Bob Taylor personally selects the finest Brazilian rosewood and Engelmann spruce for these renowned instruments. Each model is an individual work of acoustic guitar building pageantry, adorned in shimmering abalone. Thanks to the Expression System’s unobtrusive design, acoustic electric options are now available. Equipped with the Taylor Expression System®, all of the sensual nuances of this Brazilian rosewood Dreadnought cutaway will astound the listening audience as well as the player. A beautiful “Byzantine” inlay of green heart abalone adorns the fingerboard.

The marriage of Brazilian rosewood and premium Engelmann spruce yields superb tonal clarity, with deep, rich bass, commanding projection, and wonderfully complex overtones.

A traditional shape refined, we combine classic dreadnought volume and bass response with the definitive Taylor sound: clear trebles and an open, airy midrange that Bob Taylor's signature design accentuates. Recent re-voicing turns up the bass and volume even more. Dreadnoughts respond especially well to flatpicking or light-to-heavy strumming.

Designed to faithfully reproduce your guitar's native tone, the Expression System utilizes patented Dynamic Sensors to capture top and string vibration like never before. Created in partnership with renowned audio pioneer, Mr. Rupert Neve, the Taylor ES is seamlessly integrated into the design of the guitar from the ground up. Onboard tone controls provide added flavor, or set flat for an uncolored, exceptionally clean amplified sound.

The finish used to create this guitar's lustrous gloss top, back, and sides was developed at Taylor for maximum durability and resistance to cold-checking. This ultra violet-cured finish is also more environmentally friendly than traditional lacquer finishes. Available in natural finish or with an optional Tobacco or Honey Sunburst top (with natural back and sides).

Features:

• Type/Shape 6-String Dreadnought
• Back & Sides Brazilian Rosewood
• Top Engelmann Spruce
• Soundhole Rosette Green Heart Abalone
• Neck Tropical American Mahogany
• Fretboard Ebony
• Fretboard Inlay Abalone "Byzantine" Pattern
• Headstock Overlay Ebony
• Binding Ivoroid with Abalone-Edged Body, Fretboard & Peghead
• Bridge Ebony
• Nut & Saddle Bone
• Tuning Machines Gold-plated Taylor Tuners with Ebonoid Buttons
• Strings Elixir® Medium Gauge Strings with NANOWEB® Coating
• Scale Length 25 1/2 Inches
• Truss Rod Adjustable
• Neck Width at Nut 1 3/4 Inches
• Number of Frets 20
• Bracing Scalloped, X-Brace
• Finish Gloss
• Cutaway Venetian
• Electronics Taylor Expression System™
• Body Width 16 Inches
• Body Depth 4 5/8 Inches
• Body Length 20 Inches
• Overall Length 41 Inches
• Case Taylor Deluxe Hardshell
  

Available Colours:

 Natural        Tobacco Sunburst     Honey Sunburst

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