Koa, Spruce, 12 Frets, and Discerning Taylor Taste
Leveraging Sweetwater Sales Engineer expertise and the genius instrumental designers at Taylor, the Custom Grand Concert 12-fret was born. Its handpicked selection of Hawaiian koa and Sitka spruce tonewoods alone amount to true sonic excellence, further expanded by a comfortable and powerful Grand Concert body shape and V-Class bracing system. Further improvements on performance and design include a 4-piece Simons wedge back configuration, gorgeous bloodwood binding and a single-ring rosette, running horse inlays, Taylor slot head tuners, and a black TUSQ nut and micarta saddle combo. It's all topped with Taylor's exquisite Expression System 2 (ES2) electronics system, ensuring each exceptional taste of tone can accurately be taken to any stage or studio environment in complete confidence.
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Tamed with supple spruce and koa
A premium coalition of Sitka spruce and Hawaiian koa tonewoods, the Taylor Custom Grand Concert acoustic guitar is remarkably lightweight, yet sonically powerful on all frequencies with a tight response and ample sustain. In terms of body shape, the guitar's Grand Concert construction facilitates expansive tone distribution — more than enough to fill the room — with less physical barriers, amounting to an extremely comfortable profile with all the power required to rock stage and studio performance situations. Topped off with proprietary Sitka spruce V-Class bracing, the Taylor Custom Grand Concert acoustic-electric is an immediate instrument choice for fingerpickers, rhythmic strummers, and discerning guitar collectors alike.
Hand-spec’d by Sweetwater Sales Engineers!
In August 2023, a troupe of all-star Sweetwater Sales Engineers visited the Taylor Guitars factory in El Cajon, California, to convene with Andy Powers, the company's CEO and chief guitar designer. Leveraging Andy's expertise and masterful eye for top-tier tonewood pairings, our Sales Engineers were given the rare opportunity to spec out and customize a dozen wood set designs unique to Sweetwater — and this guitar is one of those one-of-a-kind designs! This exclusive custom series boasts hand-selected top, back, side, and fingerboard woods, resulting in a beautifully matched organic harmony unlike any other 6-string acoustic you'll find on the planet. Sweetwater is proud to continue our longstanding partnership with Taylor, and we salute the company's exhaustive dedication to crafting fine acoustic instruments that continue to inspire and delight the eyes and ears of music makers nationwide.
ES2 electronics: accurate stage sonics for exacting performers
A standard practice across Taylor's high-performance instrument lineup, this handpicked acoustic is fitted with the proprietary ES2 Electronics System for immersive sonic projection on the stage. A precisely calibrated pickup forms the core of the ES2, resting behind the saddle for responsive, accurate tonal capture and an enhanced dynamic range. On the body, three soft-touch control knobs control volume, treble, and bass output for essential fine-tuning, while a built-in phase switch on the preamp supplies an easy fix to live frequency feedback. Between comprehensive sonic control, authentic tone, and formidable projection, the ES2 Electronics System stands ready to deliver rich response across any stage or studio environment.
Taylor Custom Grand Concert Acoustic Guitar Features:
- Distinctive 12-fret acoustic-electric guitar handpicked by performance-minded Sweetwater Sales Engineers at Taylor's California-based factory
- Premium Sitka spruce top with Hawaiian koa back and sides construction supplies an exceptional midrange tightness with rich, prolonged resonance — perfect for several play styles and genres
- Grand Concert body shape emphasizes bold tone at a casual, comfortable playing size
- Ultra-smooth mahogany neck promotes enhanced navigation and comfort
- Proprietary Taylor V-Class bracing with sturdy Sitka spruce
- Gorgeous ebony set #10 fingerboard with running horse inlays facilitates swift and sightly notational movement
- Onboard Taylor Expression System 2 (ES2) electronics for superior onstage and in-studio sound
- Venetian cutaway design offers superior reach to all 12 frets
- Black TUSQ nut and micarta saddle ensures excellent string stability and intonation support
- Antique gold Gotoh 510 tuners
