Cedar’s warm midrange overtones and quick response make it a coveted top wood among finger-stylists and other players with a lighter touch. On this mahogany/cedar cutaway Grand Auditorium, V-Class bracing lifts those sonic virtues to new heights, serving up an even more powerful all-around response with billowing sustain. Add to that the bundle of sonic refinements that V-Class brings, including more powerful notes all the way up the fretboard and greater intonation between the notes (thanks to a more orderly response from the top), and you’ve got a guitar that can cover a lot of ground. Mahogany’s naturally dry, focused voice emphasizes the midrange, lending a warm, clear punch that strummers, blues players will especially appreciate.

Appointments include faux tortoise shell binding and pickguard, a faux tortoise/ivoroid rosette, and our striking Century fretboard inlay scheme in grained ivoroid with a new peghead inlay to complement the motif. With onboard Taylor ES2 electronics, you can count on natural-sounding amplified acoustic tone whenever you need it. The guitar also features a Venetian cutaway for upper-fretboard access, and ships in a deluxe hardshell case.

• String Type: Steel
• Number of Strings: 6
• Body Shape: Grand Auditorium
• Left-/Right-handed: Right-handed
• Color: Natural
• Finish: Gloss
• Top Wood: Western Red Cedar
• Back & Sides Wood: Tropical Mahogany
• Body Bracing: V-Class bracing with Relief Rout
• Binding: Tortoise
• Neck Wood: Tropical Mahogany
• Fingerboard Material: West African Ebony
• Fingerboard Inlay: Century
• Number of Frets: 20
• Scale Length: 25.5"
• Tuning Machines: Taylor Nickel, 17:1 gear ratio
• Bridge Material: West African Ebony
• Nut/Saddle Material: Black Graphite nut/Micarta saddle
• Nut Width: 1.75"
• Electronics: ES2
• Strings: Elixir Phosphor Bronze Light
• Case Included: Hardshell Case
• Body Length: 20"
• Body Width: 16"
• Body Depth: 4.62"
• Manufacturer Part Number: A502002111000110093