Taylor Doyle Dykes Signature Model Grand Auditorium Acoustic/Electric Guitar - Translucent Orange with Aerocase

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The Taylor Doyle Dykes Signature Model represents the return of one of Taylor’s most revered artist collaborations — a guitar born from the vision and virtuosity of fingerstyle legend Doyle Dykes. Widely regarded as a master of melodic fingerpicking, Doyle has spent decades dazzling audiences with intricate harmonies, dynamic phrasing, and genre-defying arrangements. From gospel to jazz to country, his influence extends far beyond stylistic boundaries, and this signature model captures the heart of his tone and technique. Originally released in the early 2000s, this reimagined edition brings fresh updates while honoring the original’s highly personalized design.

Crafted to Doyle’s exacting standards, this guitar features a thin-body Grand Auditorium shape for enhanced responsiveness and comfort, especially for players with a nuanced, expressive touch. The Sitka spruce top and figured Big Leaf maple back and sides combine for a crystalline tonal response with brilliant articulation and a tight low end — perfect for fingerstyle players, solo performers, and session musicians seeking precision and projection. The shorter 24-7/8” scale length and Slim Carve maple neck offer effortless playability, particularly well-suited to intricate voicings, alternate tunings, and melodic improvisation.

Visually, this signature model is as striking as its namesake. The Translucent Orange gloss finish is a nod to Doyle’s bold personality and performance flair, while ornate touches like green abalone inlays,  grained ivoroid binding, and the mother-of-pearl rose motif headstock honor the influence of Doyle’s friend and mentor, country legend Chet Atkins. It’s a guitar that plays with grace, style, and soul — modernized with Taylor’s new Claria pickup system for plug-and-play perfection on any stage. Available now at Haggerty’s Music, this acoustic ships with a sturdy Taylor Aerocase.

Features / Specs

Highlights

• Orientation: Right-Handed
• Electronics: Claria Pickup System
• Bracing: Standard II with Relief Route
• Cutaway: Florentine

Body

• Body Shape: Grand Auditorium (Thin Body)
• Top Material: Sitka Spruce
• Top Finish: Gloss
• Top Color: Translucent Orange
• Back & Sides Material: Big Leaf Maple
• Back Configuration: 2-Piece, No Wedge
• Back & Sides Finish: Gloss
• Bracing: Standard II with Relief Route
• Binding Material: Grained Ivoroid
• Rosette: Green Abalone Single Ring, Bound Sound Hole

Neck

• Neck Profile: Slim Carve
• Neck Material: Hard Rock Maple
• Neck Taper: Standard
• Neck Depth: 0.794" at 1st Fret, 0.840" at 9th Fret
• Scale Length: 24-7/8"
• Fingerboard Material: West African Crelicam Ebony
• Fingerboard Inlay: Mother-of-Pearl Side Thumbnails
• Fingerboard Binding: Grained Ivoroid
• Fingerboard Radius: 15"
• Fingerboard Spacing: Standard
• Neck Finish: Gloss
• Neck Joint: Scarf Joint at 14th Fret
• Headstock: Standard Taylor Paddle
• Headstock Binding: Grained Ivoroid
• Headplate Inlay: Mother-of-Pearl / Green Abalone DDSM Rose
• Headplate Finish: Gloss

Hardware

• Bridge Style: Traditional Taylor Pin Bridge
• Bridge Material: West African Crelicam Ebony
• Bridge Pins: West African Crelicam Ebony with Green Abalone Dots
• Saddle: White Micarta
• Nut Material: White TUSQ
• Nut Width: 1-3/4"
• Tuners: Taylor Gold with Gold Buttons
• Pickguard: None

Miscellaneous

• Electronics: Claria Pickup System
• Strings: D’Addario XS Coated Phosphor Bronze Light (.012 - .053)
• Case/Gig Bag: Taylor Brown AeroCase
• Serial Number: 1210275067
• Manufacture Date: 2025