Among the first generation of Taylor's Grand Pacific dreadnought guitars, the mahogany/torrefied spruce Builder’s Edition 517e dramatically expands the Taylor line’s 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 Builder’s 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 guitar’s 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 stunning projection and sustain, plus nearly perfect intonation, which means you won’t have to contend with sour notes on the fretboard. And with Taylor's proprietary onboard ES2 electronics, the guitar’s many tonal virtues will shine for amplified applications.
Specifications:
- Body Shape: Grand Pacific
- Body Material: Sitka Spruce Top, Tropical Mahogany Body
- Body Finish: Silent Satin
- Fretboard Material: West African Ebony
- Scale Length: 25-1/2"
- No. of Frets: 20
- Fretboard Inlay: Arrowheads, Grained Ivoroid
- Pickups: Expression System® 2
- Strings: Elixir Phosphor Bronze Medium
- Tuning Machines: Classical Nickel
- Case: Taylor Deluxe Hardshell-Western Floral
