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Taylor Gold Label Collection
Turning old into new
With a new body design, new neck joint, new top bracing and a new visual design, Taylor's Gold Label Collection offers a stunning sound unlike anything Taylor has ever produced - the Taylor Gold Label Collection is more reminiscent of flattop guitars from the 1930s and 1940s.
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Andy’s recipe for a new/old voice
The Gold Label Collection is being introduced as a premium-performance offering within the Taylor lineup but with a unique design identity. The collection launches with two wood pairings: Honduran rosewood with torrefied Sitka spruce and figured Hawaiian koa with torrefied Sitka spruce.
Taylor chief guitar designer Andy Powers wanted a warmer, older, “heritage” sound for this collection - something from more than a generation earlier than when Taylor Guitars was founded (1974). More reminiscent of traditional flattop tone from the 1930s but with the established benefits of V-Class including improved volume, sustain, responsiveness and pitch accuracy between notes.
When Andy Powers unveiled his V-Class bracing architecture in 2018, it was touted as a “new sonic engine” that offered a highly adaptable musical platform to voice Taylor’s guitars in dramatically different ways. With Taylor’s new Gold Label Collection, Andy has pushed into new sonic terrain for Taylor - inspired by an older, more traditional sound. The guitars in the collection combine several new design elements that contribute to the sound - a new Super Auditorium body style, a unique V-Class-inspired bracing pattern and a new long tenon neck joint. New decorative aesthetics highlight these acoustic instruments.
“The harder you play, the louder the guitar gets, but it naturally starts to compress the sound into a more controlled, focused tone rather than becoming mushy. Yet these guitars also respond to delicate articulation with a broadly rich voice. When you play a simple note softly, the guitar naturally amplifies it with surprising warmth and volume.”
Andy Powers on the Gold Label Collection
The new design details of the Gold Label Collection
- A new Super Auditorium shape: The proportions resemble Taylor’s Grand Auditorium, but the body is slightly longer and the lower bout is slightly wider
- New Fanned V-Class bracing: This V-Class variant features a fan-like arrangement of braces in the soundboard’s lower bout. They are also set in place using traditional hot hide glue
- A new long-tenon neck joint: The long-tenon’s enhanced wood coupling translates into greater low-end resonance and a sound some might compare to historic guitars featuring dovetailstyle neck joints
A New Aesthetic to Signal a New Sound
In addition to the innovations in terms of design, a lot has also happened in terms of appearance. Here you will find an overview of the most important new aesthetic details:
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Taylor Gold Label Grand Pacific
In this video, we take you into the world of the Taylor Gold Label Grand Pacific – a guitar that perfectly combines traditional warmth and modern precision. Its elegant design, carefully selected tonewoods, and the distinctive Grand Pacific body shape make it an instrument that not only looks fantastic but also impresses with exceptional tonal depth.
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