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Roadking had a spruce front, but mahogany and rosewood were also an option. Some rare Koa Roadkings exist, and were probably made to specifications from a customer. When ordered direct from the factory (as opposed to buying from a retailer), many options could be hand picked, including the type of wood.
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plant and lay off 70 employees, intending to move Tacoma production to existing Fender factories in
Connecticut to take advantage of economies of scale. When the move was announced, former Tacoma Guitars CEO Ferdinand Boyce suggested that Fender's decision to close the plant was motivated in part by
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Tacoma offered two archtop models based on the pattern of the Chief—the AJF22CE5, with natural wood color and satin finish, and the AJF28CE5 with high gloss finish. They made the AJF28 in natural and tobacco sunburst as standard colors, but offered many special order color schemes, including solid
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two cross-braces on the outside of the X, which they said improves sound hole stability and rigidity, while leaving the edges more flexible and resonant. Tacoma contoured braces so they were thinner but wider near the edges of the top, and thicker but narrower near the center of the top.
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general manager J. C. Kim persuaded Young Chang to build a guitar manufacturing plant nearby. For the first few years, the plant produced about 100 guitars a month for another guitar brand. In 1997, the
Papoose and Chief models debuted at the 1997 winter Convention of the
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Acoustic Electric Bass Guitar. A guitar identical to the Thunderchief was later produced under the "Olympia by Tacoma" brand, produced in the Far East. Though it was much cheaper, it was also very enjoyable.
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colors and various sunbursts. All AJF's featured tops that were carved (as opposed to steam bent) from solid Sitka spruce by modern CNC milling machines. Backs were CNC carved from solid (versus laminated) maple, with solid maple side panels.
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October 2004 for a price estimated between $ 2 million and $ 4 million and made it a division of Fender. In 2008, Fender announced it would close the 44,000 square foot
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2328:Steinberger
2106:Del Vecchio
2080:instruments
1773:Valley Arts
1745:Steinberger
1671:Micro-Frets
1602:James Tyler
1286:Del Vecchio
1281:Conde Hnos.
1152:Lace Sensor
1056:Lead Series
1015:Vibro Champ
836:Don Randall
831:Paul Rivera
811:Bill Carson
788:Key figures
303:Wing Series
232:Wing Series
216:Young Chang
173:Young Chang
141:(1991–2004)
139:Young Chang
99:Area served
66:Young Chang
2821:Categories
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2763:Silvertone
2652:D'Angelico
2561:Tanglewood
2348:Tanglewood
2323:Silvertone
2199:Duesenberg
2194:Danelectro
2189:D'Angelico
2000:Silvertone
1841:Jay Turser
1831:Danelectro
1826:D'Angelico
1537:Electrical
1527:Duesenberg
1512:C.R. Alsip
1430:Tanglewood
1392:Santa Cruz
1276:Cole Clark
1087:Wide Range
1010:Vibrasonic
980:Pro Reverb
905:Bandmaster
897:Amplifiers
887:Heartfield
826:Dale Hyatt
796:Leo Fender
695:January 8,
633:January 8,
543:References
365:P1 Papoose
295:sound hole
287:sound hole
281:Tacoma M1
38:Subsidiary
2799:classical
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2642:Blackbird
2445:Breedlove
2432:Mandolins
2368:Westfield
2270:Music Man
2059:Westfield
1811:B.C. Rich
1720:Ruokangas
1694:Music Man
1684:Motor Ave
1658:Matsumoku
1552:Fernandes
1517:D'Alegria
1497:Caparison
1271:Breedlove
1266:Blackbird
1030:White Amp
1025:Vibroverb
965:Princeton
537:mandolins
531:Mandolins
515:14 series
506:28 series
494:55 series
430:EMG, Inc.
413:C1C Chief
373:intervals
353:Koa wood.
347:Hawaiian
297:shape, a
236:Avian Flu
196:mandolins
147:(2004–08)
124:mandolins
118:guitars,
116:classical
103:Worldwide
2797:Include
2717:National
2667:Freshman
2624:Ukuleles
2584:Epiphone
2518:National
2470:Giannini
2465:Epiphone
2450:Collings
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2308:Schecter
2303:Sadowsky
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1990:Schecter
1942:Larrivée
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1856:Epiphone
1816:Collings
1792:Acoustic
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1707:Reverend
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1577:Guyatone
1557:Flaxwood
1532:Eastwood
1492:Campbell
1477:Bohemian
1425:Takamine
1372:RainSong
1357:Original
1349:National
1296:Freshman
1176:Category
1075:Hardware
1000:Tremolux
664:June 21,
658:Archived
523:9 series
500:UV gloss
477:and the
436:Roadking
283:mandolin
251:automate
171:company
112:Acoustic
108:Products
44:Industry
2783:Weymann
2753:Seagull
2725:Ovation
2672:Harmony
2637:Beltona
2594:Gretsch
2566:Weymann
2546:Seagull
2536:Ovation
2480:Harmony
2440:Beltona
2373:Westone
2275:Ovation
2224:G&L
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2164:Alembic
2146:Weymann
2141:Tonante
2101:Deering
2049:Vintage
2042:Vester
2030:Tonante
1962:Orville
1906:Harmony
1896:Gretsch
1801:Antoria
1783:Westone
1676:Moniker
1666:Mayones
1637:Lindert
1597:Jackson
1567:G&L
1522:Diamond
1507:Charvel
1502:Chapman
1482:Brawley
1459:Alembic
1443:Weymann
1397:Seagull
1377:RamĂrez
1362:Ovation
1339:Maestro
1261:Beltona
1246:Alvarez
1188:Commons
1140:Gretsch
985:Showman
950:Harvard
935:Concert
915:Bassman
872:Jackson
867:Charvel
419:Archtop
359:Papoose
220:Sawmill
202:History
80: (
72:Defunct
62:Founder
54:Founded
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2743:Petros
2735:Parker
2707:Martin
2697:Lichty
2692:Ibanez
2682:Hohner
2677:Höfner
2609:Martin
2589:Gibson
2556:Tacoma
2508:Martin
2495:Ibanez
2485:Hohner
2475:Gibson
2401:Martin
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2363:Vigier
2353:Tobias
2343:Tagima
2338:Tacoma
2280:Parker
2254:Jolana
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2244:Ibanez
2239:Hohner
2234:Höfner
2219:Gibson
2214:Fender
2209:Farida
2156:Basses
2121:Ibanez
2116:Hohner
2088:Banjos
2064:Yamaha
2015:Taylor
2010:Tagima
1921:Ibanez
1916:Hohner
1911:Höfner
1881:Gibson
1866:Fender
1861:Farida
1778:Vigier
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1740:Squier
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1699:Parker
1645:Line 6
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1617:Kiesel
1607:Jolana
1592:Italia
1464:Bigsby
1435:Walden
1420:Tacoma
1415:Suzuki
1407:Stella
1367:Petros
1344:Martin
1329:Lichty
1256:Babicz
1251:Avalon
1231:Guitar
1039:Series
940:Deluxe
925:Bronco
882:Tacoma
877:Squier
862:Bigsby
855:Brands
479:CB285C
475:CB105C
377:fourth
339:Models
322:Bridge
192:basses
145:Fender
131:Parent
120:basses
2768:Stagg
2758:Sigma
2748:Regal
2712:Maton
2599:Guild
2551:Stagg
2541:Regal
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2419:Levin
2411:Lutes
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2318:Sigma
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2005:Stagg
1995:Sigma
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1402:Sigma
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407:Chief
2801:and
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2687:Hora
2662:Dean
2632:Aria
2490:Hora
2455:Dean
2179:Cort
2096:Dean
1846:Dean
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1632:Lado
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1612:Kent
1547:Fano
1334:Luna
1306:Hora
1005:Twin
697:2015
666:2014
635:2015
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