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#2,001
Here is something you don't see every day, a 20" scale length 12-string.

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1990s Washburn Maverick. The top is a photo. Looks cool though.
It was just a temporary stay with me, but it has remained longer.
Not really my thing, based on body shape and feel.
It’s not a great guitar, but it’s not horrible either.
Maybe one day I’ll sell it, trade it, or give it away. I took it to a couple of guitar shows, but no interest there. Might need to list it somewherwe
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Here's an interesting one I just couldn't turn down recently. Taylor T-5S.
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I do repair and setup work for a local music store here in town. The owner bought this guitar for himself though offa' Reverb. When it arrived he was a little put-off with the condition. It needed setup, and the bridge was split through the pin-holes. There was some undisclosed playwear, albeit very minor. I fixed it up for him, and even after the issues were corrected he wasn't satisfied with it and was going to hang it up for sale in the store. Long story short, I cashed-in some store credit and adopted this one. It's a fascinating combination of acoustic and electric sensibilities. You can completely play this guitar as-is, plenty of nice natural voice from the spruce top, and no juice needed, or plug it into an amp and get some really cool squall out of it.
 
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EdwardofHuncote said:
Here's an interesting one I just couldn't turn down recently. Taylor T-5S. View attachment 7472026

I do repair and setup work for a local music store here in town. The owner bought this guitar for himself though offa' Reverb. When it arrived he was a little put-off with the condition. It needed setup, and the bridge was split through the pin-holes. There was some undisclosed playwear, albeit very minor. I fixed it up for him, and even after the issues were corrected he wasn't satisfied with it and was going to hang it up for sale in the store. Long story short, I cashed-in some store credit and adopted this one. It's a fascinating combination of acoustic and electric sensibilities. You can completely play this guitar as-is, plenty of nice natural voice from the spruce top, and no juice needed, or plug it into an amp and get some really cool squall out of it.
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The look also blends acoustic and electric with exceptional elegance 🧐 nice work, good score 👍
 
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EdwardofHuncote said:
Here's an interesting one I just couldn't turn down recently. Taylor T-5S. View attachment 7472026

I do repair and setup work for a local music store here in town. The owner bought this guitar for himself though offa' Reverb. When it arrived he was a little put-off with the condition. It needed setup, and the bridge was split through the pin-holes. There was some undisclosed playwear, albeit very minor. I fixed it up for him, and even after the issues were corrected he wasn't satisfied with it and was going to hang it up for sale in the store. Long story short, I cashed-in some store credit and adopted this one. It's a fascinating combination of acoustic and electric sensibilities. You can completely play this guitar as-is, plenty of nice natural voice from the spruce top, and no juice needed, or plug it into an amp and get some really cool squall out of it.
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Nice guitar. I had considered buying one years ago.
 
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Jeff Scott said:
Nice guitar. I had considered buying one years ago.
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I sold quite a few volumes from my 'library' of electric guitars this year... got it down to 1 Strat, 1 Tele, 1 Les Paul, 1 kinda' boutiqu-ey guitar, thought I was good there, but when this one came along it just defied all those things. It kinda' reminds me of a hollow-body electric more than anything, except the pickups are more like something else. It just responds that same way.

Yeah it's fun, and I got into it right. 😄

It's also interesting from a construction standpoint. The neck joint is an amazing piece of engineering. One 5mm Allen bolt. And a precise wood shim, coded with a value that corresponds to a draft angle. This isn't mine, but another I did some fretwork on. (it was just easier to do with the neck removed...) Note the neck pickup is recessed under the fingerboard extension. This guitar had a +14 value shim. 20260219_172331.jpg
 
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EdwardofHuncote said:
I sold quite a few volumes from my 'library' of electric guitars this year... got it down to 1 Strat, 1 Tele, 1 Les Paul, 1 kinda' boutiqu-ey guitar, thought I was good there, but when this one came along it just defied all those things. It kinda' reminds me of a hollow-body electric more than anything, except the pickups are more like something else. It just responds that same way.

Yeah it's fun, and I got into it right. 😄
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So now that you sold off a bunch of instruments you should have room for an electric banjo. ;) :)
EdwardofHuncote said:
It's also interesting from a construction standpoint. The neck joint is an amazing piece of engineering. One 5mm Allen bolt. And a precise wood shim, coded with a value that corresponds to a draft angle. This isn't mine, but another I did some fretwork on. (it was just easier to do with the neck removed...) Note the neck pickup is recessed under the fingerboard extension. This guitar had a +14 value shim. View attachment 7472326
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Taylor's neck joint assemblies are their major technology feature. I want to get my NS-62ce into an authorized service center to lower the neck angle a bit.

Here is a photo of a couple of different Yamamoto neck joints.

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Stylee Mousse said:
It’s easy to look sideways at non-traditional construction. I know I do it!

However, my baby Taylor with a bolt on neck actually sounds really good for old style country blues
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I've done repair work for years, but only recently started working on Taylor guitars. Gotta' admit their innovative ideas hooked me. The store a lot of my business comes through is a dealer for them, (has been, since the early-80's) so I see quite a few. I actually got to work on the very first 510 we ever sold last Fall... it had a paper label from the Lemon Grove, CA, shop and a 1981 serial number. (you never saw Taylor guitars here in rural Virginia back then...) The original owner still had it, still played it daily. I replaced some frets and repaired the pin-type bridge, that had cracked through the saddle slot and broken out. Tough fix, but even Taylor didn't have a replacement for it. They did offer to make one if I sent it to them. I thought that alone spoke well of the commitment to service on a 45 year old guitar. Hopefully my repair holds.
 
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