Taylor T5z Custom Koa

Pre-orderTaylor part DT5A024101007433352

4.8★ average Google rating

$5,499 CAD

Finish: Shaded Edgeburst

How would you like to pay?

By placing a pre-order you agree to our Pre-order Terms.

Time of arrival for special orders varies by product.
It can be anywhere from two weeks up to several months. After you order, we check with the supplier and email you an ETA. Want an estimate before you order?

  • Ordered in for you
  • Set up free
  • Shipped insured from Ottawa
  • Free shipping over $200

Got a question about this one?

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Our take

Who this one is for

The T5z Custom Koa puts a figured Hawaiian koa top on a lightweight Urban Ash body, in gloss Shaded Edgeburst with white body binding, gold Taylor tuners and Faux Pearl / Silver Spires inlays on ebony. The neck is sapele, on a 24-7/8" scale with jumbo frets, and the nut and saddle are bone.

Its three pickups are a concealed humbucker at the neck, a visible humbucker in the middle position and an acoustic body sensor. A five-way switch picks the combination, and active circuitry with controls placed close to hand shapes the tone as you play.

Choose it over the T5z Classic Koa for the gloss finish, the binding and the Urban Ash body. For two humbuckers and an acoustic body sensor under a gloss Big Leaf Maple top, look at the T5z Pro.

SPECIFICATIONS

BODY
Country of Origin: USA
Top Wood: Hawaiian Koa
Back Configuration: 2-piece No Wedge
Body Binding: White
Armrest: No
Top Finish: Gloss
Back/Side Finish: Gloss

NECK
Neck Wood: Sapele
Fretboard Wood: Ebony
Fretboard Inlay: Faux Pearl / Silver Spires
Fretboard Binding: Black
Neck Finish: Gloss
Scale Length: 24-7/8"
Peghead Inlay: None
Peghead Type: Standard T5z
Peghead Binding: None
Peghead Finish: Gloss

ELECTRONICS
Pickups: Acoustic body sensor + two humbucking pickups
Pickup Selector: Five-way switch

HARDWARE
Bridge: Ebony
Nut & Saddle: Bone
Bridge Pins: Ebony
Strings: D’Addario XS Coated Electric Medium (.011-.049)
Pickguard: None
Tuners: Taylor Gold

Bench inspected

Every instrument crosses our bench before it ships, and on an online order that setup is free. It can cover the frets, hardware, truss rod, action, nut slots, intonation, pickup heights and electronics, whatever the guitar needs.

Shipped insured

Free insured shipping in Canada on orders over $200.

Financing

Pay in full and you can spread the cost with PayPlan by RBC or Shop Pay Installments, with the exact terms shown at checkout. Financing never changes the price of the guitar. How financing works

Authorized dealer

Full manufacturer warranty on every new instrument.

Three generations

In the family since 1945, with a player answering your questions before and after you order.

Free with online orders

Set up your way

What a setup can cover

Whatever your guitar needs, it gets. None of it is an upcharge.

  • Frets polished
  • Fretboard conditioned
  • Hardware tightened
  • Fresh strings, your choice
  • Truss rod adjusted
  • Action set at the bridge
  • Nut slots detailed
  • Saddles radiused, where they are individual
  • Vibrato springs adjusted
  • Intonation set
  • Pickup height set
  • Electronics checked

Set up by Ian Vance, Fender Custom Shop Technician and Taylor Gold Level Technician

The setup menu you get with your order confirmation

Anything else How you play, a problem you have had with past setups, a request the list does not cover.

Pre-orders

Questions we get

How much do I pay today?

Your choice: the full price, or a 25% deposit. On a deposit, the balance is due when the guitar reaches the shop, before it ships to you. A deposit is paid by card or PayPal. Shop Pay, Apple Pay and Google Pay can't take one.

When will it arrive?

It varies by product, anywhere from two weeks up to several months. If you'd like a date for this model first, ask us in the chat and we'll check with the supplier before you order. If you're ready now, go ahead: we confirm the ETA by email once your order is in, and if it changes, we let you know and you can cancel.

Can I cancel?

Yes, any time before the supplier invoices it and ships it to us. We refund what you paid less 3% to cover the card processing fee.

Once it has shipped to us it is a special order and final sale. If it arrives with something wrong, we put that right.

What if the price goes up before it arrives?

You pay the price you ordered at. Once your order is placed we hold that price, even if the supplier raises it before the guitar arrives.

Is the free setup included?

Yes. A pre-order is an online order, so it gets the same free setup: it crosses our bench before it ships, set up the way you choose. The setup menu above shows what that covers.

Do I pay duty or brokerage on a US order?

No. Duty, taxes, brokerage and customs on a US order are handled at our end before the instrument leaves Ottawa. It arrives at your door with nothing to pay.

Orders going anywhere outside Canada and the United States work differently. The shipping and returns policy sets out which is which.

Can I finance it?

Yes, if you are in Canada and paying in full. Pick PayPlan by RBC or Shop Pay Installments as your payment method at checkout. The plan, the rate and the approval sit with the provider, and you see the terms before you agree to anything. You pay a deposit by card or PayPal.

More on Financing.