Taylor Builder's Edition 517e

Sunrise Guitars in Fayetteville, Arkansas is proud to carry the Taylor Builder's Edition 517e acoustic guitar. 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 flavor 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 warm, rounded tone in which notes blend seamlessly together to create a seasoned sound. Back and sides of neo-tropical mahogany flavor 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. Between its sound and feel, the Builder’s Edition 517e once again raises the bar on the Taylor playing experience.

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Specs:

Top Woods: Torrefied Sitka Spruce

Body Woods: Topical Mahogany

Electronics: Expression System 2

Scale Length: 25-1/2"

Nut & Saddle: Black Graphite, Micarta saddle

Bracing: V-Class

Truss Rod Cover: West African Ebony

Pickguard: None

Number of Frets: 20

Tuners: Classical Nickel

Case: Taylor Deluxe Hardshell-Western Floral

Brand of Strings: Elixir Phosphor Bronze Medium

Body Length: 20”

Body Width: 16”

Body Depth: 4 5/8"

Binding/Edge Treatment: Sapele

Top Finish: Silent Satin

Back Config: 2-piece No Wedge

Backstrap Finish: None

Rosette Size: Single Ring

Bridge Inlay: None

Back/Side Finish: Silent Satin

Armrest Binding: None

Backstrap Wood: None

Rosette Mat.: Black Sapele/Maple

Stain/Sunburst: Blackwood Stain Back/Sides/Neck, Natural Top

Wedge: None

Armrest: no

Neck Width: 1-3/4"

Fretboard Inlay: Arrowheads, Grained Ivoroid

Fretboard Binding/Edge Treatment: West African Ebony

Heel Cap Binding: West African Ebony

Type of Neck Joint: Scarf

Neck/Heel: Tropical Mahogany

Fretboard Wood: West African Ebony

Neck Finish: Satin

Heel Length: 3-1/2"

Peghead Finish: Satin

Peghead Binding: None

Peghead Type: Standard

Peghead Purfling: None

Headstock Overlay: West African Ebony

Peghead Inlay: Arrowheads, Grained Ivoroid

Peghead Logo: Grained Ivoroid

Bridge Pins: West African Ebony

Buttons: Nickel

Fingerboard Ext: None

Edge Trim: None