Taylor 657ce Bajo Quinto - Black

Exquisite Craftmenship - The Taylor 657ce Bajo Quinto in Black

Built to reflect the sound and style of Mexican music traditions, the 657ce Bajo Quinto combines a completely unique tone profile with modern Taylor touches to offer a truly singular instrument for adventurous players. The 10-string Bajo Quinto is tuned in fourths to A-D-G-C-F, with the A and D doubled in octaves and the G, C and F tuned in unison. Back and sides of solid Big Leaf maple and a solid Sitka spruce top combine with Taylor's Grand Pacific round-shoulder dreadnought body shape and our tone-boosting V-Class bracing to produce a clear, resonant musical character that sounds unlike anything else Taylor has created. Original Taylor enhancements include a new offset bridge pin/string ramp configuration that allows each pair of strings to sing with optimal touch responsiveness without interfering with each other. The Bajo Quinto takes visual inspiration from classic Mexican styles, with a sharp Florentine cutaway offering access to the upper register, a striking white pearloid double pickguard with a matching truss rod cover, mother-of-pearl Mission inlays outlined in grained ivoroid, ebony bridge pins with green abalone dots, and gold mini-tuners. It includes a Fishman Rare Earth soundhole pickup and ships in a deluxe Western Floral hardshell case.

SPECIFICATIONS

Highlights

• Number of Strings: 10 String
• Orientation: Right Handed
• Body Shape: Grand Pacific
• Bracing System: V-Class Bracing
• Cutaway: Florentine Cutaway
• Color: Black
• Electronics: Fishman Rare Earth Bajo Quinto
• Case/Bag: Taylor Deluxe Hardshell-Western Floral

Body

• Top Wood: Sitka Spruce
• Rosette: Green Abalone Single Ring
• Back Configuration: 2-piece No Wedge
• Body Binding: White
• Armrest: No
• Top Finish: Gloss
• Back/Side Finish: Gloss

Neck

• Neck Wood: Hard Rock Maple
• Fretboard Wood: West African Crelicam Ebony
• Neck Profile: Standard Carve
• Fretboard Inlay: Grained Ivoroid / Mother-of-Pearl Mission
• Fretboard Binding: White
• Neck Finish: Gloss

Peghead

• Nut Width: 1-7/8"
• Peghead Veneer Wood: West African Crelicam Ebony
• Scale Length: 25-1/2"
• Peghead Inlay: None
• Peghead Type: Paddle
• Peghead Binding: White
• Peghead Finish: Gloss

Other

• Bridge: West African Crelicam Ebony
• Nut & Saddle: White TUSQ Nut, White Micarta Saddle
• Bridge Pins: West African Ebony with Green Abalone Dots
• Strings: D'Addario Bajo Quinto-10, .026-.078
• Pickguard: Double White Pearloid
• Tuners: Taylor Gold with Gold Buttons
• Strap Pin: Gold
• End Pin: Black

Manufacturer: Taylor Guitars
Model: AS06634218006773001
SKU: I782692-N-1-WHXC
UPC: 887766130932

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