Tone-packed Custom Koa with Premium Utility
The Custom #26 is an outstanding instrument pick from Taylor's Custom series acoustic guitar lineup. Featuring a full Hawaiian koa body, a smooth, mahogany neck, and an intricately designed koa fingerboard, to call this guitar luxurious would be a bold understatement. Along with an excellent selection of tonewoods, Taylor's proprietary V-Class bracing works your vibrations along the center of this Grand Auditorium to expand your sound with exceptional projection and stability. An ES2 electronic pickup system and TaylorSense maintenance unit are also onboard, granting full capture of the Custom #26's sonic abilities for the stage while ensuring your instrument remains in stable condition. Down to its full-body gloss finish and nuanced, deluxe appointments, the Custom #26 is a prime option for collectors, discerning players, and artists across the board.
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Hawaiian koa: an ever-evolving tonewood
Hawaiian koa is more than a pretty tonewood. When you first strum the Custom #26, you'll instantly be greeted by a mix of crisp high-end voicing and a bold midrange. The more use you put into this acoustic, the more the koa will tap into its natural sound, becoming wider, richer, and more resonant. Ultimately, you'll have a tone in your hands that represents an expanded midrange, sweet harmonics, and balanced projection on all frequencies. Hawaiian koa makes a great pairing for fingerstylists, bright players, and everyday singer/songwriters looking for a dynamic signature sound.
Supreme fittings at every turn
The Custom #26 represents the epitome of Taylor's prime appointment selection process. Capped with antique gold Gotoh 510 standard tuning machines and a black TUSQ nut, you're ensured nothing short of exceptional intonation stability. Likewise, the onboard ebony bridge with a Micarta saddle creates an authentic playing field for your strings, which provides outstanding vibration and movement across the body. Looking for more comfort? Sweetwater guitarists agree: given the Custom #26's luxurious Indian rosewood beveled armrest and smooth-as-silk koa fingerboard with deluxe inlays, you'll be riding out hours of uncompromising acoustic performance with ease.
Innovative ES2 electronics
Need to plug in? Then you’re going to love the Taylor Expression System 2 electronics built into the Custom #26! 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.
Taylor Custom #26 Grand Auditorium Acoustic-electric Guitar Features:
- Gorgeous Taylor Custom Grand Auditorium acoustic with deluxe fittings
- Hawaiian Koa top, back, and sides provide clean high-end projection that increases in resonance and richness over time
- Eye-catching Indian rosewood body binding
- Proprietary V-Class bracing boosts volume and sustain while keeping your vibrations stable
- Neo-tropical mahogany neck with standard carve neck profile for comfortable movement between notes
- Beveled Indian rosewood armrest offers optimal playing comfort
- Soft and supple Hawaiian koa fretboard with delicate sea forest vine inlays keeps notational transitions quick and precise
- Onboard ES2 electronics system and TaylorSense maintenance unit
- Black TUSQ nut and antique gold Gotoh 510 tuning machines promote supreme intonation stability
- Full-body gloss finish provides a show-worthy look and feel
- Ebony bridge with white micarta saddle enhances the authenticity of your tone
