Gold Label 717e SB
With a lustrous golden-brown burst top to complement its warm, heritage voice, the Gold Label 717e SB adds an entirely new flavor of tone to the Taylor lineup. This modified Grand Pacific round-shoulder dreadnought features a deeper body depth that yields a richer, warmer, more open voice with clear low-end power and a round character across the frequency spectrum—even in the treble range. Inside, our fanned V-Class bracing improves volume and sustain, letting the lush overtones of the rosewood/spruce pairing bloom as notes resonate. This Gold Label guitar also sports our revolutionary Action Control Neck™, which combines the playability of the Taylor neck profile with a simple adjustment bolt that makes it easy to dial in your preferred feel in seconds.
Visual appointments reflect the guitar's old-school sound, including a firestripe pickguard, a Curve Wing bridge in Honduran rosewood with Indian rosewood bridge pins, and cream-colored binding, rosette and Crest inlays. This model ships with LR Baggs Element VTC electronics for warm, clear plugged-in sound and a deluxe hardshell case with a British Cocoa exterior.
Features
Grand Pacific Body Shape: A versatile workhorse, this round-shoulder take on the classic dreadnought body yields clear low-end power and a warm, blended voice.
Indian Rosewood Back & Sides: Deep lows, clear trebles and a slight scoop in the midrange. Rich overtone response with a sparkling, high-fidelity character.
Spruce Top: The most common top wood between Sitka, Adirondack and Engelmann varieties. Bold, clear, and dynamic sound suits any playing style.
Action Control Neck: Building on Taylor’s legacy of easy-playing necks, the new Action Control Neck pairs a long-tenon joint for added warmth and depth with a patented system for effortless string height adjustment.
LR Baggs - Element VTC Pickup: This undersaddle pickup channels tone from the movement of a guitar’s top, delivering a remarkably warm, detailed sound in Gold Label and Legacy Collection guitars.
Specifications
HIGHLIGHTS
- Number of Strings: 6 String
- Bracing System: Fanned V-Class with Tonal Route
- Case/Bag: Gold Label Hardshell Case British Cocoa
- Orientation: Right Handed
- Color: Golden Brown SEB Top, Natural Back/Sides
- Body Shape: Grand Pacific
- Electronics: LR Baggs - Element VTC
BODY
- Top Wood: Spruce
- Back Configuration: 2-Piece, No Wedge
- Top Finish: Gloss
- Back/Side Wood: Indian Rosewood
- Body Binding: Cream
- Back/Side Finish: Gloss
- Rosette: Cream (.075")/.032" Black/Cream (.075") Single Ring
- Armrest: None
NECK
- Neck Wood: Neo-Tropical Mahogany
- Fretboard Inlay: Cream Crest
- Fretboard Wood: West African Crelicam Ebony
- Fretboard Binding: West African Crelicam Ebony
- Neck Profile: Standard Carve
- Neck Finish: Satin
PEGHEAD
- Nut Width: 1-3/4"
- Peghead Inlay: Cream Crest
- Peghead Veneer Wood: West African Crelicam Ebony
- Peghead Type: Paddle
- Scale Length: 25-1/2"
- Peghead Finish: Gloss
OTHER
- Bridge: Honduran Rosewood
- Strings: D'Addario XS Coated Phosphor Bronze Light (.012-.053)
- Strap Pin: Black
- Nut & Saddle: White TUSQ Nut, White Micarta Saddle
- Pickguard: Firestripe
- End Pin: Bronze
- Bridge Pins: Indian Rosewood
- Tuners: Taylor Nickel with Nickel Buttons