Taylor Academy 10 (422) patrick-eggle The Valentine "Carmelo" BFR features

The Valentine "Carmelo" BFR features a solid ash body outlined with attractive shell binding finished with an exclusive translucent butterscotch color coat

Pickups:  Treble: Paul’s TCI       Middle: Narrow Singlecoil      Bass: Paul’s TCI

true analog dry path

so we enlisted the talents of Jamie Stillman and EarthQuaker Devices…and the Z-Drive was born

Taylor Academy 10 (422) patrick-eggle The Valentine "Carmelo" BFR featuresDesigned and built with beginner guitar players in mind, the Academy Series 10 combines the full bodied tone and response of the classic dreadnought shape with Taylor's standards of comfort and playability. Our trademark neck, devised as a more practical take on the traditional guitar neck, makes it easier to fret strings, hold chords, and bend notes, thanks to a slimmer profile and the slightly shorter 24 7 8 inch scale length of the Academy Series.