GUITARS FROM THE GREAT NORTHWEST, USAUnique

AMERICAN-MADE INSTRUMENTS

Contents
ABOUT / CONTACT

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ARTISTS

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UNIQUE AMERICAN INSTRUMENTS

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WING SERIES

10 - 1955 SERIES

20 - 2128 SERIES

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INSTRUMENT FEATURES

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14 SERIES

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9 SERIES

30 -31PICKUPS & COLORS

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CUSTOM OPTIONS

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Welcome

TO THE GREAT NORTHWEST

ABOUT TACOMA®:
We approach everything with the belief thatno matter how long a design has been used,
it can be improved upon. Every detail on our
instruments; such as the Wing Series’ oﬀset“Wing” soundhole, Spanish cedar kerﬁng,
or specially-beveled mahogany neck andtail-block, has been designed to produce a
superior sound.
From the Papoose® – a tuned instrumentthat has been named “the producer’s bestfriend” to the Thunderchief, which is
reputed to be the absolute best acoustic
bass guitar ever made – Tacoma guitars
are superior acoustic instruments and are
decidedly diﬀerent. It’s this mantra thathas helped us become the fastest growing
American guitar manufacturer in history!

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TACOMA® GUITARSCONTACT US:
To experience the Tacoma® diﬀerence, ﬁndan authorized Tacoma dealer near you byvisiting www.tacomaguitars.com. For more
information, contact us at …

TACOMA GUITARS

8860 E. Chaparral Road, Suite 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85250-2610
P: (480) 596-9690
F: (480) 596-1384
custserve@tacoma.com
www.tacomaguitars.com

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Chaska Potter, Becky Gebhardt,
Mai Bloomﬁeld – Raining Jane
Photo: Mona Tavakol
www.rainingjane.com

Rick Savage, Joe Elliott, Viv Campbell,Phil Collen – Def Leppard
Photo: Rick Allen
www.deﬂeppard.com
Todd Harrell – 3 Doors Down
Photo: Gary Raines
www.3doorsdown.com

Terri Hendrix
Photo: Kim Maguire
www.terrihendrix.com

Bill Frisell
Photo: Monica Frisellwww.billfrisell.com

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TACOMA® GUITARSGraham Maby – Joe
Jackson, Natalie Merchant,
Shania Twain
Photo: Lou Vito
www.grahammaby.com

Danny Barnes
Photo: Bob Burchesswww.dannybarnes.com

Lloyd Maines – Maines Brothers Band,
Dixie Chicks, Wilco, Terri Hendrix
Photo: Kim Maguire

Mike Merritt – Late Nightwith Conan O’Brien
Photo: Lou Vito
www.mikemerritt.com
Ben Kenney – Incubus
Photo: Michael Kenneywww.enjoyincubus.com

Jonathan Trebing – Rascal Flatts
Photo: Cassie Williamson
www.rascalﬂatts.com

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Unique

AMERICAN-MADE
INSTRUMENTS

SELECT NORTHWEST HARDWOODS BEING MILLED(BELOW) TO BECOME NECKS, AND DRILLED (ABOVE)
FOR TRUSS ROD INSTALLATION.

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TACOMA® GUITARSTACOMA® IS PROUD TO
BE FOLLOWING THE
LEAD OF OTHER GREATNORTHWEST PIONEERSIN UTILIZING TECHNICALINNOVATIONS TO CREATE
HIGH VALUE, UNIQUELYVOICED INSTRUMENTS
THAT WERE PREVIOUSLYUNOBTAINABLE TO
PLAYERS.
NECKS ARE SHAPED AND SANDED FOR THEIRFAST MODERN FEEL (ABOVE).

FEATURES OF OUR
HANDCRAFTEDINSTRUMENTS INCLUDE:•

All-solid tonewoods•

Improved bracing designs•

Innovative manufacturing
process techniques•

New body concepts, suchas the Papoose®, Baritone andThunderchief bass•

A custom shop that prides
itself with building whatever aplayer can dream up

OUR PROPRIETARY BRIDGE IS GLUED TO AN
ALL-SOLID SPRUCE TOP (BELOW).

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Wing

WING SERIES:OVERVIEW

These highly unique instruments
feature innovative designs andTacoma® technology, for players
who want their voice to be justa little diﬀerent. Some of these
instruments include the Papoose®,Thunderchief, Thunderhawk, andsix- and- 12-string mandolins.
Each Wing Series instrument
features inventive bracing
patterns and our exclusive “Wing”
soundhole.

THE “WING” SOUNDHOLE
The “Wing” soundhole creates new
tonal possibilities by repositioning
the soundhole to a diﬀerent pointon the top. This also allows moreof the top to vibrate, for a full andrich sound with plenty of volume.

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SERIES

Features:

WING SERIES SOUNDHOLE“MAXIMIZED VOLUME – QUALITY TONE –IMPROVED PERFORMANCE”
Most of the sound from an acoustic guitar comes from vibrations in
the top, while some tonal characteristics are generated and reﬂectedby the woods from the sides and back. Considering that string
tension exerts around 180 pounds of pulling force, a guitar’s bracing
becomes essential to the tops structural integrity.
So how did we engineer a guitar top to be stable, yet have enoughﬂexibility to produce high volume without compression? We started
by moving the soundhole away from a high torque area, along thecenterline of the top, and closer to a low stress area in the upper
bout, which is naturally supported by the sides and neck block.
Now the bracing could be less rigid in the center and very ﬂexible
at the edges. This signiﬁcantly improves the performance, tonal
response and volume of the guitar top. After all, it’s the vibrationemanating from the top, not the air moving through the soundhole,that produces most of the sound you hear.

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®

“THE FIRST INSTRUMENT THAT TACOMA® EVER MADE”
The Papoose is unique in sound and looks. Tuned to open “A”, thePapoose acts much like a normal guitar capoed at the 5th fret.
The 19.1” scale length and large soundboard allow longer sustain
and richer harmonics to fatten up layered recordings without
sacriﬁcing clarity. Portable and unique, the Papoose is our “mostwidely recorded” instrument.
TUNING A PAPOOSE AT THE TACOMA
FACTORY (BELOW).

P1 PAPOOSE®
038-1400-321

Solid cedar top, solid mahogany backand sides, one-piece mahogany neck,rosewood ﬁngerboard and bridge, pearl
dot inlays, branded logo, chrome tuners,
light satin ﬁnish, gig bag included, tuned
A – A.

P112 PAPOOSE®
12-STRING
038-1410-721

Solid cedar top, solid
mahogany back and sides,
one-piece mahogany neck,rosewood ﬁngerboard andbridge, pearl dot inlays,
branded logo, chrometuners, light satin ﬁnish, gig
bag included, tuned A – A.

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TACOMA® GUITARSMandolins
Wing
M3 MANDOLIN
389-1330-021

Solid Sitka spruce top, ﬁgured maple
back and sides, one-piece mahogany
neck, ebony ﬁngerboard and bridge,
pearl dot inlays, Ivoroid® neck andbody binding, inlaid logo, gold withpearl tip tuners; gloss top, back andsides; satin neck ﬁnish, case included.
Shown in sunburst (far right).

M1E MANDOLIN
038-1300-721

Solid Sitka spruce top, solid
mahogany back and sides, onepiece mahogany neck, ebonyﬁngerboard and bridge, pearl dot
inlays, branded logo, black tuners,
satin ﬁnish, gig bag included.

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Wing

SERIES

C1C “CHIEF” SMALLBODY CUTAWAY
038-1100-721

Small body cutaway, solid cedar
top, solid mahogany back and sides,
one-piece mahogany neck, rosewood
ﬁngerboard and bridge, pearl dot inlays,
tortoise shell binding (top/back), inlaid
Ivoroid® logo, chrome tuners, lightsatin ﬁnish, case included.

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TACOMA® GUITARSRM6C ROAD KINGDREADNOUGHT
CUTAWAY038-1500-721

Dreadnought cutaway, solid
spruce top, solid mahogany
back and sides, one-piecemahogany neck, rosewood
ﬁngerboard and bridge, pearl
dot inlays, branded logo,
chrome tuners, light satinﬁnish, case included.

BM6C BARITONE
038-1000-721

Baritone guitar (tuned B– B), solid spruce top, solid
mahogany back and sides,
one-piece mahogany neck,rosewood ﬁngerboard andbridge, 29”-scale length,
abalone dot inlays, brandedlogo, chrome tuners, lightsatin ﬁnish, case included.

BF28C BARITONE
389-2600-021

Baritone guitar (tuned B – B),
ﬁgured maple top, ﬁgured maple
back and sides, one-piece mahogany
neck, ebony ﬁngerboard and bridge,
29”-scale length, abalone dot inlays,
tortoise shell binding (top/back),
pearl inlay logo, chrome tuners,
gloss ﬁnish, case included.

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An acoustic instrument’s bracing patterns are one of its most important design
aspects, as they aﬀect the overall tonality and volume of the instrument. At
Tacoma®, we take great pride in making all of our braces in-house out of selectspruce – the best wood for its function. Every brace shape and placement wastested physically and through computer modeling to make sure the instrument’s
top performed at its peak. We found that by slightly moving a brace, we could
enhance the tone, increase the guitar’s volume and its resistance to stress cracks.
Every top is braced so that it is “tighter” in the center and more resonant towards
the edge. Also, our backs and sides feature light triangular bracing, which allows
the back to resonate rather than reﬂect. In the end, Tacoma instruments feature an
exceptionally wide frequency range and amazing volume.
Precision-tuned soundhole – The soundhole size helps determine
the resonant frequency of the body, and aﬀects the low “E” tone
dramatically. Too large of a soundhole produces a woofy bass tone.
A soundhole that is too small reduces volume and produces a weak,“pingy” bass tone. Ours is sized to produce a tight, full bass responsewith perfect string-to-string balance.

Stress reducing round bridge edges – There
are no sharp corners on a Tacoma
bridge that can apply focused pressure
on the top. The junction of the bridgeplate, dispersion brace and “X” brace
directly support the corners of thebridge. This spreads the force from thebridge across a wide area of the top,
generating more sound while reducing
damaging stress. Less stress equals
longer life.
“A” frame primary brace – These braces
are light, but strong. The angle they
are placed at supports the grain of
the top, yet gains strength from it
as well. Since there is no soundholein the traditional area to avoid, theplacement can be adjusted for tone
more than strength.

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TACOMA® GUITARS“WICKED WITCH” BRACING PATTERNThe Tacoma® C1C, BM6C and P112 instruments feature our
exclusive “Wicked Witch” bracing pattern, which allows maximum
top vibration and projection – while providing plenty of support
for years of playing. The Wicked Witch bracing pattern is similar tothe parallel bracing on an archtop guitar. This delivers more punchthan an “X” brace, while also being less prone to compression. Thispattern is able to take advantage of the large surface area that the
top of a Wing series guitar has. These instruments generate a hugeamount of volume and a balanced, crisp attack.
Perpendicular cross-member – Holds a
precise arch in the top and prevents itfrom “bellying” behind the bridge.
Splay brace – Receives direct pressure frombridge corner, distributing its vibration acrossthe braced areas of the top.

Maple bridge plate

Precision-tuned soundhole – Soundhole equivalentsurface area is tuned so the body will generate aresonant frequency just below the playing range ofthe instrument. This balances the bass note volume
with the treble, and increases the overall volume of
the guitar.
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Wing

BASSESOVERVIEW:

Widely-considered to be the bestsounding and playing acoustic bass
guitars on the market, “Wing” seriesbasses have an incredibly wideand balanced range, with plenty ofvolume and low-end punch. Truth betold … if you haven’t played a “Wing”
series bass guitar, you don’t knowwhat you’ve been missing!

CB10C THUNDERCHIEF
BASS
038-1200-721

Four-string bass, solid spruce top,solid mahogany back and sides,
one-piece mahogany neck, rosewood
ﬁngerboard and bridge, 34”-scale
length, abalone dot inlays, brandedlogo, chrome tuners, light satin ﬁnish,case included.
Available fretless.

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TACOMA® GUITARSCB105C
THUNDERCHIEF
BASS
389-1250-021

Five-string bass, solid spruce
top, solid mahogany back andsides, one-piece mahogany
neck, rosewood ﬁngerboard
and bridge, 34”-scale length,
abalone dot inlays, brandedlogo, chrome tuners, light satinﬁnish, case included.

CB285C
FIVE-STRING
THUNDERCHIEF
BASS
389-3190-021

Five-string bass, solid spruce
top, ﬁgured maple back andsides, one-piece mahogany neck,ebony ﬁngerboard and bridge,34”-scale length, abalone dot
inlays, tortoise shell binding(top/back), pearl inlay logo,
black tuners, gloss ﬁnish, caseincluded.

CB28C
THUNDERCHIEF
BASS
389-3201-021

Four-string bass, solid spruce
top, ﬁgured maple back and sides,
one-piece mahogany neck, ebonyﬁngerboard and bridge, 34”scale length, abalone dot inlays,
tortoise shell binding (top/back),
pearl inlay logo, black tuners,
gloss ﬁnish, case included.
Available fretless.

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55

SERIESOVERVIEW:

Tacoma® 55 Series instruments
blend all the best time-tested
traditional designs, forwardthinking modern innovations,and lavish handcrafted
appointments – to represent
the pinnacle of American-madeacoustic guitars.

The 55 Series dreadnought andjumbo acoustic guitars feature
beautifully-ﬁgured maple
neck and body binding, ebonyﬁngerboards and bridges,
rosewood backs and sides, richabalone inlays and top purﬂing,
hand-rubbed UV gloss ﬁnishes
and gold tuners.

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TACOMA® GUITARSDR55
DREADNOUGHT
389-4190-021

Dreadnought, solid
Sitka spruce top, threepiece rosewood back,rosewood sides, one-piecemahogany neck, ebonyﬁngerboard and bridge,
abalone ﬂoral inlays,
maple binding (top/back/ﬁngerboard/headstock),abalone inlay logo, gold
tuners, gloss body ﬁnish,satin neck, case included.

JR55 JUMBO
389-6300-021

Jumbo, solid Sitka spruce
top, three-piece rosewood
back, rosewood sides,
one-piece mahogany
neck, ebony ﬁngerboard
and bridge, abalone ﬂoral
inlays, maple binding(top/back/ﬁngerboard/headstock), abalone inlay
logo, gold tuners, gloss
body ﬁnish, satin neck,case included.

BINDING AND INLAYS:
55 Series instruments feature an abalone rosette and distinctive abalone
position markers. Unique to the 55 series is ﬁgured maple binding on the neck,body and headstock.
TACOMA® GUITARS21OVERVIEW:
Perfect for professional players no matter
their style, 28 Series instruments featureebony ﬁngerboards and bridges, abalone
ginkgo inlays and rosette, hand-rubbed UV
gloss ﬁnishes on the body and gold Gotoh®
tuners.

DM28 DREADNOUGHT
038-4300-821

Dreadnought, solid Sitka spruce top,solid mahogany back and sides, one-piecemahogany neck, ebony ﬁngerboard andbridge, abalone ginkgo inlays, tortoise shellbinding (top/back), abalone inlay logo, gold
tuners, gloss body ﬁnish, satin neck, caseincluded.
Shown in Cherryburst.

DM28C DREADNOUGHT
CUTAWAY
389-4150-021

Dreadnought cutaway, solid Sitka spruce
top, solid mahogany back and sides, onepiece mahogany neck, ebony ﬁngerboard
and bridge, abalone ginkgo inlays, tortoiseshell binding (top/back), abalone inlay logo,
gold tuners, gloss body ﬁnish, satin neck,case included.
Shown in Sunburst.

DM2812 DREADNOUGHT
12-STRING
389-4160-021

Dreadnought 12-string, solid Sitka spruce
top, solid mahogany back and sides, onepiece mahogany neck, ebony ﬁngerboard
and bridge, abalone ginkgo inlays, tortoiseshell binding (top/back), abalone inlay logo,
gold tuners, gloss body ﬁnish, satin neck,case included.

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SERIESJF2812 JUMBO 12-STRING
389-6000-021

Jumbo 12-string, solid Sitka spruce top,
ﬁgured maple back and sides, one-piecemahogany neck, ebony ﬁngerboard andbridge, abalone ginkgo leaf inlays, tortoiseshell binding (top/back), abalone inlay logo,
gold tuners, gloss body ﬁnish, satin neck,case included.

ABALONE APPOINTMENTS
28 Series instruments feature our exclusive
abalone rosette and ginkgo inlays.

DR28 DREADNOUGHT
038-4400-821

Dreadnought, solid Sitka spruce top,solid rosewood back and sides, one-piecemahogany neck, ebony ﬁngerboard andbridge, abalone ginkgo inlays, Ivoroid®
binding (top/back), abalone inlay logo, gold
tuners, gloss body ﬁnish, satin neck, caseincluded.

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SERIESJK28C JUMBO CUTAWAY
038-4600-821

Jumbo cutaway, solid Sitka spruce top,
koa back and sides, one-piece mahogany
neck, ebony ﬁngerboard and bridge,
abalone ginkgo leaf inlays, tortoise shellbinding (top/back), abalone inlay logo,
gold tuners, gloss body ﬁnish, satin neck,case included.

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TACOMA® GUITARSER28C LITTLE JUMBOCUTAWAY038-4500-821

Little jumbo cutaway, solid Sitka spruce top, solidrosewood back and sides, one-piece Mahogany
neck, ebony ﬁngerboard and bridge, abalone
ginkgo inlays, Ivoroid® binding (top/back), abalone
inlay logo, gold tuners, gloss body ﬁnish, satinneck, case included.
Shown in Sunburst and Natural ﬁnishes.

PM28 PARLOR
038-4700-821

Parlor style, solid Sitka spruce
top, solid mahogany back andsides, one-piece mahogany
neck, ebony ﬁngerboard andbridge, abalone ginkgo inlays,
Ivoroid® binding (top/back),
abalone inlay logo, gold
tuners, gloss body ﬁnish,satin neck, case included.

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Features:“TONE SHAPED” BRIDGE

Guitar top bracing designs are not symmetrical. Both the treble andbass sides of the top have diﬀerent brace layouts and thicknesses.
Tops vibrate diﬀerently on treble and bass sides, accentuating
diﬀerent frequencies. Why spend all this time custom tailoring thebracing for each side of the guitar top, and then use symmetricalbridges? If custom tailoring braces work, why not do it to the bridge?
We did, and the results are excellent.
Our bridge is carved to have a low, wide bass side, and a narrow,peaked treble side. The low, wide portion of the bridge engages alarge area of the top, and reproduces low frequencies more easily. The
narrow, peaked treble side of the bridge focuses high frequency energy
right on the conjunction of the “Bow Tie” junction brace, transverse
tone brace, “X” brace and bridge plate.
This design lets each side of the bridge disperse string energy into
the top in the most eﬃcient possible way. This gives a Tacoma® guitar
perfectly balanced string response, tonal consistency from string tostring and a dynamic range where the upper volume level is nearly
compression free.

PICKGUARD &ENDPIN JACKSPICKGUARD

Tacoma pickguards are made from a Mylar®/urethane
laminate that is 4/1,000ths of an inch thick and provides
no perceptible loss of resonance to the top.

ENDPIN JACKS

Every Tacoma endpin jack comes pre-drilled should
you decide to make your acoustic instrument anelectric.

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TACOMA® GUITARSFeatures:

NECKS & FINISHESBOLT-ON NECKS

Tacoma® hand-shaped necks are glued only at the ﬁngerboard, not at the neck joint. Additionally, precision ﬁtted
neck joints use a pressure washer that applies 300 pounds
of pressure to keep the neck joint solid against the body.

SATIN NECK FINISH

Thanks to our unique bolt-on neck process, we are able
to apply a gloss ﬁnish on the instrument’s body, while
retaining a smooth and comfortable satin neck ﬁnish.

ALL-GLOSS FINISHESAll our 14, 28 and 55 Series
instruments feature an all-gloss ﬁnish.
We control the thickness of the ﬁnish
by applying the ﬁrst three coats byhand, and use a UV ﬁnishing processthat accelerates the aging process.
That way, our instruments take on a
vintage look much sooner than lacquer
instruments.

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14

SERIESOVERVIEW:

Tradition meets innovation.
These instruments feature ebonyﬁngerboards and bridges, anda hand-rubbed UV gloss top
ﬁnish. Additionally, 14 Series
guitars feature satin back andsides (rosewood back and sides
optional), abalone rosettes andchrome tuners.

DM14 DREADNOUGHT
038-3100-721

DM14C DREADNOUGHT
CUTAWAY038-3120-721

Dreadnought cutaway, solid Sitka spruce top, solid
mahogany back and sides, one-piece mahogany neck,ebony ﬁngerboard and bridge, abalone dot inlays,
tortoise shell binding (top/back), Ivoroid® inlay logo,
chrome tuners, gloss top ﬁnish; satin back, sides andneck; case included.

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Dreadnought, solid Sitka spruce top,solid mahogany back and sides, one-piecemahogany neck, ebony ﬁngerboard andbridge, abalone dot inlays, tortoise shellbinding (top/back), Ivoroid® inlay logo,
chrome tuners, gloss top ﬁnish; satinback, sides and neck; case included.

EM14C LITTLE JUMBOCUTAWAY038-3300-721

Little jumbo cutaway, solid Sitka spruce top, solid
mahogany back and sides, one-piece mahogany neck,ebony ﬁngerboard and bridge, abalone dot inlays,
tortoise shell binding (top/back), Ivoroid® inlay logo,
chrome tuners, gloss top ﬁnish; satin back, sides andneck; case included.

DR14 DREADNOUGHT
038-3200-721

Dreadnought, solid Sitka spruce
top, solid rosewood back and sides,
one-piece mahogany neck, ebonyﬁngerboard and bridge, abalone dot
inlays, Ivoroid® binding (top/back),
Ivoroid® inlay logo, chrome tuners,
gloss top ﬁnish; satin back, sides andneck; case included.

DR14C
DREADNOUGHT
CUTAWAY038-3210-721

Dreadnought cutaway, solid Sitka
spruce top, solid rosewood backand sides, one-piece mahogany
neck, ebony ﬁngerboard andbridge, abalone dot inlays, Ivoroid®
binding (top/back), Ivoroid® inlay
logo, chrome tuners, gloss top
ﬁnish; satin back, sides and neck;case included.
Shown in Black.

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9SERIESOVERVIEW:
These instruments feature allsolid construction, mahogany
back and sides, and satinﬁnishes in three body styles.
Additionally, 9 Series guitars
feature four-color herringbone
rosettes (maple/cherry/walnut/
ebony) and a unique “Bow Tie”
bracing pattern.

“BOW TIE” BRACING
Featuring our unique “Bow Tie”
triangular bracing pattern, these
guitars pack huge volume withno loss of clarity.

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TACOMA® GUITARSDM9C DREADNOUGHT
CUTAWAY038-2110-721

DM9
DREADNOUGHT
038-2100-721

Dreadnought, solid spruce
top, solid mahogany back andsides, one-piece mahogany
neck, rosewood ﬁngerboard
and bridge, pearl dot inlays,
tortoise shell binding (top),
branded logo, chrome tuners,
satin ﬁnish, case included.
Shown in Black.

Dreadnought cutaway, solid spruce
top, solid mahogany back and sides,
one-piece mahogany neck, rosewood
ﬁngerboard and bridge, pearl dot
inlays, tortoise shell binding (top),
branded logo, chrome tuners, satinﬁnish, case included.

EM9C LITTLE JUMBO CUTAWAY
038-2200-721

Little jumbo cutaway, solid spruce top, solid mahogany backand sides, one-piece mahogany neck, rosewood ﬁngerboard
and bridge, pearl dot inlays, tortoise shell binding (top),
Branded logo, chrome tuners, satin ﬁnish, case included.

JM9 JUMBO
038-2300-721

Jumbo, solid spruce top, solid mahogany back and sides, onepiece mahogany neck, rosewood ﬁngerboard and bridge, pearl
dot inlays, tortoise shell binding (top), branded logo, chrometuners, satin ﬁnish, case included.

DM912 DREADNOUGHT 12-STRING
038-9270-000

Dreadnought 12-string, solid spruce top, solid mahogany backand sides, one-piece mahogany neck, rosewood ﬁngerboard
and bridge, pearl dot inlays, tortoise shell binding (top),
branded logo, chrome tuners, satin ﬁnish, case included.

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Pickups

TACOMA® OFFERS A NUMBER OF PICKUP OPTIONS:FISHMAN® PREFIX PLUS™

Tacoma E4 Preamp: Fishman® Preﬁx
Plus™ EQ with Matrix™ pickup oﬀers
an exceptional range of control andallows the player to ﬁnd his/hersound in any live situation, whilestill delivering one of the beststudio signals ever for an onboard
EQ. The Preﬁx Plus™ EQ system
features adjustable boost/cut styleBass, Treble, Contour, Brilliance,and Frequency controls. It also has
sweepable rotary Notch, Volume
and Phase controls. The mostunique feature is a retractable hinge
mounting, which allows the user toaccess the entire circuit board andbattery while the housing remains
ﬁxed to the side of the guitar.

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L.R. BAGGS®: “MIRATONE™”

Tacoma E6 Preamp: Miratone™
system by L.R. Baggs® proprietary
to Tacoma. The newest under-saddle
pickup paired with an all-discreteclass A preamp. The Miratone™
system features Volume and EQ
controls for tone shaping and a
Notch Filter to accurately locate anderadicate feedback from high-end air
resonances. The preamp also featuresa hidden click-lock battery access,which allows for a simple batterychange, and battery LED to monitor
power consumption.

B-BAND®

Tacoma E7 Preamp: A1 B-Band®
preamp. The B-Band pickup is aunique condenser element thatworks just like a microphone
diaphragm. It senses vibrations fromthe top, as well as reﬂected soundwaves from the interior of the guitar.
The preamp has adjustable internal
switching for low and high frequency
boost, gain boost and low frequency
cut. This optimizes the preamp forany body size – from a parlor guitar
to the Thunderchief acoustic bass
– without aﬀecting overall tone.

Color Options

All Tacoma® instruments are priced as Natural.
Other colors are available at an up-charge. Pleasecheck with your authorized Tacoma dealer for
pricing.

Black

Other ﬁnishes may be available by request. Please
note that color options are only available on gloss
ﬁnish instruments.
Trans Cherry

Cherryburst

Trans Amber

Sunburst

Trans Blueburst

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Options
CustomOur ﬁne staﬀ of luthiers is capable ofcreating a special instrument to meetyour musical needs. And, being locatedin the Great Northwest allows us to takeadvantage of an abundance of sources
for wood and materials. We are happy
to oﬀer a variety of custom options.
Contact your authorized Tacoma® dealer
for details and pricing.

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GUITAR PHOTOGRAPHY BY
TAKASHI SATO.
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Tacoma® product is made with pride and care – and is backed by a
product-speciﬁc warranty. Consult your local retailer, distributor, or
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