Tao Guitars Phaeton

Well, it's only day one here at NAMM, but it's hard to imagine we'll see a more stunning six string than this Tao Guitars' Phaeton. This design has been around a few years, but pickup--a Gold Foil-inspired ribbon pickup developed in cooperation with Benedetto in France--is brand new. And its sensitive, harmonic-rich tone is a killer match for the spruce-and-mahogany hollow body. It's really expensive, but wow--what a pretty, and ingenious, piece of guitar design.