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Taylor Custom C16ce Sassafras,Sitka(Torr) #43
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The Taylor Custom GS C16ce #43 in detail
The day before the annual NAMM Show, Taylor Guitars traditionally presents a series of custom guitars that are only available at the event at The Catch restaurant in Anaheim, California. Called "Catch Customs," these guitars are built to offer finishes, design options, tonewoods and specifications not normally available through Taylor 's custom order program. Each guitar is handcrafted from the highest quality materials in the Taylor custom shop in the USA.
Tonewoods
The Custom GS C16ce #43 offers a very exclusive tonewood combination with a body made of sassafras and torrefied Sitka spruce. Taylor's torrefaction process, which artificially ages the guitar's top , simulates some of the warmth that normally only appears after a certain amount of break-in time. The result is a transparent sound that puts your unique style front and center. Due to this process, the color / finish of the spruce is not as light as usual, but slightly darker. The special look of the top goes perfectly with the strikingly grained body made of sassafras.
neck and fretboard
A classic ebony fingerboard, as you would expect from a Taylor guitar, sits on a slim, comfortable, patented Taylor neck made of neo-tropical mahogany. The ebony for the fretboard comes from sustainable cultivation on Taylor's own plantation in Cameroon. Although the split Diamond inlays are visually simple, the manufacturing process itself is very complex and complicated. The mahogany neck transitions into an ebony veneer headstock with a mother-of-pearl Taylor logo. Taylor's tried and tested tuning machines in Satin Black ensure the right tuning , whose deliberately simple optics does not distract from the beautiful grain of the body wood.
Design highlights
The top is painted in a natural high-gloss finish, the bottom and sides have a shaded edge burst high-gloss finish . The binding is made of striking red cocobolo wood and stands out visually from the body wood. The Custom Split Diamonds rosette features a wavy pattern of cocobolo and ivoroid. A special design feature is the "Bound sound hole": The sound hole has been elaborately framed with a second ring made of Cocobolo. Taylor's tried and tested Soundport cutaway, which noticeably improves projection when playing, is also included.
Perhaps the biggest highlight, however, is the TaylorSense system : It monitors humidity, temperature, battery life and the stress on the guitar caused by external influences, such as shocks. In addition to monitoring the guitar's condition, TaylorSense also sends the data via bluetooth to the free TaylorSense mobile app, available for both iOS and Android devices, which sends push notifications when the guitar needs care.
Features
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Top: Spruce
Brighter sound and better projection. -
Back / sides: Sassafras
Deeper and warmer timbre. -
Fretboard: Ebony
Hard, clear sound quality and long durability. -
Nut width: Medium (43 - 46 mm)
Medium to wide nut width for comfortable gripping and plucking. -
Neck: Mahogany
Warmer sound, less brightness/treble, more sustain.
- NAMM Customs 2023
- Body shape: Grand Symphony
- Construction / acoustic: Fully solid
- Cutaway: No
- Top: Torrefied Sitka Spruce
- Back / sides: Sassafras
- Neck: Neo-tropical mahogany
- Fretboard: Ebony
- Fretboard inlays: Split Diamond
- Headstock: Ebony veneers
- Tuning machines: Taylor Satin Black
- Rosette: Split Diamond single-ring rosette in cocobolo and ivoroid with a bound soundhole
- Binding: Cocobolo
- Bridge: Ebony
- Saddle/cross piece inlay: Black Tusq Nut, Micarta Saddle
- Color / finish: Natural Top/Shaded Edgeburst Back/Sides
- Finish: Gloss
- Scale length: 24.8" (630mm)
- Nut width: 44.45mm (1 3/4)
- Strings: 6-string
- Strings thickness ex factory: .012 - .053
- Pickup: Taylor Expression system 2
- Pre-amp system: Taylor Expression system 2
- Controls: Volume, treble, bass
- Built-in TaylorSense
- Stained bone bridge pins with red Australian opal dots
- Soundport cutaway
- Including: Suitcase
- Country of origin: USA
Taylor Guitars stands for top-class acoustic guitars . High-quality materials and the best workmanship ensure the legendary Taylor sound, which also inspires stars like Taylor Swift , Prince and Jason Mraz and is just as at home on every stage in the world as it is in your own living room. We have over 60 Taylor models ready to play in our Taylor flagship stores at any time in our branches in Walldorf and Frankfurt. A broad cross-section of Taylor's guitar building art awaits you here: starting with the simple entry-level models such as the Taylor GS Mini and Baby Taylor travel guitars or the Taylor Swift Signature , through the various mid-range models such as the 100 series acoustic guitars , to the very high-quality instruments in the high-end range. Class area . You can find our entire Taylor range with almost 100 items online. Here you can find out about specifications and availability in advance. In addition, you can contact us at any time via taylor(at) session.de with your concerns and questions about Taylor . The Taylor Flagship Store is particularly dedicated to guitars from the exclusive range, as well as handcrafted custom shop models, one-off custom-made products and premium instruments - all in all, high-quality and individual instruments that you can't get everywhere.
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