Taylor Builder’s Edition 517e V-Class Grand Pacific Acoustic Guitar w/Case, Wild Honey Burst Top
Among the first generation of Taylor’s Grand Pacific dreadnought guitars, the mahogany/torrefied spruce Builders Edition 517e dramatically expands the Taylor lines sonic palette with a new flavour of acoustic tone that may surprise players who think they know the Taylor sound.
An exciting new entry into the dreadnought category, this round-shoulder Grand Pacific resonates with a finely-honed balance of low-end power and clarity across the middle and upper registers, producing a warm, rounded tone in which notes blend seamlessly together to create a seasoned sound. Back and sides of neo-tropical mahogany flavour the sound with dry, woody character, coupling beautifully with the dynamic response of the torrefied Sitka spruce top. The Builders Edition stamp means that the 517e is detailed with premium features designed to maximize player comfort, including chamfered body edges and a new compound-carve neck profile that compensates for the change in your hand position as you move along the neck. Subtly contoured fretboard edges and a rounded, ridgeless heel add to the guitars pleasing fretting-hand feel, while a refined bridge shape brings extra comfort to your pick hand.
Under the hood, V-Class bracing enables the guitar to pump out the stunning projection and sustain, plus nearly perfect intonation, which means you wont have to contend with sour notes on the fretboard. And with Taylor’s proprietary onboard ES2 electronics, the guitars many tonal virtues will shine for amplified applications. Between its sound and feel, the Builders Edition 517e once again raises the bar on the Taylor playing experience.
SPECIFICATIONS
- Body Shape: Grand Pacific
- Body Material: Sitka Spruce (Top), Tropical Mahogany (Body)
- Body Colour: Wild Honey Burst Top
- Body Finish: Silent Satin
- Fretboard Material: West African Ebony
- Scale Length: 25-1/2″
- No. of Frets: 20
- Fretboard Inlays: Arrowheads, Grained Ivoroid
- Pickup(s): Expression System 2
- Bridge: West African Ebony
- Strings: Elixir Phosphor Bronze Medium
- Tuning Machines: Classical Nickel
- Hardware Finish: Nickel
- Case: Taylor Deluxe Hardshell-Western Floral
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