Taylor’s new Action Control Neck lets you micro-adjust string height in seconds
Taylor Guitars has unveiled the Action Control Neck, a patented new neck joint that allows the guitar’s string height to be micro-adjusted in seconds without removing the neck or strings.
First introduced with the brand’s Gold Label Collection earlier this year, the Action Control Neck builds on Taylor’s long history of pioneering neck innovations. In 1999, the Taylor “NT” neck was introduced, which brought unprecedented neck angle precision and micro-adjustability to the company’s instruments. The Action Control Neck represents the next leap forward in this evolution.
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The new design features a long tenon that extends deeper into the guitar body’s neck block, enhancing the coupling so you’ll get “more low-end resonance and a deeper, warmer, more open sound”. There are also no shims, which mean you can adjust action with a simple quarter-inch nut driver through the soundhole – no removal of strings or neck required.
According to Taylor, this “breakthrough” is especially handy for touring musicians who frequently travel through different climates and environments as they can adjust their instrument on the fly based on changing conditions.
For studio musicians, it enables “quick transitions between playing styles – from fingerstyle to slide – without needing a separate instrument or professional setup”. And for recreational players, it allows for easy adjustment over time as the guitar settles into its environment or experiences seasonal changes that “impact the neck angle geometry”.
The Action Control Neck is currently exclusive to Taylor’s Gold Label Collection guitars which were released earlier this year during NAMM. Said to feature “a stunning old-heritage sound that’s unlike anything Taylor has ever produced”, the guitars blend traditional and modern elements, and draw inspiration from classic 1930s and ’40s flat top acoustics.
“With this new neck design, you’re getting the most precisely built, easily adjustable guitar we’ve ever made,” says Taylor Guitars CEO and master builder Andy Powers, who designed the neck. “I love the idea that a player can simply pick up and play one of these guitars and be inspired by the way it sounds and feels. And, while you’re at it, you happen to benefit from an accurate and adaptable neck that can be easily adjusted to suit your particular playing preferences.”
Learn more at Taylor Guitars.
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