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BT1e
Torrefied Spruce Top | Layered Walnut Back and Sides | Mahogany or Maple Neck | Ebony or Eucalyptus (based on availability) Fretboard | ES-B Electronics
Torrefied Spruce Top | Layered Walnut Back and Sides | Mahogany or Maple... More
Series:
Baby Taylor
UPC: #00887766111719
Note: Each guitar has unique visual traits due to differences in wood grain. Guitars ordered through this website or found in stores may feature minor visual variations from the ones pictured here.
$549USD
$549USD
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Responsibly Sourced Materials
Materiales obtenidos de forma responsable.
Taylor está comprometido con el abastecimiento ético de materiales y la búsqueda continua de prácticas más sostenibles.
Gig Bag Included
Lightweight, portable, and protective Gig Bag included at no extra charge.
Lifetime Warranty with Registration
Garantía de por vida con registro
Factory Expert Service & Support
Servicio y Soporte Técnico de Fábrica
Responsive customer service from factory experts trained to help you get the most out of your guitar.
Expertos en servicio al cliente de fábrica capacitados para ayudarte a aprovechar al máximo tu guitarra.
Overview
- Comfortable, compact three-quarter-size guitar
- Solid spruce top yields impressive volume and tone
- Slender neck design makes for relaxed fretting
- Includes ES-B pickup with built-in digital tuner
- Comes with a Taylor gig bag for portability
Overview
BT1e
The Baby Taylor helped launch an entire category of three-quarter-scale and travel-size acoustic guitars, and the original remains the standard for those seeking a portable instrument that can still produce rich acoustic tone. This model (BT1e) sports a solid spruce top that produces a punchy, clear tone that's perfect for solo practice sessions, working through songwriting ideas or even playing with friends. On-board ES-B electronics make it easy to plug in and play through an amp, and the slender, comfortable neck design provides a smooth feel for your fretting hand. Baby Taylor models ship with a lightweight gig bag.
Features
Layered Walnut
Rich brown hues lend a pleasing aesthetic warmth to the guitars that showcase it.
Torrefied Spruce
Treated with our special roasting process, torrefied spruce tops deliver all the clarity, balance and projection you’d expect from a traditional spruce top with an extra dash of warmth and played-in depth.
Specifications
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Orientation Right Handed
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Electronics ES-B
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Questions & Answers
Preguntas frecuentes
8 questions
what battery is required for the BT1e?
9 Volt
Is the neck radius smaller than 12 cm or 4.5 inches ?
The fretboard radius is 15 inches.
How do I order this in left-handed orientation? I don’t see an option for that.
This model can be ordered left handed at any authorized retailer.
Can I carry BT1E on airplane?
Generally, yes. We recommend checking with your airline ahead of time.
What is the shipping weight ?
8 LBS.
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does the Baby Taylor (BT1e) have a truss rod? if so where is the adjustment nut located?
Yes. It is accessible from the sound hole.
Which wood is used for back and sides? It is not mentioned anywhere
Layered Walnut.
Bridge zone is a little carved on my 2nd hand bt1-e is this normal?
Please reply to this with some photos. We would be happy to take a look.
Reviews
Rated 4.2 out of 5 from 5 ratings
High Action
Great sounding small guitar! However, as received the action is too high for fast, smooth chord changes above the third fret.
- How I Use It
- Home/Recreational
- How I Use It
- Stage/Live Performance
- Describe Yourself
- I've played for many years
- Describe Yourself
- I play both acoustic and electric
Hi Robert,
Sorry to hear the action isn't perfect on your new Baby. It most likely needs a slight truss rod adjustment and you can find instructions to do this yourself in the Owners Resources section of our website. Please message our team at support@taylorguitars.com for further assistance.
Sorry to hear the action isn't perfect on your new Baby. It most likely needs a slight truss rod adjustment and you can find instructions to do this yourself in the Owners Resources section of our website. Please message our team at support@taylorguitars.com for further assistance.
After two years, still disappointed
I bought this two years ago when I was laid up with foot surgery and couldn’t manage my full-size guitar from an incline position. From the beginning, the tuner was problematic and never picked up the lower strings. As time went on the Intonation on the neck became worse and worse. Although the octave Intonation was perfect, the intonation in the lower frets was way off. I just paid a guitar tech for the second time to do a complete set up and to restring it. Intonation is perfect again, at my expense. This instrument is part of a relatively large collection that gets played often, so I’m confident that the problems are not environmental factors on this end. None of my other instruments have this problem. I’m a 60-year-old player, and having a Taylor in my collection was one of my dreams. But I’m forever gun shy about buying another one. It has never been the Guitar I hoped it would be. Its small size is perfect because I do therapeutic music in healthcare settings, and it’s the perfect size for crowded hospital rooms. For that reason, I’ll keep getting set ups on it as long as I need to, but I’m pretty disappointed that for the first two years of owning this Guitar, it just wasn’t what I hoped it would be. It also irritates me that the pick up plug is in the end pin. You have to buy a right angle instrument line in order for it to work. It doesn’t work with most instrument stands.
- How I Use It
- Stage/Live Performance
- Describe Yourself
- I'm a professional musician
Hi Diana,
Sorry to hear about the action moving, it does sound like an environmental issue. Smaller travel sized guitars tend to react to environmental changes faster than full size models. if you can stabilize the humidity where it's being stored, you won't need set ups so frequently. You can find humidity control articles on our website, or message us for help; support@taylorguitars.com.
Sorry to hear about the action moving, it does sound like an environmental issue. Smaller travel sized guitars tend to react to environmental changes faster than full size models. if you can stabilize the humidity where it's being stored, you won't need set ups so frequently. You can find humidity control articles on our website, or message us for help; support@taylorguitars.com.
BT1
I bought this Taylor BT1 for my granddaughter and she Absolutely Loves it. Great sounding guitar and an awesome beginner guitar made with the best quaility
To play with this baby makes happy.
BT1e - just buy it
Brilliant tone quality, perfect for travelling with - in built tuner is a big plus (be careful though to turn off when tuned, the battery depletes quite quickly) and the gig bag is really robust. My most used guitar, oh and it’s a Taylor :)