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One guitar, engineered to cover the whole map.

This is a personal design study: a single hybrid instrument that aims to deliver believable acoustic textures, expressive single-coil voices, and thick humbucker rhythm and leads, on one neck, built to survive stage use. Every option below is a true-scale, component-level 3D model generated from the same millimeter specification, not a sketch.

Tone is described directly in sonic terms. Pick the direction that matches the sound in your head.

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25.5"Default scale
HybridMagnetic + piezo + body sensor
$4.5k–$10kCost spread
How to read each viewer: drag to rotate, scroll to zoom, and use the on-screen toggles for Exploded, Transparent body, Internals, and Datums, plus a finish-style selector and camera presets (Hero / Top / Side / Bridge / Electronics). The viewers load a 3D engine from a CDN, so they need an internet connection.
Want every part? The full component catalog lists every component with precise specs, what it does, why it was chosen, and several links to order each one.
TX-A22 is live: the acoustic-first hybrid now uses the Taylor reference body, an electric neck, an imported Strat STEP headstock/tuner set, and the custom hand-picked electronics package.
The nine directions

Deeper Chambered Hardtail

$6k–$8.5k
Woody, open, balanced. Recommended

The best all-rounder: real body response under the hand with electric stability intact.

  • Airy acoustic-leaning cleans with real bloom
  • Woody, vocal midrange when chords ring
  • Singing, sustained leads that decay naturally
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Triax Unified Hybrid

$7k–$10k
Unified, flexible, premium. One-guitar synthesis

The most complete version: center-block chambered mahogany, bridge humbucker, middle single, compact neck rail, piezo hardtail, and dual outputs.

  • Bright electric snap without losing humbucker weight
  • Warm rhythm and lead voices from the mahogany/maple platform
  • Separate acoustic and magnetic paths for serious stage or studio routing
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TX-A22 Acoustic-First

$7.5k–$11k
Taylor body, electric neck, Strat head. Acoustic-first

A Taylor-style acoustic body paired with an electric neck, imported Strat STEP headstock, soundhole magnetic voice, undersaddle pickup, internal sensing, blend controls, and stereo output.

  • Real acoustic body presence from the Taylor reference chassis
  • Electric neck/head ergonomics for familiar stage playability
  • Hand-picked acoustic/electric electronics for blendable hybrid voices
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Mahogany Humbucker-Voiced

$6k–$9k
Thick, warm, sustaining. Rhythm + warm leads

Thick carved-cap mahogany-style body with twin humbuckers for warm rhythm and singing leads.

  • Thick, full rhythm chords with weight behind them
  • Round, vocal neck-pickup leads that sustain
  • Smooth high gain that stays musical, never brittle
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Electric-First Hardtail

$4.5k–$7k
Bright, tight, immediate.

A fast, modern electric that can fake an acoustic when it has to.

  • Glassy, spanky clean chords with quick attack
  • Punchy mid-gain crunch that stays articulate
  • Focused high-gain leads with controlled low end
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Strat-Feel Piezo Trem

$5.5k–$8.5k
Glassy, vocal, springy.

Expressive single-coil language with piezo acoustic on tap. Vibrato is the point.

  • Bell-like bridge sparkle and chime
  • Hollow, scooped in-between positions
  • Vocal bends and shimmering vibrato swells
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Acoustic-First Crossover

$6.5k–$10k
Open, natural, percussive.

A real-feeling acoustic that can plug in and rock lightly. Songwriter-led.

  • Full, open strum with genuine body thump
  • Fingerstyle bloom and string-to-string clarity
  • Fast, crisp flatpicked runs
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Dual-Output Studio Hybrid

$4.5k–$7.5k
Clean, separated, wide.

Cheapest path to genuinely pro sound if you run external rigs.

  • Pristine, low-noise DI cleans
  • Layered acoustic and electric stacked together
  • Wide stereo spread across two chains
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Heavy Rhythm Hybrid

$5.5k–$8.5k
Tight, saturated, aggressive.

Tight low end and aggression first. Acoustic is a useful side channel.

  • Tight, chugging palm-muted low strings
  • Saturated rhythm that keeps note definition
  • Aggressive pinch harmonics that scream
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Design intent
The electric-wide direction is TX-1: center-block chambered mahogany/maple body, bridge humbucker, middle single, compact neck rail, hardtail piezo, and stereo routing. The acoustic-first direction is TX-A22: Taylor reference body geometry, electric neck ergonomics, Strat STEP headstock, and custom acoustic/electric electronics.
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