Since its debut in ’93, the Manne Taos was always built with 25.2″ string scale.
We have already produced some Taos instruments with a slightly longer 25.5″ scale, but now we have decided to completely redesign the shape and proportions to correctly match the Taos design with the lorger scale. So we are now building the Taos XL.
The body is slightly larger and longer, but keeping the exact Taos design. The longer scale gives the guitar a bit of more classic twang. The sycamore body gives a fullness and roundness for a big solid sound.
A balanced set of blade pickups with series-parallel choice for neck and bridge pickups provides a wide range of tone choices.