Taylor Gold Label 517e Mahogany/Spruce Acoustic Electric Guitar – Blacktop – #1204285050

Deeper Body, Deeper Sound – The Taylor Gold Label 517e Mahogany/Spruce Acoustic Electric Guitar in Blacktop

Launched in January 2025, Taylor’s Gold Label Collection introduced a rounder, warmer, more robust flavor of acoustic tone inspired by an older, more traditional acoustic sound — a dramatically different sonic personality from anything previously crafted by Taylor. Among the key tone-shaping design features were a new Super Auditorium body style, new bracing architecture, and Taylor’s patented new long-tenon Action Control Neck™. Together, the design elements create a voice rich with oldschool character, coupled with modern playability refinements that extend Taylor’s legacy of exceptional playability.

Andy Powers has reimagined his Grand Pacific shape with a deeper-bodied design for the Gold Label Collection — it’s 3/8-inch deeper (5-inch body depth at the soundhole). The extra depth gives the guitar extra “lung capacity” and a deeper resonant frequency. This translates into
more low-end expansiveness, power and projection — the guitar has more sonic push toward an audience or a microphone, yet with pleasing musical clarity. Even the treble notes have enhanced warmth and depth. Compared to the Gold Label Super Auditorium, the curves and depth of the Grand Pacific produce even more volume and tonal depth. Its voice is earthy, honest and uncomplicated — like sonic comfort food. A reliable acoustic workhorse — both seasoned and soulful.

SPECIFICATIONS

Body

• Back and Sides: Mahogany
• Top: Torrefied Spruce
• Bracing: Fanned V-Class
• Bridge: Honduran Rosewood “Curve Wing”
• Finish: Gloss Body (Natural, Sunburst or Black Top), Satin Neck

Neck

• Neck: Mahogany
• Fretboard: West African Crelicam Ebony
• Nut Width: 1-3/4”
• Scale Length: 25-1/2”

Hardware

• Tuning Machines: Taylor Nickel
• Bridge Pins: Indian Rosewood
• Nut: TUSQ
• Saddle: Micarta

Electronics

• Electronics: LR Baggs Element VTC

Miscellaneous

• Strings: D’Addario XS Coated Phosphor Bronze Light
• Guitar Case: Taylor Deluxe Hardshell Case, “British Cocoa” Vinyl Exterior

Manufacturer: Taylor Guitars
Model: A525042018105750268
SKU: I835122-N-1204285050-1-WHXC
UPC: 887766139140

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