for the Baby Taylor gig bag. This extra strap enables one to carry the Baby like a backpack. We now stock and sell the extra strap separately, as a TaylorWare accessory. However, you won't find it in our TaylorWare catalog. For more information, see your local authorized Taylor dealer.
The Baby Taylor’s big sibling, a 15/16-scale Dreadnought with a solid Sitka spruce top and sapele-laminate back and sides, boasts a surprisingly full voice, comes with a lightweight gig bag for easy portability, and makes a trusty companion wherever you go — even if it’s just to the couch.
The Taylor Big Baby Acoustic Guitar Playability: Played wonderfully, action is super low. It has a nice action allowing easy baring and sliding. This is of course a very playable guitar, with the same great low action that the more expensive Taylors offer. No flaws noted.
Sound Quality: Great sound from a relatively cheap (really inexpensive) guitar. It is 15/16 ths scale, so it is slightly shy in the low end but not bad at all. It's sound is very comparable to the more expensive models in their line. Bright but full. Feels great and is comfortable to hold. Big sound for a lil guitar.
Durability: Not sure about that since it is brand new. I know people with Baby Taylors who have found them to be very durable. They are meant to be carried around after all. Light weight, still nice feel and as long as your carefull will last you a long time. Overall: Overall, It rocks!!!
Taylor Big Baby Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar Natural
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You probably hate metronomes. I used to hate them too because
they revealed how crummy my timing was. Well, looking back, I wish I had the discipline back then that I have now." - Will Landrum
Updated: 3/16/07
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