By David Gedge
SHARP DRESSED AMP
Taylor'S NAMM News
Todd Sharp
Amplifiers
Joat 30RT
Amp Newbie
Todd Sharp Amplifiers Joat 30 RT
Todd Sharp Amplifiers - just launched
in Feb. 2016 and their flagship model the
Joat 20RT is already generating a-list clientele, rave reviews, as well as Guitar Player
Magazine Editors’ Pick Award, the highest
honor from the acclaimed publication.
Expanding upon his award-winning debut
model, Sharp unveiled the highly anticipated Joat 30RT exclusively at Summer
NAMM 2016 last month in Nashville.
Sharp’s latest model offers 30 watts of
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wood-rich details and other touches that
artfully showcase Taylor’s high-end craftsmanship. Rosewood Models Join the 400
Series
In response to the popularity of rosewood on other guitar models, the 400
Series will now feature rosewood editions
with an “R” in the model name. The new
rosewood models include the same mix
and appointments as ovangkol counterparts, also paired with a Sitka spruce top.
Revised models across several lines
One spec change for both Dreadnought
Taylor Guitars continues its pursuit of
advancing modern acoustic guitar design models was introduced. The standard nut
width is 1-11/16 inches
with the launch of the
(1-3/4 inch nut width is
company’s redesigned
available as an option).
700 Series, the addition
Featured 400 Series
of new rosewood modmodels include the
els to the 400 Series, as
410e-R, 414ce-R and the
well as a new “Deluxe”
416ce.
class of 800 Series guiR.Taylor has also
tars.
announced
a
new
Taylor’s design team
“Deluxe” class of 800
has been hard at work
Series guitars that boast
redesigning the compathree additional ultrany’s rosewood/spruce
New Taylor 800 Series
premium features: a new
700 Series, one of the few
remaining guitar classes in the Taylor radius armrest, Adirondack spruce bracacoustic line that hasn’t undergone a ing, and Gotoh chrome tuners. The maple
makeover in the past couple of years. The radius armrest incorporates a beautifully
redesigned 700 Series features several contoured rosewood insert, has rosewood
tonal enhancements including Lutz spruce top edge trim, and is narrower and more
tops (provides a higher volume ceiling), rounded than the beveled armrest featured
on the 900/Presentation Series. Otherwise,
performance bracing and protein glue.
With the new 700 Series, players can the 800 Deluxe models sport all of the
expect all of rosewood’s musical richness, same tone-enhancing and other aesthetic
anchored by a strong fundamental focus features of the standard 800 Series, which
that gives back whatever the user puts into was redesigned in 2014. Featured 800
the guitar, making these instruments great Deluxe Series models include the 810e
DLX, 812e 12-fret DLX, 814ce DLX. MSRP
for the stage, according to the company.
Aesthetically, the new 700 Series gui- was not announced at press time. For info,
tars are both rootsy and refined with visit taylorguitars.com, or a local dealer.
Otherwise, this is basically the same circuit
as the 20RT. I am very happy with the
overall design of the 20RT and feel that this
option with its increased power will
appeal to a new audience of clientele.”
MSRP was to be announced. Visit
ToddSharpAmps.com
output using four power tubes (2x EL84
and 2x 6V6) in blended pairs. Sharp told
IE, “The Joat 30RT model is the next step
up in power - expanding on our highly
successful 20RT design. I created it for the
player who wants a little more kick and
headroom that comes with the extra
wattage. The Joat 30 offers two optimized
pairs of 6V6’s and EL84’s, each with its
own output transformer which are then
blended together at the speaker output.
This technique keeps the pristine chime
and clarity of the EL84 while mixing in the
classic warm friendly magic of the 6V6.