Description

The Taylor Gold Label 517e Grand Pacific brings a reimagined twist to Taylors round-shoulder dreadnought design adding greater body depth for exceptional warmth richness and low-end presence. A torrefied Sitka spruce top works with solid neo-tropical mahogany back and sides to produce a warm earthy voice filled with sweet overtones and thick mids. Taylors soundboard roasting process enhances the guitars responsiveness giving it a tone reminiscent of a seasoned well-loved acoustic. Inside fanned V-Class bracing delivers impressive sustain fuller projection and improved intonation across the entire fretboard making the 517e a powerful and expressive performer. A satin-finish neck with Taylors patented long-tenon Action Control Neck™ allows easy on-the-fly string height adjustments while improving resonance between the neck and body for added depth and warmth. The Gold Label aesthetic shines through with a modified headstock script-style Taylor logo cream Crest inlays and a cream pickguard. Premium appointments include a Honduran rosewood Curve Wing bridge Indian rosewood bridge pins and Taylor nickel tuners. Completing the package is the LR Baggs Element VTC system for warm detailed amplified tone along with a British Cocoa deluxe hardshell case.