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2010 DT Brescia, Brazilian Rosewood/Carpathian Spruce
More tunings than you can shake a multiscale fretboard at—well, maybe that’s the solution. We’ve got a lovely multiscale custom Brescia from David Taylor with an impressive resumé: multiscale board, soundport, pinless bridge, Ryan-style arm bevel, Venetian Cutaway. Brazilian Rosewood back and sides paired with Carpathian Spruce on top, trimmed in Rosewood and voiced for the wayward tuning fingerstylist.
From slightly longer-than-average on the bass (25 5/8”) to a trim 25” treble string, this Brescia is a blast in dropped tunings, but has a subtle rake to the frets that makes it easy to stretch your hands for that big-voiced chord. David was able to keep the overall weight very low, considering the extra neck mass and body dimensions (16” at the lower bout), and that translates into a response that’s crisp and leaps off the strings. This is an excellent opportunity for a custom multiscale guitar that won’t break the bank but might break the mold when you first string it up.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25 in - 25.625 in Nut Width 1.81 in String Spacing 2.35 in Woods Spruce - Carpathian, Rosewood - Brazilian Add to Compare2017 DT Modified Dreadnought, Honduran Rosewood/Sitka Spruce
David Taylor’s first Modified Dreadnought, and he knocks it out of the park! The body size first popularized by Ervin Somogyi fits naturally in Taylor’s voicing style–the setup is slinky and fast, but the larger body cavity keeps projection, sustain, and bass response at an optimal balance. Like to play in DADGAD or more exotic tunings? This DT Mod D handles handsomely.
We found that flatpicks, fingertips, and even thumbpicks felt natural and easy on the strings, and Taylor’s balanced voicing allowed us to acentuate different registers as needed without the other strings falling quiet. The Schertler tuners have the sort of smoothness that is the envy of most other open-geared tuners, and the Florentine Cutaway and ornate bridge lend an air of elegance to this Honduran–Rosewood-and-Sitka–Spruce beauty.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.5 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Spruce - Sitka, Rosewood - Honduran Add to Compare2009 DT Brescia Figured Mahog/Port Orford
This 2009 David Taylor Brescia is decked out with striking Curly Mahogany sides and back, contrasting Ebony body binding, and a lovely Port Orford Cedar top. Port Orford has the look of Spruce but with a gorgeous warm tone. Together with the Mahogany body, it’s quick responding and full. The 7-piece Mahogany neck, with its slim profile, and the contrasting back plate are especially attractive. There’s lots of great music to be made with this one, but it excels for fingerstyle with its great articulation across the registers, and warm, woody sustain.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.5 in Nut Width 1.69 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Cedar - Port Orford, Mahogany - Cuban Add to CompareDT De la Rosa Spalted Hormigo/Lutz
Here we have a DT (David Taylor) De La Rosa model in Hormigo back and sides with a Lutz Spruce top. This is a visually striking instrument with its dark red hues and yellow tones. Hormigo is a wood that isn’t seen much in the guitar world it really doesn’t look like any other wood being used, tonally it falls in the range of Rosewood, it has a strong fundamental with an overtone pallet quite similar to that of the Rosewoods. Fingerpicking is the real focus of this guitar, melodies pop out with the bright trebles, tempered by the controlled basses and mids.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.5 in Nut Width 1.69 in String Spacing 2.31 in Woods Spruce - Lutz, Hormigo Add to Compare2009 DT De La Rosa Indian/German
Once again, David Taylor has built a guitar that will make some lucky player very happy. Her understated beauty doesn’t quite convey the range of moods and colors you can coax from the German top on this Indian Rosewood De La Rosa model. Play her softly and she purrs, dig in and she responds in kind. This is a versatile instrument from a wonderful builder, built to last and fun to play.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 24.5 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Spruce - German, Rosewood - Indian Add to Compare2009 DT De La Rosa Koa/Redwood Like New!
This is a beautiful instrument hand-made by David Taylor of DT Guitars. David is one of the young guns pushing the envelope of modern quality guitars. He’s the son of world-famous knife maker Gray Taylor. This guitar features a set of Koa that is stunning, and a perfect Redwood top is warm and toasty. This combination is heavenly and produces a unique tone that is warm and rich, but with wonderful sparkle and chime. A side soundport insures you get to hear all this guitar can do.
Add to CompareNew DT Guitars De La Rosa Amazon Rswd/Carpathian
We are always on the lookout for an up and coming luthier with extraordinary talent. At the Newport/Miami Guitar Festival we were thrilled to discover the work of David Taylor, DT Guitars. Al Petteway and I both played his instruments repeatedly and were moved by the gorgeous tone and remarkable craftsmanship. I always look for the voice of a young builder and all 4 of his guitars on display had it, a sign to me that he is for real. What I sense is a powerful modern bass that is round and punctuated along with articulate trebles that willingly sing out the melody notes. These David Taylor Guitars also strum very well and the full sound is suitable for many styles from Fingerstyle to Jazz to Singer/Songwriter and everything in between. David happens to be the son of a wordclass knife maker, Gray Taylor, and carries on his families craftsmanship skills as evidenced by the lovely inlay work and fine details in his guitars. If you’ve been looking for a young builder to believe in you owe to yourself to learn more about David Taylor and his DT Guitars. This De La Rosa is crafted from rare Amazon Rosewood and Carpathian Spruce and features an armrest Bevel, Soundport, Cutaway, Carved Heel and gorgeous inlay work throughout.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.5 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.38 in Woods Spruce - Carpathian, Rosewood - Amazon
Driven out of a passion for superior craftmanship, David began building guitars in 1997. At the onset of this venture, he was fortunate enough to meet another great builder, Tony Vines. David credits Tony for teaching him the fine craft, and pushing him to continually improve with every single build.Currently, David produces 8-10 guitars per year. He has kept this as his goal, understanding that while building these fine instruments is a labor of love, the primary calling on his life has led him into a life-long devotion to serving the Lord in pastorate.
I met David at the Miami Guitar Festival where I was immediately smitten with the voice of his guitars. He has caught the attention of premiere players such as Muriel Anderson and we expect great things from David, he has the passion and the talent to do great things in the guitar world.