Sound Pure's Take
Our first V-class! Fantastic clarity and fantastic comfort, as we would expect, with a woody-ness and power we don't always associate with Taylor. Owned for 3 months by the previous owner, you better believe it's about as clean as they come!
Condition: Used, Excellent
From Taylor Guitars
Part of Taylor’s inaugural class of Grand Pacific guitars, the Builder’s Edition 717e builds on a long tradition of rosewood/spruce dreadnoughts but breaks new ground with an entirely new Taylor sound. The round-shoulder dreadnought shape, featuring Taylor’s award-winning V-Class bracing, produces warm, seasoned acoustic tone in which individual notes overlap and blend smoothly together, while the low-end power common among dreadnoughts boasts greater clarity here. V-Class brings extra punch and sustain, along with improved intonation and musicality across the entire frequency spectrum. Together with rosewood’s harmonic complexity and the played-in sound of the torrefied spruce top, players can expect rich, luxurious tonal character from top to bottom. It’s a voice comfortably rooted in a traditional sound, yet updated to offer more expressive musical range. As a Builder’s Edition model, the 717e also sports an array of premium, player-friendly features: chamfered body edges, rolled fretboard edges, and a new compound-carve neck profile, whose contours match the natural adjustments in the player’s hand position when moving up and down the fretboard. Even the bridge design was refined to add a more ergonomic feel for the player’s pick hand. Taylor’s noise-reducing Silent Satin finish displays the muted sheen of an older guitar, while elegantly understated appointments include mother-of-pearl Arrowhead fretboard and peghead inlays, with sapele binding. This edition also features our stage-ready ES2 electronics.
Model: 717e Builder's Edition
Serial: 1103289131
Year: 2019
Body Style: Grand Pacific
Scale Length: 25 1/2"
Top Wood: Sitka Spruce
Body Wood: Indian Rosewood
Bracing: V-Class
Pickguard: None
Tuners: Taylor Nickel
Electronics: Expression System 2
Body Width: 16"
Nut & Saddle: Black Graphite / Micarta Saddle
Truss Rod Cover: West African Ebony
Number of Frets: 20
Body Length: 20"
Body Depth: 4 5/8"
Binding/Edge Treatment: Sapele
Back Config: 2-Piece No Wedge
Rosette Size: Single Ring
Back/Side Finish: Silent Satin
Backstrap Wood: None
Stain/Sunburst: None
Armrest: No
Top Finish: Silent Satin
Backstrap Finish: None
Bridge Inlay: None
Armrest Binding: None
Rosette Material: Black Sapele/Maple
Wedge: None
Neck Width: 1 3/4"
Fretboard Binding: West African Ebony
Type of Neck Joint: Scarf
Fretboard Wood: West African Ebony
Heel Length: 3 1/2"
Fretboard Inlay: Arrowheads, Mother of Pearl
Heel Cap Binding: None
Neck/Heel: Tropical Mahogany
Neck Finish: Satin
Peghead Finish: Satin
Peghead Type: Standard
Headstock Overlay: West African Ebony
Peghead Logo: Taylor Mother of Pearl
Peghead Binding: None
Peghead Purfling: None
Peghead Inlay: Arrowheads, Mother of Pearl
Bridge Pins: West African Ebony
Fingerboard Ext: None
Buttons: Nickel
Edge Trim: None
Case: Hardshell
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
This item is not eligible for the Try-Before-You-Buy 48-hour audition. Standard return policy applies — see Terms & Conditions, Section 18 for details.
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