Taylor 117e Special Edition Grand Pacific Acoustic-Electric Guitar, Dark Tobacco Teardrop Burst

LTD GP with torrefied spruce top, C-Class bracing, layered sapele back/sides, mahogany neck, smoked eucalypus fingerboard, and ES2 electronics Item ID: 117ESEDT

Highlights

  • Torrefied spruce top with black binding
  • Layered sapele back/sides
  • C-Class bracing
  • Taylor ES2 electronics
  • Mahogany neck with smoked eucalypus fingerboard
  • Chrome hardware
  • Soft gig bag included
Description

Vintage-inspired aesthetic meets modern craftsmanship and reliability – say hello to the Taylor 117e Special Edition Grand Pacific. For many, you just can't beat a flat top dreadnought, and this limited edition 117e is sure to become your new favorite workhorse. Featuring a torrefied spruce top, ES2 electronics, and a Dark Tobacco burst top, there is a lot to be excited about here.

This 117e Grand Pacific gets its sloped shoulder body shape from a tonewood pairing of a torrefied spruce top and layered sapele back/sides. Supported by C-Class bracing, the guitar delivers a bold voice full of warm mid-range and depth with some clarity and snap thanks to the spruce top. The body's top sports a Dark Tobacco burst, black pickguard, black binding, and 3-ring rosette. Taylor's ES2 electronics system is installed inside the body and offers players control over volume, bass, and treble via the controls on the bass side shoulder.

Great playability matters just as much as looks – a slender mahogany neck is bolted to the body in traditional Taylor fashion. The neck is topped with a smoked eucalyptus fingerboard, crowned with 20 frets, and is accented with Italian acrylic dot inlays. D'Addario XS coated strings are loaded into the smoked eucalyptus bridge where they are capped, rest in the saddle and nut slots, and are tuned to pitch at the headstock with the chrome tuning machines. The 117e comes packed securely in a soft gig bag.

Headstock to strap button, this Taylor 117e is impressive – from strumming on the couch in front of the TV to recording to endless gigs this guitar will treat you right, its ready to work!

Specs

Top Material
Torrefied Spruce, Matte
Back/Sides Material
Sapele, Layered
Neck Material
Vacubronze Maple or Neo-Tropical Mahogany
Fingerboard Material
Smoked Eucalyptus
Fingerboard Inlay
Faux Pearl 4mm Dots
Body Shape
Grand Pacific
Neck Profile
Standard Carve
Scale Length
25.5"
Tuning Machines
Die-Cast Chrome with Chrome Buttons
Nut
1-11/16", NuBone
Bracing
C-Class
Electronics
Expression System 2
Bridge
Smoked Eucalyptus
Finish
Dark Tobacco Teardrop Burst
Case
Tan Soft Gig Bag