Heat Wave “A voice that’s unlike anything Taylor has previously offered” is the battle cry of this Grand Pacific dreadnought. Intrigued? So were we… Words David Mead Photography Olly Curtis 98 GUITARIST APRIL 2022 GIT483.rev_taylor.
TAYLOR AD27E FLAMETOP TAYLOR AD27E FLAMETOP £2,495 CONTACT Taylor Guitars PHONE 00800 23750011 WEB www.taylorguitars.com What You Need To Know 1 Flame maple for an acoustic top? Okay, so it’s perhaps an unusual choice, but in a time of serious supply chain issues Taylor took the initiative to “cook with what’s in the pantry” and the company already had a good supply of flame maple. Experiments followed, a plan was formed and the AD27e Flametop was unleashed into the world.
TAYLOR AD27E FLAMETOP VIDEO DEMO http://bit.ly/guitaristextra 3 2. The fingerboard is eucalyptus, an ecologically sound, hard working timber and an able substitute for rosewood 3. It’s flame maple for the back, sides and top of the AD27e, which, along with the V-Class bracing, gives it an earthier voice 2 have become known. In addition, the more they listened to what they had been able to produce, the more it seemed like a missing piece in the company’s sonic portfolio.
TAYLOR AD27E FLAMETOP 4 Playability overall is very, very good… There’s a delightful dryness to the sound; it’s woody and earthy 5 4. Taylor’s Expression System 2 sits behind the guitar’s bridge, ensuring an easy plug-in-and-go onstage personality 5. Designer Andy Powers recommends the use of nickel bronze strings to bring out the best tone from the AD27e balance and projection.
TAYLOR AD27E FLAMETOP VIDEO DEMO http://bit.ly/guitaristextra TAYLOR AD27E FLAMETOP Volume, treble and bass controls sit discreetly on the guitar’s upper bout This is where the mud usually resides with the lower mids cloying into a thick, cloudy stew. But that’s decidedly not the case with the AD27e. We don’t know if this is down to the choice of string, the maple top or the V-Class bracing (although the latter is the chief suspect), but everything rings clean and clear in this region.
