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Taylor Custom GA C14ce Black Limba/Lutz Spruce #21
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The Taylor Custom GS C14ce #21 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 C14ce #21 offers a rare tonewood combination: a top made of Lutz spruce and bottom and sides made of Black Limba. The Lutz spruce is a natural cross between Sitka and white spruce and also has characteristics of the Adirondack spruce (American Norway spruce). It combines the best properties of all types of spruce to create a harmonious, balanced and voluminous overall sound. The relatively unknown Black Limba wood, which is highly praised by experts, has an intense, wide grain that is still clearly visible even under the satin Charcoal Black finish and provides an exotic touch.
neck and fretboard
The slim, comfortable to play, patented Taylor Neck, made of neo-tropical mahogany, has a classic ebony fingerboard as you would expect from a Taylor guitar. The ebony for the fretboard comes from sustainable cultivation on Taylor's own plantation in Cameroon. The bouquet inlay made of maple and rare bloodwood, the wood of the bloodwood tree, and the maple fingerboard binding give the guitar a high-quality, exotic look. The mahogany neck merges into a headstock with ebony veneer and maple binding . The characteristic bouquet inlay can also be found here. Taylor's gold-plated tuning machines with ebony buttons ensure the right tuning , perfectly underlining the elegant design of the guitar.
Design highlights
The matt finish in Charcoal Black allows the guitar to vibrate significantly better than with a thicker high-gloss finish. The Venetian cutaway allows easy access to the high notes. The binding is also made of bloodwood and is separated from the spruce top by a thin strip of maple wood. The Custom Single Ring rosette is made from a combination of bloodwood and maple wood. A special design feature is the "Bound sound hole": The sound hole has been elaborately framed with a second ring made of bloodwood.
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. -
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. -
Back / sides: Black Limba
Full, warm and balanced sound.
- NAMM Customs 2023
- Body shape: Grand Auditorium
- Construction / acoustic: Fully solid
- Cutaway: Yes
- Top: Lutz Spruce
- Back / sides: Black Limba
- Neck: Tropical mahogany
- Fretboard: Ebony
- Fretboard inlays: Bloodwood/maple bouquet
- Headstock: Ebony veneers
- Tuning machines: Gotoh 510 Antique Gold
- Rosette: Single ring maple/bloodwood
- Binding: Bloodwood body binding
- Bridge: Ebony
- Saddle/cross piece inlay: Black Tusq Nut, Micarta Saddle
- Color / finish: Charcoal Black
- Finish: Frosted
- Scale length: 25.5" (648mm)
- 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
- Factory stringing D'Addario XSAPB1253
- 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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