Combining a modified round-shoulder dreadnought body with a classic tonewood pairing, upgraded interior voicing and a revolutionary neck design, the Gold Label 717e promises an exciting next step in the growth of Taylor's Gold Label Collection. This model boasts back and sides of solid Indian rosewood, a torrefied Sitka spruce top, and a fanned variant of Taylor's V-Class bracing design, which all come together in a Grand Pacific body that's a full five inches deep at the soundhole—3/8"" deeper than the standard version of that body shape. That modification adds more low-end power and projection along with an exceptionally warm, round tone profile accented by rosewood's signature blooming overtones and a dash of played-in sweetness thanks to the specially roasted top. Complementing that heritage sound is Taylor's new long-tenon Action Control Neck™, which offers enhanced coupling between the neck and body to produce more low-end warmth plus unprecedented adjustability—simply turn the interior neck bolt through the soundhole to dial in the perfect action (string height) for your playing style. 

Appointments include a Curve Wing bridge in Honduran rosewood with matching bridge pins, cream-colored binding and a matching single-ring rosette, Crest inlays, Taylor's newly modified headstock shape, a firestripe pickguard, and a full-body gloss finish. It ships with LR Baggs Element VTC electronics and a deluxe hardshell case with a British Cocoa exterior.

Specifications:

• Body Shape: Grand Pacific
• Body Material: Sitka Spruce (Top), Indian Rosewood (Back & Sides)
• Body Finish: Gloss
• Neck Profile: Standard Carve
• Fretboard Material: West African Crelicam Ebony
• Scale Length: 25.5"
• No. of Frets: 20
• Fretboard Inlays: Cream Crest
• Electronics: LR Baggs - Element VTC
• Bridge: Honduran Rosewood
• Pickguard: Firestripe
• Strings: D'Addario XS Coated Phosphor Bronze Light (.012 - .053)
• Tuning Machines: Taylor Nickel with Nickel Buttons
• Case: Gold Label Hardshell Case British Cocoa