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

Not eligible for Try Before You Buy or the 48-hour approval period. Standard return policy applies — see Terms & Conditions, Section 18 for details.

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