Taylor C27e B6030 Catch Custom #30 Grand Pacific Acoustic-Electric Guitar, All Mahogany, Weathered Barn

According to the old turn of phrase, it's hard to miss the broad side of a barn. With this Taylor C27e B6030 Catch Custom Grand Pacific, we think we get the message. This limited Taylor Catch Custom acoustic-electric guitar swings in as part of the brand's annual NAMM Show Catch Custom event, wherein one-off designs are shared with a small circle of Taylor dealers. This all-mahogany Grand Pacific touts incredible personality and character along with a few ultra-modern Taylor features sprinkled in along the way.

In the long, long build tradition of Taylor Guitars, you get quite a few recurring motifs. Taylor Catch Custom guitars offer a break from the conventional for an acoustic guitar you'd be right to feel uncertain about seeing again. This Catch Custom Taylor starts off with a Taylor Grand Pacific sloped shoulder non-cutaway body brought together entirely by neo-tropical mahogany with a two-piece, no-wedge back. This tonewood choice produces a prominent low-end presence that makes itself known in fingerpicking or stadium-filling strums. In addition to its tonal character, the mahogany also serves as a marvelous canvas for Taylor's Weathered Barn color that imparts a well-worn complexion for an overall deep and rich aesthetic. Taylor's V-Class bracing pattern lines its top within for a built-up floor of tonal projection and complexity.

Matching the guitar's neo-tropical body, this Catch Custom features a mahogany neck in a Taylor Standard Carve profile. Sleek and smooth with a gloss finish, this neck makes quick work of moves from higher to lower registers. This neck is then paired with a dark West African Crelicam ebony fingerboard adorned with Mother of Pearl Mission-style inlays. Cool and understated among this dark Grand Pacific, these fret inlays are simple and stylish.

Bringing this whole experience to life and keeping it playing its best, this Grand Pacific is built up with a number of hardware and aesthetic appointments. Supporting its playability, this Taylor Custom features a set of Gotoh 510 Antique Chrome tuning machines and a black TUSQ nut. This combo of features retains sturdiness and fluidity. At the scale's opposite end, a West African Crelicam ebony bridge with a white micarta saddle matches for a solid connection and a great transfer of motion string-to-body. Across the entire model, grained ivoroid binding makes for a sleek, charming visual accent along the guitar's body edges and fingerboard. Modern Taylor Claria electronics bring this Grand Pacific to life while an included Taylor Deluxe hardshell case with a Western Floral vinyl exterior brings it anywhere.

Rich, deep, and full of life, this Taylor Catch Custom Grand Pacific is truly something to behold. How long will it take before you'll beholding it?