Taylor Custom Shop GC-E Grand Concert #1211063097 - natural

Made from species selected in person at the Taylor factory in California, the TAYLOR Custom Shop GC-E Grand Concert #1211063097 is an exceptional instrument, both acoustically and aesthetically. This electro-acoustic Grand Concert steel-string acoustic guitar with cutaway features a Sitka Spruce top, Black Limba back/side combo, Maple neck and Ebony fingerboard.

Sitka Spruce is the traditional choice for the vast majority of acoustic guitars. Thanks to a perfect balance between robustness and elasticity, Sitka generates a direct, punchy sound with impeccable articulation. These characteristics give this species great flexibility of sound and adaptability to virtually any playing style: strumming, flatpicking or fingerpicking. Black Limba (Korina) is a prestigious African species, a luxury mahogany with a significantly higher density than the latter, which generates a more crystalline sound.

Naturally, it benefits from the V-Class bracing, which represents a milestone in acoustic guitar technology. These innovative bracings, developed by master luthier Andy Powers, give the instrument superior projection, better tonal balance, optimized intonation and remarkable sustain. Taylor introduced its Grand Concert size in 1984, to meet the demands of a certain category of highly technical guitarists. It's a compact, streamlined and extremely user-friendly format, with a small tonal footprint that makes it easy to record on stage or in the studio.
Inducing less string tension, the 24.7/8" scale also contributes to the great playing comfort of these models.

Taylor Expression System 2 Preamp: in order to faithfully reproduce the amplitude and fundamental character of their acoustics, it took Taylor several years to develop the Expression System (ES). Thanks to new sensors and a significantly reworked circuit, the Expression System 2 offers even greater responsiveness and dynamics, and according to Taylor, around 25% more warmth.