Taylor Gold Label 717e
Taylor Gold Label 717e
Serial Number: 1205295009
Weight: 4.4 lbs.
Combining a modified round-shoulder dreadnought body with a classic tonewood pairing, upgraded interior voicing and a revolutionary neck design, the Gold Label 717e promises an exciting next step in the growth of Taylor's Gold Label Collection. This model boasts back and sides of solid Indian rosewood, a torrefied Sitka spruce top, and a fanned variant of Taylor's V-Class bracing design, which all come together in a Grand Pacific body that's a full five inches deep at the soundhole—3/8" deeper than the standard version of that body shape. That modification adds more low-end power and projection along with an exceptionally warm, round tone profile accented by rosewood's signature blooming overtones and a dash of played-in sweetness thanks to the specially roasted top. Complementing that heritage sound is Taylor's new long-tenon Action Control Neck, which offers enhanced coupling between the neck and body to produce more low-end warmth plus unprecedented adjustability—simply turn the interior neck bolt through the soundhole to dial in the perfect action (string height) for your playing style.
Appointments include a Curve Wing bridge in Honduran rosewood with matching bridge pins, cream-colored binding and a matching single-ring rosette, Crest inlays, Taylor's newly modified headstock shape, a firestripe pickguard, and a full-body gloss finish. It ships with LR Baggs Element VTC electronics and a deluxe hardshell case with a British Cocoa exterior.
Body
Type: Dreadnought
Shape: Grand Pacific
Top Material: Sitka Spruce
Bracing Pattern: Fanned V-Class with Tonal Route
Bracing Material: Spruce
Body Material: Indian Rosewood
Finish: Gloss
Color: Natural
Body Binding: Cream w/ Purfling
Rosette: Cream/Black Rings
Neck
Material: Neo-Tropical Mahogany
Shape: Standard Carve
Dimensions:
.840" at the 1st fret, .870" at the 9th fret
Joint: Long-tenon Action Control
Fretboard Material: West-African Crelicam Ebony
Neck Finish: Satin
Headstock: West-African Crelicam Ebony, Cream Crest Inlay
Inlay:
Cream Crest
Radius: 15"
Frets: 20
Scale Length: 25.5"
Nut Width: 1.75"
Nut Material:
White TUSQ
Hardware
Bridge/Tailpiece:
Hounduran Rosewood Curved Wing Bridge, White Micarta Saddle
Tuners: Taylor Nickel
Hardware Finish: Nickel
Pickguard: Firestripe
Electronics
Preamp: LR Baggs - Element VTC
Controls:
1 x Volume, 1 x Tone
Case/Gigbag: Taylor
Gold Label Hardshell Case British Cocoa