Taylor Builder's Edition 517e Grand Pacific Acoustic/Electric with Hardshell Case
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Crafted to the exacting standards of our master guitar designer, Andy Powers, the Builder's Edition 517e introduces a warm, vintage-hued sound to the Taylor lineup thanks to the Grand Pacific dreadnought body shape and the tone-boosting V-Class bracing inside. Back and sides of solid mahogany generate rich midrange presence and focus, limiting ringing overtones. The torrefied Sitka spruce top serves up projection and clarity with a touch of extra warmth and depth from our special roasting process, which simulates some of the changes in the wood that occur naturally with age. This Builder's Edition model boasts chamfered edges and a compound-carve neck profile for a seamless feel, along with a Silent Satin finish to reduce incidental noise.
Grand Pacific
This round-shoulder dreadnought delivers a new flavor of warm, rich Taylor tone.
Tropical Mahogany
A midrange powerhouse. Mahogany is prized for balance and articulation, making it one of the best all-around tonewoods there is.
Torrefied Spruce
Treated with our special roasting process, torrefied spruce tops deliver all the clarity, balance and projection you’d expect from a traditional spruce top with an extra dash of warmth and played-in depth.
Expression System® 2
The Expression System® 2 captures more of a guitar’s dynamic properties using a breakthrough behind-the-saddle design.
V-Class Bracing
Our patented V-Class bracing is a revolutionary new pattern — a new sonic engine — that marks a major shift away from traditional steel-string bracing patterns.
Specs
Highlights
- Orientation: Right Handed
- Bracing System: V-Class Bracing
- Cutaway: Non-cutaway
- Electronics: Expression System® 2
- Case/Bag: Taylor Deluxe Hardshell-Western Floral
Body
- Top Wood: Torrefied Spruce
- Back Configuration: 2-piece No Wedge
- Body Binding: Sapele
- Top Finish: Silent Satin
- Back/Side Finish: Silent Satin
Neck
- Neck Wood: Tropical Mahogany
- Fretboard Wood: West African Crelicam Ebony
- Fretboard Inlay: Arrowheads, Grained Ivoroid
- Fretboard Binding: West African Crelicam Ebony
- Neck Finish: Satin
Peghead
- Scale Length: 25-1/2"
- Peghead Inlay: Arrowheads, Grained Ivoroid
- Peghead Type: Standard
- Peghead Finish: Satin
Other
- Bridge: West African Crelicam Ebony
- Nut & Saddle: Tusq Nut, Micarta Saddle
- Bridge Pins: West African Crelicam Ebony
- Strings: D’Addario XS Coated Phosphor Bronze Medium (.013 - .056)
- Tuners: Taylor Nickel
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Taylor Builder's Edition 517e Grand Pacific Acoustic/Electric with Hardshell Case
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