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Taylor Builder's Edition 717e, WHB Top, V-Class(R)Bracing

   
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A Wild Honey Burst top and low-sheen finish heighten the old-soul aesthetic appeal of this Builder’s Edition Grand Pacific, which builds on a long tradition of rosewood/spruce dreadnoughts but breaks new ground with an entirely new Taylor sound. The round-shoulder dreadnought shape, featuring Taylor’s award-winning V-Class bracing, produces warm, seasoned acoustic tone in which individual notes overlap and blend smoothly together, while the low-end power common among dreadnoughts boasts greater clarity here. V-Class brings extra punch and sustain, along with improved intonation and musicality across the entire frequency spectrum. Together with rosewood’s harmonic complexity and the played-in sound of the torrefied spruce top, players can expect rich, luxurious tonal character from top to bottom. It’s a voice comfortably rooted in a traditional sound, yet updated to offer more expressive musical range. As a Builder’s Edition model, the 717 also sports an array of premium, player-friendly features: chamfered body edges, rolled fretboard edges, and a new compound-carve neck profile, whose contours match the natural adjustments in the player’s hand position when moving up and down the fretboard. Even the bridge design was refined to add a more ergonomic feel for the player’s pick hand. Elegantly understated appointments include mother-of-pearl Arrowhead fretboard and peghead inlays, with sapele binding. It all adds up to a Taylor like you’ve never seen, heard or felt before.

This is a BRAND NEW guitar. If you have any questions please feel free to send us a message, visit us in-store or give us a call at (217) 607-8132.


SPECS:

  • Grand Pacific Body Shape
  • Torrefied Sitka Spruce Top
  • Indian Rosewood Back and Sides w/ Silent Satin finish
  • Wild Honey Burst Top Finish
  • Tropical Mahogany Neck
  • West African Crelicam Ebony Fingerboard and Bridge
  • V-Class Bracing
  • 25.5" Scale Length
  • 1-3/4" Neck Width
  • Black Graphite Nut and Micarta Saddle
  • Taylor Mother of Pearl Headstock Logo Inlay
  • Mother of Pearl Arrowhead Fretboard Inlay
  • Comes with Taylor OHSC