Taylor Baritone 6-String User Manual page 41

PICKuP PERSONALITIES Humbucker:
Much of the distinctive tonal charac- erate sound. Humbuckers are known
ter of an electric guitar comes from for having a high output and for their
the types of pickups used. With the ability to produce sound without the
SolidBody, our pickups were actually noise that is inherent with a traditional
developed before the guitar was. The single coil pickup. Players such as
fact that they had such a cool and
Jimmy Page, Dickie Betts and Carlos
unique character justified designing Santana have defined their signature
a whole new guitar around them. tones with humbucker-equipped gui-
Our electronics team captured all tars. Our humbucker was designed to
the familiar "goodness" of the iconic balance the sweetness and definition
electric pickups we've loved for of a vintage pickup sound with the
years, but also solved some of their power to fully drive an amp without
inherent problems. Our developers overpounding it. It unleashes raw
also added unique Taylor "flavors" rock power and great sustain without
and enhanced the tone-shaping sacrificing balance or great tone.
capability. The following pickups are
available in different configurations on
the SolidBody.
Uses two coils to gen- Mini Humbucker:
coils and has all the advantages of a
full-size humbucker, but because of
its smaller size, it provides a tone that
takes up less sonic space, which is
great for cutting through a mix.
High Definition / High Gain:
Our full-size and mini humbuckers
are available in two different versions.
The High Definition (HD) is our origi-
nal high fidelity design, while the High
Gain (HG) is slightly darker-sounding
and unleashes more front-end drive
for a crunchier tone with extra raw-
ness.
Also uses two Vintage Alnico (VA) Humbucker:
Our newest pickup is a full-size,
covered humbucker with a big sound.
The Alnico 5 magnets we used are
known for their hot output and round
sound. Our VA pays homage to the
tradition of classic humbuckers, yet
with a more modern sonic flavor.
Taylor's David Hosler explains: "I've
always liked that big, woolly tone that
comes with PAF humbuckers. Our
goal was to create a pickup with a
little more drive on the front end of
the amp. "
Single Coil: Uses only one coil by
design. When played through a clean
channel on an amp, single coils can
sound shimmery, glassy and bright.
They take on a different personality
when played through the crunch or
high gain channel of an amp. Players
who have popularized the single coil
sound include Stevie Ray Vaughan,
Jeff Beck and David Gilmour. Our
breakthrough noiseless single coil
responds with all the breathiness,
sparkle and other distinctive char-
acter of the single coil sound, but
without any of the traditional buzz,
hum or other sonic artifacts.