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since its introduction in 2005 the taylor guitars T5 Series has been the go-to guitar for anyone
who needs an acoustic and electric guitar tones from the one instrument of course now there are
many many popular brands and other options for hybrid guitars none of them quite sound
like the T5 and that's kind of what's going on under the hoods which makes that big difference
but I'm getting ahead of myself why don't we see what's changed with brand new iteration the model
in my lap right now is the Taylor T5z custom and along with the other models behind me and you'll
see throughout this video as well they are the t5z Pro Models now they do continue on with the
kind of traditional sounds that you would expect from a T5 but maybe not on first glance you might
not know what's changed about these so let's look into those one of the first major changes
is actually the inclusion of urban Ash which is a wood type that Taylor had been using for
a good few years now they have been using on their American Dream series for anybody who is familiar
with that Urban Ash has got a kind of similar tone property to sapele which is actually used
on the older T5 models which if you're familiar with that at all this will still react and kind
of sound pretty much the same as you would expect from them Urban Ash is great for tone it's great
for the environment it's just it's an absolute fantastic wood that Taylor had been using and if
you want to know a little bit more about Taylor's kind of conservation efforts then click the link
just above there we actually visited them and you could see proper behind the scenes footage
about what they're doing right now not only does it have these really really comfortable
sort of Contours now which weren't included on the previous version including this really like
Smooth armrest here which I mean I haven't felt any resistance against this the entire
time I've been playing this another huge move that has been made is actually the relocation
of the controls if anybody is familiar with the other T5 range all the controls are actually up
here your volume and your two EQ controls which we'll touch on you notice they're now there which
is kind of a lot more sort of familiar for any guitarist who you know plays an electric guitar
it's not that it was particularly fiddly to sort of do them there but this certainly just feels a
lot more natural and with the relocation of these controls what that means is they have
gotten rid of one of the other fholes that used to be on the T5 range notably I can't see any
sort of huge tonal differences with this it still sounds absolutely fantastic for both acoustic and
electric which you'll definitely hear throughout this with this sort of you know just down to one
Ethel it might actually mean that this can handle much heavier Distortion tones which
yeah I might have to just try that as mentioned there are two options available in this new kind
of added refresh to the T5 range including the custom which is sitting on my lap right
now which has this absolutely stunning Hawaiian core top and also the Gold Hardware and with the
pro models that are just behind me they have a figured Maple top on them available in three
different colors and have nickel Hardware if you just want something a little bit more I guess less
flashy spec wise both guitars share the same bits I'm hugging a body ebony board jumbo fret a 24 7
5 scale length so it's kind of got a very very Les Paul feel to it for anybody who's familiar
with that and of course these awesome spine inlays and hard case is included with both
the most standout feature of the T5 range as I mentioned is actually the pickup system that is
included with this and for those who are unaware I'll kind of break that down and I'll kind of go
quite strong just to see what all the differences are it's worth saying for all the tones we are
going through a line six Helix today I've got two patches set up on the ones kind of scene here I
can flick between an acoustic preamp and then into more of a kind of voxy electric tone which I can
throw some effects on as well I'll just kind of go through all these tones on the five-way
selector so starting with the first here this is the neck humbucker which is actually underneath
the body here and also a body sensor so you can hear that's actually picking up the sound of the
guitar itself much like the Taylor acoustic system that's in there they're actually the
same the expression two in all of the Taylor models so here's the neck and the body sensor
this is just the neck humbucker foreign
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and then even just to hear that with a sort of you know more of a driven tone there [Music]
then the bridge and neck pickup in parallel [Music]
and then finally Nick and Bridge humbucker in series foreign
obviously having access to all of the tones just on this slider here it it really does
kind of Versatility is the name of the game with this because if you do want to you know have an
acoustic tone see during a verse then switch it directly to an electric Cube you know if
your one position there it's nice and easy and especially in a world where you know somebody
maybe needs the versatility of this they may be using some sort of digital modeler as well so you
know how easy it is to go from just one sound to the next just with like one foot switch and
then one change it's just it's an absolute sort of godsend for anybody who needs all of those sounds
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slightly circling back just to the controls here we do have a volume
and a base and treble EQ control which kind of means that you can just tailor
the guitar no pun intended of course to whichever sound just as you're here
too so I'll show you how kind of dramatic that can you know sort of change your tone
whichever way you want to go so the first one is the base segments of treble there
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and obviously if you do you know use the electric sounds in this as well with having access to the
Basin travel controls right there you can get out of that sort of plucker tone that you would
expect it's worth seeing as well that the lipstick pickup and the bridge there is actually stacked
so when I mentioned a bridge humbucker it is giving you that kind of full tone right from
there so I guess who is the t5z4 you know I've already mentioned that at versatility is what
you're after then it's kind of already checked you can probably you know leave this video but
obviously give us a like And subscribe before you do that but I think the fact that this sort
of fits effortlessly into most musical scenarios I think like that's the that's the main draw of
this guitar in all honesty whether it be having to switch from acoustic to Electric you know on
the flight or you know say you just want a guitar at home or in the studio that can cover so many
different genres or so many different sounds all from the one it you know it saves space it saves
time I mean I haven't even touched on how well these guitars play out of kind of a lot of other
hybrid guitars they certainly lean into that more acoustic sort of like feel more than anything is
what I would say the T5 genuinely feels like I'm playing an electric guitar the action is super
super low on it the tension isn't that real strong kind of fight against you know when it comes to
bends or doing any like actual you know electric guitar sort of playing I haven't struggled on
this at all and of course if you're just looking for like a super light guitar as well then this
absolutely weighs nothing so I don't think your shoulder is going to be giving you any problems
if you're playing this for many many hours but I think safe to say if you do love the sound of
a tailor then that kind of decides your fate as well the T5 just has that lovely brightness and
just that real articulation you kind of come to expect if you are familiar with Taylor's
they're definitely like their individual tastes not for everybody but if you do like that then
you know know you're absolutely going to get one perfectly with this guitar but what do you think
have you tried a Taylor T5 before does having all of this versatility in one guitar appeal
to you or do you want to keep your electrics and Acoustics completely separate let us know down in
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