100 or 200 series baritone?

[BrianNY]

Has Taylor ever considered making a 100 or 200 series baritone?  For me, a baritone will always be an "accessory" guitar and I would love to be able to get a high-quality Taylor baritone but can't justify (or afford) the prices of the higher level series.  Given that it seems to be just a different neck and case, and that Taylor already makes these and has done the engineering, would this not be pretty easy?  (I already have an Alvarez baritone - its really nice for the price but definitely NOT a Taylor and I would like to move up in quality/playability and also get the great ES electronics.)

I know that Taylor recently came out with a 100 series 12 string which is apparently selling well - also an accessory guitar for many - and I would propose that a 100 series baritone might also do well.  What do you think?

[Earl]

I've wished for that myself, never feeling that regular baritone (basically 800 series) were worth the asking price, and knowing that a baritone would always be a niche instrument for me.  I jumped on a 2012 416-LTD baritone when they were available, at roughly 2/3 the price.  I don't really play it much, having suffered a left hand issue only three months after the purchase.  One of these days it will posted in the classifieds here - but not at the price of a 150e.

[mgap]

Taylor is currently listing only one baritone on their web site.  It is the 320e-Baritone SLTD.  This one is a bit above your price limit.  At your price range you will need to go to the used market and there you should get what you want,  maybe the 416 in a couple of years. 

The 150e is a good seller for Taylor and that might nudge them towards producing more niche guitars in that model range.

[TylerRobertson]

I agree with this...  I love the danelectro baritone electric for that very reason

[Stringband Eric]

Another one who would be interested in a 1xx or 2xx baritone.  My preference would be a 2xx series to help emphasize the bass. 

Also thinking that to do it in one of those series would be more work than it is worth. Off the top of my head, the guitar would need a whole new set of gigbags and cases.  If you had to get it to fit in a current bag/case, then it's probably a 12 fret instrument with less frets total. Then the bridge would be moved further down the body.  Probably along with a new bridge plate and possibly a redesign of the x bracing.

Just random thoughts there, but basing it on the fact the 150e barely fits in the standard gigbag.

[Earl]

The baritones are no longer in the regular catalog, available only by special order.  The only one now is the new 300 series Limited, and that isn't even listed on their web site at the moment (saw it at a Road Show recently).  Since they proved to be not that great a seller for Taylor, I would not expect to see baritones in the 100 or 200 series.  And a baritone really needs the larger GS or GO body to support the bass.  So far, the 100 and 200's have only been DN and GA models.