This upgrade can run you around $300 parts and labor but is totally worth it to unlock the potential of Taylor T5 and T5Z. If you are willing to drill a couple of holes in your T5, this guitar can sound amazing with a simple modification. I Installed a Fishman's Matrix Infinity under-saddle transducer on my T5Z and it now captures the sound of an acoustic guitar plugged in. It's not even close, so pay close attention to the acoustic tone in videos before you buy, or hear it in person and decide if it's for you or not. There is a lot of love out there for the T5 just the way it is, but I'm sure there are folks out there like myself that buy the Taylor T5 online, hoping it will sound similar to their acoustic guitar. So yea, this guitar definitely has a sound of its own on the acoustic side. I've had two people now tell me it reminds them of a harpsichord. The sound that it produces is totally unique. Its acoustic sound is coming from a body sensor pickup that is glued to the underside of the top. I was a little surprised because it sounded so good in the demo videos, but it just would not work for what I wanted. I knew there was no way I could use this in place of my electric/acoustic guitar. When I plugged it into my amp, the acoustic sound let me down. I was going off a few reviews and Taylor demo videos to get educated on their product.Įventually, I pulled the trigger when I found mine on eBay. I ordered it online and did not have a chance to hear it in person beforehand. I almost sold my T5Z, but with some modification, I turned it into a guitar that I now love. Not that it is a bad sound it's just not what I expected. She's a beauty, her electric tones are exquisite, you can hear the hollow body characteristics bleeding through, and it sounds amazing! But, her acoustic tone hit a sour note with me. This hybrid is worth having in the arsenal as it is one of the most tonally versatile hybrid guitars available. It comes with light strings gauges 10 - 46, but I have found that hybrids should have at least 11 - 49 to try and achieve fatter acoustic tones and better performance. I have not experimented with that feature yet, but that might be the key to getting the best acoustic sound out of this guitar. You can also take things up a notch with its Y cable friendly output jack and run two different amps. This guitar will produce the most variety of sounds of the three I am highlighting.
There is so much potential for tone shaping when blending the coil tapping humbuckers with the piezo. The MK Hybrid Special is equipped with a 3-way toggle for the humbuckers and a 3-way switch that allows you to choose between magnetic PUPS, piezo transducer or to blend all the pickups. I think what makes this guitar shine is when you blend the acoustic piezo transducer with the magnetic pickups. But, with the proper EQ settings, you can squeeze some fat tones out of it, so I would not write the MK Hybrid off. The acoustic side of this instrument sounds good with its Fishman Powerchip circuitry, but being there is solid wood under the bridge it doesn't sound as acoustically convincing as a hybrid that is hollowed out underneath the bridge. It handles well, feels a bit like a Les Paul with its 24.75 scale length, and the looks are fantastic. The humbuckers with coil-tapping sound great on this semi-hollow guitar. This is an excellent hybrid for those who focus more on electric guitar sounds when performing but need acoustic tone in between. Although, the piezo under the metal bridge seemed to work nicely for shaping the tone when you blended it with the magnetic pickups.Īfter spending time with all these different hybrids, I narrowed it down to the next three guitars that made an impression on me. It seems any hybrid with a metal bridge sounded thin and could not hold a candle to an acoustic guitar plugged in. All nice guitars, but they did not have the sound I was looking for. I played around with the Italia hybrid guitar, Dean Colt, and Gibson and PRS Hybrids. I tried the Ibanez Montage, it was a full-size familiar-sounding acoustic but was definitely weaker on its electric guitar tones. I experimented with whatever I could find at the time.
Then one day, I discovered the world of hybrid guitars, and so began the search for my next instrument. I used to do my looping with a concert size acoustic guitar and kick on the effects for guitar solos, but the tone is not the best if you're using overdrive with a piezo pickup. I do a lot of looping with the acoustic tones and guitar soloing using the magnetic pickups sent through a multi-effects processor. I have been performing with hybrid guitars since 2015. It also offers the comfort and playability of an electric guitar. What's a hybrid guitar? Well, for many, it is considered to be a guitar that can produce a tone that of an acoustic guitar as well as the magnetic pickup sounds of an electric guitar.
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