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Taylor SolidBody's Arrive

11/21/2007

Taylor’s highly anticipated SolidBody electric guitar is arriving in select stores with an “on-sale” date of November 23 looming ahead, and excitement is running high.

At The Blue Guitar, in San Diego, California, owner DeForest Thornburg sounds happy, although he does have a caveat: “We’re looking forward to getting our next re-load, because we’ve only got one [SolidBody] left out of our three. [The customers] aren’t allowed to take them home yet, but one customer has already paid in full for the Custom, and will pick it up first thing on Friday morning. Another good customer is buying the Classic, just until he can get a koa one! If I had another Custom, another customer would have bought it. He said ‘Call me when you get the next one in.’”

“As soon as Taylor released information that there was going to be a solid body electric, our phones started ringing,” says Scott Smith, of Guitar Gallery, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. “We think it’s going to be the guitar of the year 2008.”

Adrian Schumacher, proprietor of Guitars Etc. (Tucson, Arizona) enthuses, “I have them! Customers are playing them! It was really loud in here this morning! I haven’t even plugged in a Custom, though, since my Customs are pre-sold. I spent two minutes with one, showing it to a customer, then I put it back in the box, because he bought it!”

Chris Leitz, of Leitz Music, Panama City, Florida, says, “I don’t think we’ve plugged
one in yet, and to tell you the truth, that’s the way I like it! I’m happy with the way it works — take [a SolidBody] out of the box, show it to the customer, and put it back in the box, because it’s sold!

“I’ll probably get around to playing one sometime next year, when the excitement has died down a little!”

Excitement for the SolidBody is being fueled by a rave review in the Holiday 2007 issue of Guitar World magazine; surprise SolidBody appearances at Taylor Guitars Road Shows; a cover story in Taylor’s quarterly, Wood&Steel; videos on www.taylorguitars.com; and the launch of an all-new, state-of-the-art website devoted entirely to the Taylor SolidBody and the award-winning T5 electric/acoustic hybrid, www.taylorelectricguitars.com.

Subscribe via RSS < back to all news	< 2010 Design Leads Taylor Innovation \| Midnight Madness > Taylor SolidBody's Arrive 11/21/2007 Taylor’s highly anticipated SolidBody electric guitar is arriving in select stores with an “on-sale” date of November 23 looming ahead, and excitement is running high. At The Blue Guitar, in San Diego, California, owner DeForest Thornburg sounds happy, although he does have a caveat: “We’re looking forward to getting our next re-load, because we’ve only got one [SolidBody] left out of our three. [The customers] aren’t allowed to take them home yet, but one customer has already paid in full for the Custom, and will pick it up first thing on Friday morning. Another good customer is buying the Classic, just until he can get a koa one! If I had another Custom, another customer would have bought it. He said ‘Call me when you get the next one in.’” “As soon as Taylor released information that there was going to be a solid body electric, our phones started ringing,” says Scott Smith, of Guitar Gallery, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. “We think it’s going to be the guitar of the year 2008.” Adrian Schumacher, proprietor of Guitars Etc. (Tucson, Arizona) enthuses, “I have them! Customers are playing them! It was really loud in here this morning! I haven’t even plugged in a Custom, though, since my Customs are pre-sold. I spent two minutes with one, showing it to a customer, then I put it back in the box, because he bought it!” Chris Leitz, of Leitz Music, Panama City, Florida, says, “I don’t think we’ve plugged one in yet, and to tell you the truth, that’s the way I like it! I’m happy with the way it works — take [a SolidBody] out of the box, show it to the customer, and put it back in the box, because it’s sold! “I’ll probably get around to playing one sometime next year, when the excitement has died down a little!” Excitement for the SolidBody is being fueled by a rave review in the Holiday 2007 issue of Guitar World magazine; surprise SolidBody appearances at Taylor Guitars Road Shows; a cover story in Taylor’s quarterly, Wood&Steel; videos on www.taylorguitars.com; and the launch of an all-new, state-of-the-art website devoted entirely to the Taylor SolidBody and the award-winning T5 electric/acoustic hybrid, www.taylorelectricguitars.com.