Article: The thinking behind Taylor's original SolidBody: why would Bob Taylor introduce a solid body electric into a crowded, tradition-bound market? Because a unique new pickup design, based on advanced magnetic studies, left him no choice.(PRODUCT TRENDS)

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Attendees at the NAMM show may well experience acute feelings of disorientation when they hear the crunch of heavy metal power chords wafting out of the Taylor Guitar exhibit. But this is no group hallucination. After 30-plus years of painstakingly crafting a reputation for stellar acoustic guitars, Taylor is making its first foray into the solid-body electric market with its SolidBody line. Like every other guitar that has ever carried the Taylor logo, the new instruments are instantly recognizable as original designs, yet still manage to pay homage to a few centuries of fretted instrument tradition. Or as Bob Taylor puts it, "They find a ...

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