2010 Taylor SB-1 HH with Tremolo Bridge - Made in USA - Black
Weighs 8.9 lbs

Available Cases:  This guitar came to us without a case, but we have several options to choose from

• Gig bag, $49
• Aftermarket hard case, $119 (shown)
• Taylor original hard shell case, brown, $199
• SKB molded TSA approved hard shell case, $219
• This guitar will ship without a case or bag, unless you add one to your order

Includes Free Pro Setup - $100 value
See below.

Pickups and bridge: Most Taylor SB-1s have mini-humbuckers and a hardtail bridge. This is a rare one with full size humbuckers and a tremolo bridge.

Made in USA, Taylor Build Quality: Taylor made these wonderful solid body electrics from 2007 to 2011. Build quality is impressive, as you'd expect from Taylor. Taylor designed them from the ground up and built them along side their high-end acoustics in their El Cajon USA factory. The body that is about the same size as a Les Paul, but with a familiar Taylor silhouette. Taylor made them out of Swamp Ash, which is a wonderful, light and resonate tone wood. They used a one piece maple neck with an ebony fretboard - maple for strength and ebony for durability. The neck is joined to the body with a single large bolt, another Taylor innovation. The bridge is has six saddles that are each adjustable for height and intonation, and it looks like a piece of jewelry. All in all, the design is very well conceived and executed. The guitars look fantastic, are well balanced, a joy to play, and sound wonderful.

This guitar should sell for several times the price: Though the quality, playability and sound was excellent, the Taylor Solid Bodies didn't sell well. Looking back this mainly because of the timing. Taylor introduced them at the start of the recession of 2008, when people were looking to cut-back. Lucky for us, the price on the used market reflects this and they can be had for a relative bargain today. This guitar should be selling at the same price range as a Custom Shop Fender or Gibson. Case in point, Taylor reintroduced a line of electric guitars they market under the "Powers Electric" brand. These start around $3500. We've played them, and honestly we like the original Taylor SB's better. We love these SB guitars and buy them whenever we can.

Luthier's measurements and assessment:

• Serial No. 1012029102
• Weight: 8.9 lbs
• Nut width: 1.70"
• Neck width at 12th fret: 2.10"
• Neck thickness at 1st fret: 0.81"
• Neck thickness at 12th fret: 0.88"
• Scale: 24.75"
• Fretboard radius: 15"
• Action at high e: 0.050"
• Action at low E: 0.060"
• Neck pickup DCR: 6.1k Ohms
• Bridge pickup DCR: 8.1k Ohms
• Truss rod: Turns smoothly
• Frets: Excellent 9/10
• Cosmetic condition: Very good
• Functional condition: Excellent. Everything works well.
• Electronics: Excellent. No issues
• Playability: Excellent. Plays very well. Neck is comfortable.
• Sound: Loud and resonant unplugged. Good sustain. Pickups sound good.
• Overall condition: Very good

Features and Specs:

• Type: Solid Body Electric Guitar
• Body wood: Swamp Ash
• Body contours: Beveled edges
• Body finish: Gloss
• Neck wood: One piece maple
• Neck finish: Satin
• Fretboard wood: Rosewood
• No of Frets: 22
• Fret size: Medium jumbo
• Pickups: Taylor full size humbuckers
• Bridge: Taylor two point tremolo with six adjustable saddles
• Pickup switch: Five-way blade
• Controls: Master volume, master tone
• Tuners: Taylor sealed
• Truss rod: Taylor standard. Adjust at nut.
• Hardware: Chrome

Dr. T’s Professional Inspection and Setup:  You may find a similar instrument listed at a lower price, but ours may still provide better value as we include our professional inspection and setup. This service costs from $80 to $150 and up at most shops. With over 25 years in the industry, we’re convinced that a good setup is the single most important investment to improve the playability and sound of your guitar.  Here’s what in entails. We inspect the guitar and address issues. Next, we remove the strings and tighten and set the drag on the tuners. We inspect the frets, find any high spots, then level, crown and polish. We clean and oil the fingerboard, restring, tune to pitch and set the neck relief, action and intonation. We then play each fret and check for fret buzz and fret-outs during bends, and we fine-tune as required.  Next, we test the electronics, clean and tighten pots and jacks and balance the pickups.  Occasionally, we find a fault with the electronics, so we dig in and diagnose and repair that.  Once the electronics are tip top, we play the guitar to make sure everything is just right.  Finally, we clean and polish the guitar, then slacken the stings to get it ready for shipping.

String Gauges and Settings:   We do our setups using common string gauges and settings, which we've found work well for most players. For electrics, we use 9-42 gauge strings for Fender (25.5") scale guitars and 10-46 for Gibson (24.75") scale guitars.  We set action to 0.050 on the high e side and 0.060 on the low E side. This action is fairly low and allows for easy fretting without buzzing or sacrificing tone. If you have special preferences, please let us know, and we will do our best to accommodate you.

Fine Tuning Adjustments:  Your guitar will be playing and sounding wonderful when we finish our setup. However, occasionally minor adjustments will be needed after shipping due to changes in temperature and/or humidity, rough handling or other unfavorable conditions. Since we have no control over this, we cannot cover the cost of these adjustments. However, if your guitar was mishandled during shipping, please let us know, so we can see if a shipping claim is in order. Sometimes it’s possible to get you a partial refund to help cover issues if we can show that they were caused by shipping.

Condition Ratings: We rate each guitar’s condition using guidelines outlined by Reverb.  Please refer to that section of Reverb to better understand what each condition means.

Standard of Care:  We strive to meet our clients’ expectations, and we want you to be happy with your purchase. However, please keep in mind that guitars develop wear with use and it’s widely accepted that honest wear adds character and shows that the guitar has been loved. Our used and vintage guitars will have signs of use. Our Del Mar Lutherie brand guitars are hand-built and will have artifacts that some people might view as "imperfections".  If you want a guitar in “perfect” or “flawless” condition, we advise you to buy new from an authorized dealer or buy locally so you can inspect it in person. We do not guarantee that our guitars will be cosmetically flawless, and we don’t accept returns or give partial refunds due to cosmetic imperfections.

Specs:  We list specs as a courtesy. Some specs are measured by our techs. Others are taken from the manufacturer's data. Manufacturers change specs all the time, and their listed specs may not be 100% accurate. Also, some used guitars have mods that may not be apparent upon visual inspection. The guitar you will get is the one shown in the photos. If there are any "deal breaker" specs that you must have, please let us know so we can double check for you before your purchase.

Videos:  We often provide links to YouTube videos to provide our clients with more information. These videos will be of a similar make and model which is representative of the guitar in our listing. 

Shipping:  We ship guitars via UPS ground. The fee shown includes shipping within the contiguous USA with insurance. It also includes packaging materials and our time to pack up and drop off at UPS. For guitars, shipping costs are controlled by box size and insurance is based on value. Note that your guitar will ship without a case, unless one is described as included in the listing or you add one to your order. If you decline to add a case, we will pack your guitar well with bubble wrap and other padding and ship it in a sturdy guitar box. However, if you want your guitar to have even better protection, we encourage you to add a hard case to your order. See below for details.

Delivery Time: We do our best to get your guitar setup, boxed and shipped as soon as possible. However, sometimes this can take a few days depending on how many guitars are in the queue, our current workload and other factors. Once UPS receives your guitar, they will estimate a delivery date, which you can access via Reverb. UPS will typically deliver your guitar within 2 to 7 business days after they receive it. Time varies depending on your distance from Southern California. If you're in a hurry, please let us know and we’ll do our best to accommodate you, or at least we can advise you of the estimated wait, so you can decide if you need to make other arrangements.

Damage Claims: Although rare, guitars sometimes are damaged during shipping. If you receive a guitar that is damaged, please let us know immediately so we can open a claim. We will ask you to send the following photos: overall view of the guitar; damaged areas of the guitar; overall view of the box; view showing the shipping label; view looking down into the top of the box with the guitar and packaging the way it was when you opened it; and view showing any damaged areas of the box. Important - Please keep the box and all packaging in case the carrier requires it for inspection. We will do our best to get this resolved ASAP, but please be patient, as we have no control over the time it takes the carrier to process the claim. Once the claim is approved, you will ship the guitar back to us with the return label we provide, and we will process your refund.

Returns and Canceled Orders:  We are a small business and can’t afford to offer free returns like the big guys. There is a lot of time, effort and cost involved with processing your order, pulling your guitar from inventory, setting it up, packing and shipping it. Please make sure you want the guitar before you commit to buy. If we agree to a return or agree to cancel your order, you will be responsible for all incurred shipping costs (both ways) and a restocking fee to cover our time.

Dr. T's Tone Factory & Del Mar Lutherie, Message from the Owner:  We are a small shop in San Diego County, California. We’re about 30 minutes from the Taylor USA factory in El Cajon, and about an hour from Taylor Mexico in Tecate, Baja California. We are huge fans of Taylor and their brilliant designs, innovative fabrication methods and overall quality and craftsmanship. We are part of the local guitar community (Fender, Taylor, Kiesel) and build custom electric guitars, custom tube amps, and do mods and setups. We also buy, sell and trade vintage and used instruments. Our owner is a guitar enthusiast, wood worker and professional designer and engineer. We've been doing this type of work since 1999 and have hundreds of happy customers. We are a Reverb Preferred Seller, and our approval rating is 99.9%. 

Best wishes and happy strumming!

Dr T.