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There was a real pleasure in the winter NAMM show one year in the position of Taylor Guitars.

The master of analog electronics design Rupert Neve was in an exhibition of MI. Unhappy with the performance of electronic acoustic guitar, Bob Taylor joined his truck designer Rupert Neve David Hosler to create a system that could capture the sound and nuances of an acoustic guitar.

After much research, the result is in

Enter expression system (ES).

You will only see this new technology in certain guitars Taylor, ES uses two sensors vibrational dynamic Council (TM) and a dynamic sub-pitch array of sensors (TM), three of which are precisely through mixing high-end electronics.

Now you can simply forget low-fidelity designs and pots are cheaper than the typical on-board electronics of the guitar.

Adding circuits for the departure of three individual transducers TRS balanced (guitar craft with a TRS-to-XLR cable to connect directly to microphone inputs) – no box required direct connection.

To make matters worse Mr. Neve system designed for Taylor K4, an optional external preamp / equalizer.

THAT GUITAR?

The SE is available in the model steel string Taylor (300 series and above).

In a 614CE, a "Great Hall" with lid and Sitka spruce marking flamed maple sides and back.

The "CE" designation indicates a cross-sectional model with electronics.

ES can be adapted for certain models of Taylor, you might want to call Taylor for details.

The 614CE played perfectly right out of its box heavy rigid, with impeccable fit and finish, a sound full and balanced, rich, and the intonation was right on the money.

ES e aside, this is an extraordinary tool.

New attention to detail has been added to it is the design, such as freedom of the typical drop-in module to support electronic drums / which is mounted in a large hole cut in the side of the guitar. Instead, the SE has three small buttons (bass / Treble / volume) in the side wall near the neck.

Beyond its looks, this approach provides easy access to catch pans, where "flat" is in the 12 o'clock position.

Close the drain pipe is a holder for two AA batteries and outgoing calls / pin belt.

The unit turns on when a cable is inserted the battery life of about 20 hours.

The output is balanced and works with an unbalanced cable to connect a standard guitar amp, effects box or tuner.

One question that everyone seems to ask is whether users can adjust the individual levels of the three transducers and the answer is I'm sorry but no.

If you're used to working with standard piezo or magnetic pickups in guitars sound, hearing is by far probably come as a major shock.

For the first time since a truck, you will hear a natural sound, no color requires very little tonal adjustments.

This is miles removed from the surgery, radical EQ necessary in a standard van that vaguely sound natural.

The guitar on board EQ is smooth and soft, and just what you'd expect from a Rupert Neve design.

And if playing in a stadium or in your local pub the system simply no comment, even in high SPL.

Another point worth noting the fantastic amount of free space in the electronic supply ES, and play it clean at any level of play of subtle harmonics to hit the chords as the Rolling Stones!

PRESENTATION OF K4

Use this bad boy live and in the studio.

The optional ($ 898) Taylor K4 is an external preamp / EQ for acoustic guitar that has low impedance, the coupling transformer XLR I / S, the bass and treble, a parametric midrange adjustable Q, a pre / post-EQ effects loop, reverse polarity switch, output earphones with volume control, mute and a dedicated tuner output.

An internal high pass filter 18 dB / octave eliminates hum and crap LF below 30 Hz

The K4 is powered by an external wall wart and for those times when you forget the power supply and can be powered by two "C" batteries.

In the study, you may prefer a standard package 1U rack K4 is independently developed the aluminum chassis and removing the battery compartment, there is no room in an internal power supply.

Here is a bonus, the unit works as a nice little studio preamp when used with The dynamic or ribbon microphones.

You can also patch the loopback jack and use the EQ just to tune any line level source.

In the study, the K4 is plug-and-play.

The EQ is smooth and musical, either with the left foot shelf (450 Hz) and HF (1.6 kHz) or the MF band parametric.

The "half" the band is actually very wide, from 80 to 8,000 Hz wide and with a touch of EQ, the ES can stand right next to a configuration While acoustic guitar microphones.

Dubbing convenience acoustic guitar parts in the control room is something many have never tried before the system ES.

Taylor expression applies a high-quality, high-tech approach to the problem of aging of the transducers of guitar, with the results more impressive.

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