A very tidy example of the Taylor Big Baby Acoustic Guitar, which is often regarded as one of the best affordable acoustic guitars money can buy.
The Big Baby Taylor has long been a mainstay for developing acoustic players seeking a comfortable, smooth-playing guitar that will help them grow their skills and learn to make music. Built to a slightly smaller scale than a full-size acoustic guitar, the Big Baby’s solid spruce top provides rich acoustic tone in a package that’s perfect for students and players who need a reliable practice option that isn’t too precious to take on the road. It ships with a padded gig bag.
Key Features
- Big Baby - The biggest of Taylor's small bodied guitars, the Big Baby is just shy of a full-size guitar.
- Layered Walnut - Rich brown hues lend a pleasing aesthetic warmth to the guitars that showcase it.
- Sitka Spruce - The soundboard choice for most guitars, Sitka spruce produces a broad dynamic range and accommodates a versatile range of playing styles.
- No Electronics - Whether you’re an acoustic purist or simply don’t need a pickup, we’ve got you covered.
Construction
How do Taylor do this at this price? Part of the secret is in Bob Taylor's unique and clever bolt on neck design. Not only does this design make the neck joint more stable and less prone to developing a hump, but it also makes the guitars much quicker to build (thus keeping the price down). The tops on the guitars are all solid spruce and the back and sides are made of a compressed wood.
Specifications
- Back & Sides - Layered Walnut
- Top - Sitka Spruce
- Neck - Hard Rock Maple
- Fretboard - Ebony
- Bridge - Ebony
- Nut & Saddle - Nubone Nut/Micarta Saddle
- Tuning Machines - Die-Cast Chrome
- Strings - Elixir Phosphor Bronze Light Gauge Strings
- Scale Length - 25 1/2 inches
- Neck Width - 1 11/16 Inches
- Number of Frets - 20
- Bracing - X Bracing
- Case - Gig Bag