Instrument Details
- Photos & Video
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- Specs
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- Status
- Sold
- Brand
- DT Guitars
- builder
- David Taylor
- Product Year
- 2017
- Model
- Modified Dreadnought
- Serial #
- 098
- New/Preowned
- New
- UPC
- 702685044729
- SKU
- TMP229
- Body Type(s)
- Modified Dreadnought
- Back & Sides
- Rosewood - Honduran
- Top
- Spruce - Sitka
- Neck Wood
- Mahogany - 7 Piece
- Neck Profile
- C
- Bridge
- Ebony
- Top Trim
- Koa
- Fingerboard
- Ebony
- Fingerboard Bindings
- None
- Fret Markers
- MOP Dots
- Frets to Body
- 14
- Headplate
- Rosewood - Honduran
- Headstock Bindings
- None
- Headstock Inlay
- Builder Logo
- Instrument Finish
- Polyster resin
- Body Bindings
- Koa
- Tuners
- Schertler
- Tuner Finish
- Nickel with Ebony Buttons
- Cutaway
- Florentine
- Pickup
- None, we can install one, ask about options
- Body Length
- 20 in
- Upper Bout
- 11.75 in
- Lower Bout
- 15.625 in
- Body Depth Heel
- 4 in
- Body Depth Tail
- 4.75 in
- Scale Length
- 25.5 in
- Scale Length (mm)
- 0 mm
- Nut Width
- 1.75 in
- Nut Width (mm)
- 0 mm
- String Spacing
- 2.25 in
- String Spacing (mm)
- 0 mm
- Weight
- 0 lb. 0 oz.
- Case
- Hardshell Hiscox
- Audio File
- Description
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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.
The bass response blooms very sweetly with a softer attack. I found that arrangements which allowed open strings to ring were a perfect fit for the clear tone of the trebles. 
This is the first Mod D design I've played by David Taylor and I'm impressed. The overall feel is kind of like playing a Dreadnought, but with the extended reach sometimes needed for modern fingerstyle playing. Very nicely done. - Accessories
