TAOS GUITAR SERIES  

Common FEATURES
- 24 (6110 Dunlop) jumbo frets.
- 640mm scale (25,2").
- 400mm fretboard radius (15,75").
- Nut width: 43mm (1"11/16)
- String spacing at bridge: W:10,8mm; F:10,6mm
- Thin “F resin” fretboard to give a precise attack without dead notes.
- Double way working truss-rod steel bar, allows favorite neck relief adjustment.
- Hardened multi laminated neck, made up with 0,8mm. thick wood plies.
- Asymmetrical (helicoidal) neck shape for comfortable playing .
- Satin finish on body and satin finish on the neck or hi-gloss finish for the specified models.
- Nickel plated Steel wound MANNE strings.
- Tilted back headstock, one piece with the neck.
- Natural or see-through color available.
- MANNE pickups.
- All wrenches and tools included with instruction notes on basic adjustment.

Model

Neck

Taos

Set in

Taos nightaxe Bolt-on
Taos standard Bolt On
Weights: (KGS)

Taos Standard: 3,4
Taos F ash: 3,6
Taos Special burl: 4

By focusing on the design and structural elements
that go into making a superlative solidbody guitar
and utilizing clever passive electronics, Manne has created
an instrument that plays amazingly well, is exceptionally flexible,
and looks as bold and purposeful as a Ferrari.
Art Thompson, Senior editor, Guitar Player
Settembre 2005


Horea Crisovan introducing the Taos



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The Taos is the top of the line series of Manne guitar production. The body shaping is based the original Manne shape, with a fully curved top and a smooth transition from the top to the body. As is typical for all Manne instruments, only best hand selected woods and components are used. Korina, one of the most musically acclaimed woods, is used for the instrument body. The neck consists of rock maple with a multi-laminated core of European beech. The thin “F-resin” fretboard gives a precise attack without dead notes. The neck and bridge pickups, on every configurations, have series-parallel switching controlled by push-pull pots, providing a wide range of tones.

code    SATIN  SATIN SPECIAL
(with top) 
GLOSS  GLOSS SPECIAL
(with top) 
GT  TAOS  ST  HT 
GTP  Taos standard  ST  HT 
GT  Taos Nightaxe  AX       

BASIC OPTIONS AND HARDWARE DESCRIPTION


Horea Crisovan introducing the semiacustica



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TAOS GLOSS SPECIAL
This is the top of the line Taos instrument with a glamorous look and irresistible charm. For this instrument, we only use the finest hand selected figured Italian wood for the top of the body.
Our burled and quilted Italian poplar is breathtaking, with awesome deep 3-D figuring that makes every Taos Special truly one-of-a-kind. The very best level tops are listed as “Mastergrade“.





Model  GT – TAOS 
Name  GLOSS SPECIAL
(with top) 
code  HT 
strings  
finish  Hi-gloss 
neck joint  Set-in 
body  Korina 
top  Burl Poplar 
colour   
hardware  WS (or TOP) 
pickups  2mH+H 
circuit 
frets  24 
scale  25,2” 
TAOS GLOSS
Features a solid Korina body with a Hi-Gloss finish.
Model  GT – TAOS 
Name  GLOSS 
code 
strings  
finish  Hi-gloss 
neck joint  Set-in 
body  Korina 
top 
colour   
hardware  WS (or TOP) 
pickups  2mH+H 
circuit 
frets  24 
scale  25,2” 
TAOS SATIN SPECIAL
Featuring tops of hand selected figured Italian poplar or Italian yew or figured walnut. The body is finished with the same smooth finish we use on our necks. This is accomplished using a thin finish layer that is carefully sanded and hand rubbed to produce a comfortable, warm and natural feel of a satin finish with enhanced wood grain colors and textures.


Italian Yew top

Poplar top

ASH top
Model  GT – TAOS 
Name  SATIN SPECIAL
(with top) 
code  ST 
strings  
finish  hand rubbed 
neck joint  Set-in 
body  Korina 
top  Burl Poplar 
colour   
hardware  LP (or STN) 
pickups  HH 
circuit 
frets  24 
scale  25,2” 
TAOS SATIN
The basic Taos features a solid Korina body with our hand rubbed satin finish, a thin finish layer that gives a comfortable, warm and natural feel with enhanced wood grain.

Model  GT – TAOS 
Name  SATIN 
code 
strings  
finish  hand rubbed 
neck joint  Set-in 
body  Korina 
top 
colour   
hardware  LP (or STN) 
pickups  HH 
circuit 
frets  24 
scale  25,2” 

TAOS NIGHTAXE
The heavy metal axe of the TAOS series with antraburst or black hand rubbed satin finish, white ash body for massive sound and a bolt-on neck for the best attack and definition of tone.

TAOS NIGHTAXE customizzed with aW bridge and
Blueburst finish


with custom graphic

gray finish

custom wraparound bridge

ash body (top hardware)
Model  GT – TAOS 
Name  Nightaxe 
code  AX 
strings  
finish  hand rubbed 
neck joint  bolt-on 
body  Ash 
top 
colour  antra black gray  
hardware  LP (or STN) 
pickups  H+H 
circuit 
frets  24 
scale  25,2” 



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TAOS STANDARD
Is a Taos with a white pearloid pickguard, 3 mini-humbuckers, a bolt-on neck and is available in all Taos versions, hand rubbed or higloss finish, with or without top.

Taos Standard Satin W
Ash body

Taos Standard satinW
  Model   code
GTP - TAOS STANDARD SATIN S
GTP - TAOS STANDARD SATIN SPECIAL ST
GTP - TAOS STANDARD GLOSS H
GTP - TAOS STANDARD GLOSS SPECIAL HT
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GUITARS FEATURES: 
Woods available on request for the tops: Poplar, Yew, Walnut, Ash, Maple, Cherry, Pear, Spruce 
Woods available on request for the bodies: White and Black Korina, Ash, Poplar. 
Configurations of pickups on request: All. Available manne Blades or manne traditional alnico or ceramic.
All hardwares sets are available on all models. Upgrade of STN to Top category has EHT extra 
Available on request 7 or 8 strings, lefthand, reverse headstock, neck-thru, set-in, doublenecks.
Available Mastergrade special tops, custom prints on top and inlays, different scale necks.
Other options on the price list. 

Hardware  Bridge   Tuners  Finish  category 
WS  Wilkinson  Shaller lock  Chrome  TOP  
FG  Floyd Gotoh  Gotoh  Cosmo black   TOP  
NT  6-7-8 manne TLM  Shaller lock  Chrome  TOP  
LM Stop Tail Manne Manne Black TOP
LP  Stop Tail  Manne   Black   STN-standard 
FL  Floyd Licensed  Manne   Black   STN-standard 
SV Standard Vibrato  Manne   Chrome  STN-standard 
TV  Traditional vibrato (raven)  Manne   Chrome  STN-standard 
TL  Nontremolo Tele traditional  Manne   Chrome  STN-standard