Play and Display a Captivating Custom Catch by Taylor
The Custom Catch #1 Grand Auditorium acoustic-electric guitar finds Taylor’s luthiers exploring the cutting-edge of luxury acoustic design. This Custom Catch pairs the inviting sound and feel of a Grand Auditorium body style with deluxe tonewoods. The top is carved from European spruce, a variety known for its captivating overtones and shimmering depths. Myrtlewood back and sides provide bold midrange and a touch-sensitive response, making it a punchy alternative to bodies made from mahogany or koa. The Custom Catch #1 from Sweetwater is tastefully bound with hardwood cocobolo and ebony, while subtle split diamond inlays and an intricate rosette add an air of sophistication. The finishing touch comes via the acclaimed ES2 electronics system, which is upgraded with TaylorSense features for seamless monitoring of humidity, temperature, and battery life. Secure a guitar that’s bound to be treasured forever, only while supplies of this Custom Catch last!
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Must-try artisan tonewoods
This Custom Catch’s emphasis on exemplary tonewood cuts ensures a memorable sound with a look that matches! The top is carved from European spruce and fitted with V-Class bracing for boosted clarity, power, and presence. European spruce is prized by detail-oriented guitarists, as European spruce soundboards tend to ring with warm overtone nuances you’d expect from an Old World violin or cello. Show-stopping back and sides are carved from ornate myrtlewood. This rising star of the tonewood world manifests the best aspects of mahogany and koa with a full-bodied midrange and a fast, satisfying response that grants dynamics a smooth, professional presence. If you love high-octane tonewoods, then you’re bound to love Custom Catch #1’s myrtlewood body.
Immaculate detailing
The Custom Catch #1 exudes luxury, even when you least expect it! Subtle binding enhances virtually every inch of this guitar, and since the binding is made with cocobolo and ebony, this means lasting beauty and sumptuous hardwood appeal. What’s more, polished bronze tuners and opal-studded bone bridge pins complement looks for a coordinated physique that helps strings vibrate with clarity and purpose.
Even more extras: Taylor ES2 electronics and the TaylorSense system
From the first pluck to the final touch of sustain, the Custom Catch #1 oozes supplemental acoustic tone. As a result, Taylor equipped it with its proprietary Expression System 2 (ES2) for maximum instrumental authenticity. At the core of the ES2 is a precisely calibrated pickup resting behind the saddle for responsive, accurate capture and an enhanced dynamic range. On the body, three soft-touch control knobs ensure simple management over volume, treble, and bass output for essential fine-tuning, and a built-in phase switch on the preamp supplies an easy fix to live frequency feedback. It's all topped off with the company's renowned TaylorSense system, providing the status of your instrument's humidity, battery life, temperature, and impact for immediate maintenance and performance feedback.
Taylor Custom Catch #1 Grand Auditorium Acoustic-electric Guitar Features:
- Part of the exquisite Custom Catch tradition, passionately crafted annually in small quantities
- European spruce top, optimized with V-Class bracing for vibrant, clear tone
- The responsive mid-forward character of myrtlewood back and sides supply a premium alternative to mahogany or koa
- Versatile 25.5-inch scale with a TUSQ nut and polished bronze tuners support each string
- Satin-finished mahogany neck fitted with the flagship Taylor profile
- Ebony fingerboard laced with boxwood split diamond inlays
- Hardwood ebony and cocobolo binding add unrivaled appeal
- Bone bridge pins with attractive red opal dots
- ES2 electronics facilitate high-quality amplification, plus TaylorSense monitoring upgrades
