Taylor Custom Cedar-Rosewood Grand Auditorium A/E Guitar Brown Sugar Mocha

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The Taylor Custom Western Red Cedar-East Indian Rosewood Grand Auditorium acoustic-electric guitar offers a harmonious blend of warm, rich tones and crisp articulation. Handcrafted for the discerning player, its resonant tonewoods and innovative bracing produce a lush, complex voice perfect for any style.

Premium Tonewoods Generate Depth and Warmth

The guitar's solid Western red cedar top provides a warm, rounded tone with complex overtones. Its East Indian rosewood back and sides add depth and richness, resulting in a voice with piano-like bass, shimmering highs and blooming mids. These prized tonewoods were hand-selected for musicality, grain and beauty, yielding an instrument with visual and sonic artistry.

V-Class Bracing Revolutionizes the Acoustic Sound

Taylor's patented V-Class bracing represents an evolution beyond traditional X-bracing. This "sonic engine" boosts volume, sustain and harmonic complexity while largely eliminating intonation issues inherent in acoustic guitars. The bracing creates clear, balanced notes across the fingerboard for a cohesive playing experience. Chords ripen and decay with fewer dissonant frequencies, allowing the rosewood and cedar's natural warmth and resonance to shine through.

Plug in for Studio-Quality Amplified Tone

The ES2 pickup system delivers the nuance and dynamics of the guitar's acoustic voice when plugged in. Featuring three calibrated behind-the-saddle pickups, it captures a wide range of tones for amplified playing. Paired with Taylor's custom-designed preamp, the ES2 produces exceptional amplified tone that translates your playing with clarity and responsiveness for recording or performance.

Premium Appointments Complete the Package

bindings and purfling are made of koa, rosewood and paua shell, highlighting the visual depth of the tonewoods. The paua rosette and fingerboard inlays add shimmering details. A full-gloss body finish and satin-finish neck provide smooth playability. With a deluxe hardshell case, humidity control and a Certificate of Authenticity, this guitar is an heirloom-quality instrument for the discerning guitarist.

Features:

Taylor V-Class bracing enhances volume, sustain and intonation
Western red cedar top and Indian rosewood back and sides for rich, balanced tone
Taylor ES2 electronics with 3-sensor pickup for dynamic amplified sound
Paua shell and wood appointments with gloss finish for stylish aesthetics

Specifications:

Body
Body type: Taylor Grand Auditorium
Cutaway: Yes - Venetian
Top wood: Western Red Cedar
Back and sides: East Indian Rosewood
Bracing pattern: V-Class with relief rout
Body finish: Gloss
Neck
Neck shape: Standard Taylor profile
Neck wood: Neo-tropical mahogany
Scale length: 25.5"
Nut width: 1.75" (44.5mm)
Fingerboard
Material: Genuine West African ebony
Number of frets: 20
Electronics
Pickup/preamp: Expression System 2 professional audio-grade with TaylorSense
Brand: Taylor
Configuration: Behind-the-saddle transducer with adjustable sensors
Preamp EQ: Volume, active bass and treble
Feedback filter: Onboard phase switch
Tuner: None
Hardware
Headstock overlay: Indian Rosewood
Tuning machines: Gotoh 510 antique chrome with antique chrome buttons
Bridge: Genuine West African ebony
Saddle and nut: Micarta saddle; Black tusk nut
Other
Orientation: Right handed
Number of strings: 6
Case: Taylor deluxe hardshell (brown)
Accessories: None
Country of origin: USA

Shipping
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Sales Tax
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Store Policies
If you’re not satisfied, neither are we. If for any reason you’re not completely satisfied with your purchase of a new item, simply return it in its original condition within 45 days of purchase (see exceptions below) and we’ll give you a full refund. It’s that simple. Returned items must be in original, brand-new condition, showing no signs of wear or use such as belt-buckle or pick scratches, scuffs, dings or scrapes on the instrument or collateral materials. Items must also include all original packaging, manuals, warrantees and accessories or your return may be subject to a return handling charge.

Your refund will be promptly processed upon successful evaluation of your returned item from our trained category professionals in 2-3 business days. Refunds are made for product value only, excluding shipping and handling charges. If you received Free Shipping on your order, the value of the uncharged shipping cost will be deducted from your refund.

Limitations and Exceptions
Returns of the following products must be made within 10 days of shipment - Stringed instruments priced at $1999.00 or more. The following products cannot be returned – Clearance items, Apple products, items identified as non-returnable, discontinued items, electronic software downloads, demo gear, vintage instruments, strings, reeds, computers, tubes, earbuds, earplugs, recorders, tin whistles, flutophones, "world" wind instruments, harmonicas, raw-frame speakers, drumheads, drumsticks, turntable cartridges, fog fluid, clothing/footwear, body jewelry, sheet music, cleaners, polishes and polishing cloths, software/soundware, books, CDs, DVD's, vinyl records, and videos.The following fees apply to Band & Orchestra returns - All returned woodwind and brass instruments incur a $10.00 sanitization fee. Returned bows are assessed a $4.00 restocking fee. Returned mouthpieces over $300 incur an $8.00 sanitization fee; the fee for mouthpieces under $300 is $4.00.

Should you decide to return your shipment, please follow the return steps printed on the back of your invoice and pack your return carefully to prevent damage in shipment. All returns must:

1. Include a Return Authorization Number; (Please contact us via eBay messages for an RA number)

2. Be in the original packaging complete with all collateral materials such as cases, straps, cables, care kits, certificates of authenticity, warranty cards, manuals, and any other materials that originally shipped with the instrument;

3. Be in brand-new condition, showing no signs of wear or use such as belt-buckle or pick scratches, scuffs, dings, or scrapes on the instrument or collateral materials.