Taylor 117E Grand Pacific Acoustic Guitar w/ Electronics, Natural

The first guitar in the 100 Series to feature our Grand Pacific round-shoulder dreadnought body shape, the 117e offers seasoned, neo-vintage tone in a package that's perfect for new learners and working musicians alike. Built with back and sides of layered sapele and a solid torrefied spruce top, this acoustic-electric yields a warm voice with clear projection and low-end power. Our special roasting process for the spruce top adds a mature, aged-in sweetness, while our C-Class interior bracing dials up more volume, sustain and presence in the bass range. Together with the slender, easy-playing neck and built-in ES2 electronics, it all adds up to an exciting playing experience for any type of player. CASE/GIG BAG: Gig Bag Included. More Grand Pacific This round-shoulder dreadnought delivers a new flavor of warm, rich Taylor tone. Sapele One of the best all-around tonewoods there is, sapele will deliver for any playing style. Torrefied Spruce Treated with our special roasting process, torrefied spruce tops deliver all the clarity, balance and projection you’d expect from a traditional spruce top with an extra dash of warmth and played-in depth. Expression System® 2 The Expression System® 2 captures more of a guitar’s dynamic properties using a breakthrough behind-the-saddle design. Features Solid torrefied spruce top for warmth and projection Grand Pacific body yields seasoned neo-vintage tone C-Class bracing dials up volume and sustain ES2 electronics offer clean plugged-in sound Includes soft gig bag Specs Body & Construction Body Shape: Grand Pacific (Round-Shoulder Dreadnought) Top Wood: Solid Torrefied Sitka Spruce (roasted for aged-in sweetness and warmth) Back/Side Wood: Layered Sapele Bracing: C-Class Bracing with Relief Rout (optimizes low-end power and sustain) Finish: Matte (Satin) Rosette: Three Ring Pickguard: Black Neck & Fretboard Neck Wood: Neo-Tropical Mahogany or Maple Fretboard Wood: West African Crelicam Ebony or Eucalyptus (based on availability) Scale Length: 25-1/2" Nut Width: 1-11/16" Fretboard Inlays: 4mm Dot Italian Acrylic Number of Frets: 20 Hardware & Electronics Electronics: Expression System® 2 (ES2) Nut & Saddle: Nubone Nut / Micarta Saddle Tuners: Taylor Chrome (100/200) Strings: D'Addario XS Coated Phosphor Bronze Medium (.013 - .056) Bridge Pins: Black Miscellane~ous Case: Standard Tan/Beige Gig Bag (included) Origin: Built in Taylor's Tecate, Mexico factory Orientation: Right-Handed (Left-handed available by special order)