Taylor 324ce Builders Edition Cutaway Acoustic Guitar with Pickup

The star here is Urban Ash™, a tonewood sourced from city trees that have been selected for removal from urban settings due to weather or disease damage, public safety concerns, disruptive root systems, and simply reaching the end of their life cycle. Instead of allowing this beautiful, functional wood to end its life cycle in a landfill, we’ve reclaimed it for use in the backs and sides of this 324ce, offering a tonal response similar to high-tier mahogany: dry and woody, with a fundamental-strong response that produces clear notes largely free from ringing overtones. Paired with a mahogany top, this Grand Auditorium produces clear midrange presence and crisp highs over a rich low end that will satisfy strummers and fingerstyle players alike. V-Class bracing offers its trademark blend of power and resonance, emphasizing this guitar’s robust midrange while producing a more in-tune, musical sound. In keeping with the Builder’s Edition philosophy, this 324ce features an array of enhancements designed to provide the ultimate playing experience, including chamfered body and fretboard edges, a beveled armrest and cutaway, and a Curve Wing bridge. Other appointments include Compass inlays in faux pearl and Italian acrylic, Gotoh 510 tuners with a super-precise 21:1 gear ratio, a Silent Satin finish with a dark edgeburst treatment for an ultra-clean, noise-free sound, and ES2 electronics. It ships in a deluxe Taylor hardshell case. Features Grand AuditoriumTaylor’s signature shape embodies the ultimate all-purpose acoustic. Tropical MahoganyThe hardwood top produces strong fundamentals with clarity and focus. Urban AshSourced from city trees in need of removal, Urban Ash produces midrange power and balance comparable to Honduran mahogany. Expression System® 2The Expression System® 2 captures more of a guitar’s dynamic properties using a breakthrough behind-the-saddle design. Beveled CutawayA smooth, double-contoured cutaway provides easy access to even the highest frets without changing hand positions. V-Class BracingA revolutionary design that balances the flexibility and stability of the top, V-Class bracing produces unmatched sustain, volume, and intonation. Specifications Highlights Scale Length: 25-1/2 Nut & Saddle: Tusq Nut/Micarta Saddle Bracing: V-Class Truss Rod Cover: West African Crelicam Ebony Pickguard: None Number of Frets: 20 Tuners: Gotoh Case: Taylor Deluxe Hardshell Brown Brand of Strings: Elixir Phosphor Bronze Medium Body Length: 20 Body Width: 16 Body Depth: 4 5/8 Body Binding/Edge Treatment: None Back Config: 2-piece No Wedge Rosette Size: Single Ring Back/Side Finish: Silent Satin Backstrap Wood: None Stain/Sunburst: Tobacco Kona Burst Armrest: Yes Top Finish: Silent Satin Backstrap Finish: None Bridge Inlay: None Armrest Binding: Beveled, Neo-Tropical Rosette Mat.: Faux Pearl  Wedge: None Neck Neck Width: 1-3/4 Fretboard Inlay: Compass, Italian Acrylic Fretboard Binding/Edge Treatment: West African Crelicam Ebony Heel Cap Binding: West African Crelicam Ebony Type of Neck Joint: Scarf Neck/Heel: Tropical Mahogany Fretboard Wood: West African Crelicam Ebony Neck Finish: Satin Heel Length: 3-1/4 Peghead Peghead Finish: Satin Peghead Binding: None Peghead Type: Standard Peghead Purfling: None Headstock Overlay: West African Crelicam Ebony Peghead Inlay: None Peghead Logo: Italian Acrylic Other Bridge Pins: West African Crelicam Ebony Buttons: Gold Fingerboard Ext: None Edge Trim: None WATCH: Builder''s Edition 324ce Fingersytle