The Full Mahogany Blacktop 324ce from Taylor
The 324ce Blacktop is a limited production of Taylor’s beloved 324ce acoustic-electric guitar, now with V-class bracing and premium full mahogany construction for a sweeter, fuller tone. This show-stopper features Taylor’s comfortable proprietary Grand Auditorium body style with a Venetian cutaway and a satin finish for smooth fretting and even access all the way up the neck. Balanced, lightweight, and sleek, the Grand Auditorium design keeps this guitar not only comfortable, but also loud and full. Taylor 324 series guitars also boast spot-on overtones and incredible intonation, due in part to revolutionary Taylor V-class bracing that delivers bold harmonic depth with tonal precision. The 324ce Blacktop is an exceptional choice for players who want a vintage tone but with modern playability.
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Full mahogany construction
With the 324ce Blacktop's all-mahogany construction, you can expect tone that's round and full with exceptional definition in the mid range. Sweetwater guitarists find the 324ce has a slightly darker more vintage sound than a typical spruce top Taylor guitar. When strumming chords, it still delivers the signature treble punch that Taylors are known for, a quality that really helps the 324ce Blacktop cut through dense live mixes.
Cutting-edge Taylor Expression System 2 electronics
Need to plug in? Then you’re going to love the Taylor Expression System 2 electronics built into the 324ce Blacktop! The ES2 system features a revolutionary segmented pickup located behind the bridge saddle; this pickup position delivers remarkably accurate and clear sound production that’s authentic to your playing. Each ES2 system features a handy master volume knob for fast level adjustments, in addition to a 2-band EQ for independent treble/bass adjustments to get the sound you need. Plus, the ES2 system also has a built-in phase switch, which offers essential feedback suppression whenever the system is active.
Grand Auditorium body delivers presence and power
The Grand Auditorium body style is what first helped cement Taylor’s standing among the ranks of guitar-making royalty. It employs the width and depth of a dreadnought but with a narrower waist, which gives Grand Auditorium guitars a sleeker look, and added treble punch. Grand Auditorium body contours make your guitar incredibly comfortable to play both sitting down and standing up. Plus, the 324ce Blacktop's Grand Auditorium body style focuses and sharpens the definition of each note for incredible sound quality anytime, anywhere.
V-Class bracing: a sonic innovation
Bracing supports each and every acoustic guitar’s interior, and, though it's almost invisible, bracing shapes guitar acoustics in a big way! X-shape bracing was standard on acoustics for over a century, but Taylor’s revolutionary V-bracing is able to tease more volume and sustain out of a guitar’s sound chamber. V-bracing allows wooden acoustic tops to vibrate with more richness, projection, and sustain with more space inside the sound chamber for note maturation. And if that wasn’t enough, this groundbreaking innovation also improves intonation and adds more overtones — those subtle harmonic eccentricities that add sparkle to top-of-the-line acoustic guitars like the 324ce Blacktop.
Taylor 324ce Blacktop LTD Acoustic-electric Guitar Features:
- Neo-tropical mahogany top; neo-tropical mahogany back and sides
- Neo-tropical mahogany neck with satin finish
- V-Class sitka bracing with relief rout
- Venetian cutaway for upper fret access
- 20-fret ebony fingerboard with black binding
- ES2 electronics system with 2-band EQ
- Gemstone Italian acrylic/faux pearl fingerboard inlays
- Crelicam ebony headstock overlay with matching inlay
- White micarta bridge with ebony pins
- Scale length: 25.5 inches
- Taylor black satin tuning machines
- Satin top, side, and back finish
