Sound Pure's Take
Condition: Used, Excellent
This dread is a blast to play and I keep coming back to that thought after spending 20 minutes playing this lovely 510e from Taylor! Short scale on a dread matched with a VERY comfortable V carve neck and you get a guitar with a nice soft attack and playability you'd expect on an OM or OOO rather than a full size guitar. Tone here is balanced with a bit of a brightness on top as you'd expect from Taylor but bass is tight and clear. If you're a strummer I think you'll fall in love with the big beautiful voice this guitar has and get to the point where you forget you're playing it since it is so effortless and powerfull. Rather you want a dread for intimate playing or something to fill a room this Taylor won't let you down!
From Taylor Guitars
Taylor’s 500 Series Dreadnoughts boast several uniquely compelling design features, including a slightly shorter 24-7/8-inch scale length and a V-carve neck with a slotted headstock. The result is an inviting handfeel with less string tension — making string bends fun — and matches up well with chord strummers and vocals. The dynamic response of the Lutz spruce top works especially well with the dry, woody sound of mahogany, producing a balanced voice with crisp highs and soft lows. With Taylor’s Performance bracing optimized for the Dreadnought shape and the model’s other features, the 510e makes a musically versatile instrument that blends well with other instruments, either unplugged or amplified with Taylor’s Expression System 2 electronics.
- Serial Number
- 1103156095
- Year
- 2016
Highlights
- Scale Length
- 24-7/8"
- Nut & Saddle
- Tusq Nut/Micarta Saddle
- Bracing
- Performance with Relief Rout
- Truss Rod Cover
- Black Plastic
- Pickguard
- Tortoise
- Number of Frets
- 20
- Tuners
- Taylor Slot Head
- Case
- Taylor Deluxe Hardshell Brown
- Body Length
- 20"
- Body Width
- 16"
- Body Depth
- 4 5/8"
Body
- Binding
- Tortoise
- Top Finish
- Gloss
- Back Config
- 2-piece No Wedge
- Backstrap Finish
- None
- Rosette Size
- Single Ring
- Bridge Inlay
- None
- Back/Side Finish
- Gloss
- Armrest Binding
- None
- Backstrap Wood
- None
- Rosette Mat.
- Grained Ivoroid/Tortoise/Grained Ivoroid
- Stain/Sunburst
- Medium Brown Stain
- Wedge
- None
Neck
- Neck Width
- 1-3/4"
- Fretboard Inlay
- Century
- Fretboard Binding
- Ebony
- Heel Cap Binding
- Ebony
- Type of Neck Joint
- Scarf
- Neck/Heel
- Tropical Mahogany (V-Carve Neck)
- Fretboard Wood
- Ebony
- Neck Finish
- Satin
- Heel Length
- 3-1/2"
Peghead
- Peghead Finish
- Gloss
- Peghead Binding
- None
- Peghead Type
- Slot Head
- Peghead Purfling
- None
- Headstock Overlay
- Ebony
- Peghead Inlay
- None
- Peghead Logo
- Grained Ivoroid
Other
- Bridge Pins
- Ebony
- Buttons
- Grained Ivoroid
- Fingerboard Ext
- None
- Edge Trim
- None
Warranty
This item is sold without the Sound Pure 3-year warranty (used / B-stock / dealer-exempt). Coverage terms for items in this category live in Terms & Conditions, Section 27.
Returns
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