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Check out this lightly used Taylor - Gold Label 814e Koa SB - Acoustic-Electric Guitar - Koa Sunburst - w/ Taylor Deluxe Hardshell Brown Case!
In House Serial: 1203175011
Introducing the gold label collection of guitars from master guitar designer Andy Powers. With Taylor’s new Gold Label Collection, Andy has pushed into new sonic terrain for Taylor — inspired by an older, more traditional sound. The guitars in the collection combine several new design elements that contribute to the sound — a new Super Auditorium body style, a unique V-Class-inspired bracing pattern, and a new long tenon neck joint — plus a new decorative aesthetic. The Gold Label Collection is being introduced as a premium-performance offering within the Taylor lineup but with a unique design identity. The collection launches with two wood pairings: Honduran rosewood with torrefied Sitka spruce and figured Hawaiian koa with torrefied Sitka spruce.
Andy wanted a warmer, older, “heritage” sound — something from more than a generation earlier than when Taylor Guitars was founded (1974); more reminiscent of traditional flattop tone from the 1930s — but with the established benefits of V-Class including improved volume, sustain, responsiveness and pitch accuracy between notes.
This new sonic recipe features changes in body shape and bracing patterns. The proportions resemble Taylor’s Grand Auditorium, but the body is slightly longer and the lower bout is slightly wider. Andy describes it as having a “classically proportioned set of curves.” New Fanned V-Class bracing. This V-Class variant features a fan-like arrangement of braces in the soundboard’s lower bout. They are also set in place using traditional hot hide glue. The sonic result, according to Andy Powers is “a more pronounced richness in the midrange frequencies.”
Taylor Gold Label 814e Koa Acoustic Electric Guitar with Case Features:
Super Auditorium Body Shape
Solid Hawaiian Koa back and sides
Solid Torrefied Sitka Spruce Top
Fanned V Class Bracing with Hide Glue
Honduran Rosewood “Curve Wing” Bridge
Faux tortoise over Ivoroid pick guard with engraved “Continental” motif
LR Baggs Element VTC Electronics
Taylor Deluxe Hardshell Case with Vinyl Exterior and Graphite Interior
UPC887766135753
Number of Strings:6
Configuration:Right-Handed
Body Shape:Super Auditorium
Cutaway:None
Top:Solid Torrefied Sitka Spruce
Back and Sides:Solid Hawaiian Koa
Neck:Tropical Mahogany
Bridge:Honduran Rosewood Curve Wing
Fretboard:West African Ebony
Fretboard Inlays:Continental shell, mop
Nut Width:1-3/4"
Scale Length:25-1/2"
Number of Frets:20
Top Finish:Gloss
Back and Sides Finish:Gloss
Neck Finish:Satin
Electronics:LR Baggs Element VTC
Tuning Machines:Gotoh 510 Antique Chrome with Ebony buttons
Nut and Saddle:Tusq White Nut, White Micarta Saddle
Strings:D'Addario XS Coated Phosphor Bronze Light
Pickguard:Faux Tortoise over Ivoroid with engraved "Continental" motif
Case Type:Taylor Deluxe Hard Shell Case, "British Cocoa" vinyl exterior, graphite interior
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