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Taylor 217ce Special Edition Honeyburst

Grand-Pacific-acoustic guitar with pickup and gigbag

Special Edition Grand Pacific acoustic guitar
Solid top made from torrefied spruce
Laminated maple body
High-gloss honeyburst Finish and black pickguard
Cutaway
Maple neck with standard carve profile
Ebony fingerboard with Dot inlays
42.8 mm wide nut made from Nubone and 648 mm scale length
Gold-plated Taylor tuners
Ebony bridge with Micarta inlay
Taylor Expression System 2 pickups
Gig bag included
Made in Mexico

Taylor 217ce Special Edition Honeyburst bag

Taylor 217ce Special Edition Honeyburst including gigbag.

Taylor 217ce Special Edition Honeyburst - acoustic guitar in Grand Pacific format

The Taylor 217ce Special Edition Honeyburst combines a modern design with the characteristic Taylor sound. As a Grand Pacific acoustic guitar of the Special Edition, it impresses with high-quality workmanship, a striking honeyburst finish and versatile application possibilities. A solid top and the large design ensure a resonant sound with a clear response and impressive projection. The integrated pickup enables reliable and natural sound transmission with amplified playing. Manufactured in Mexico and supplied with a matching gig bag, this model offers professional quality, high mobility and stylish looks in a well thought-out overall package.

Taylor 217ce Special Edition Honeyburst front

The popular Grand Pacific in a special edition: Taylor 217ce Special Edition Honeyburst.

Solid top

The Taylor 217ce Special Edition Honeyburst impresses with an overwhelmingly big sound. At its heart is the solid top made from torrefied spruce. The special heat treatment gives the wood a matured structure, which ensures a particularly open response and a well-rehearsed sound. The in-house C-Class bracing particularly supports the vibration of the top and promotes stability and dynamics. Clearly defined trebles produce a brilliant sound with remarkable projection. The laminated maple back and sides complement the tone with a focused mid-range structure and long sustain. The result is a lively sound that is convincing for both strumming and fingerstyle playing and gives the Grand Pacific an impressive tonal presence.

Ergonomic construction

The slim maple neck with standard carve profile is comfortable and balanced in the hand, as its ergonomic shape supports a natural hand position and enables effortless gripping in all positions. The ebony fingerboard also offers a particularly smooth, direct response. Ebony stands for durability and precise sound transmission, which is reflected in a quick response to every nuance of playing. The 42.8 mm wide nut made of Nubone ensures comfortable string spacing and supports clean tone development both when strumming and flatpicking. In addition, the cutaway extends the range comfortably into the high registers and enables effortless soloing without restrictions.

Taylor Expression System 2

The Taylor Expression System 2 stands for a particularly natural and dynamic sound transmission of acoustic guitars. In contrast to conventional systems, the ES2 captures the vibrations directly behind the nut using an innovative sensor concept. This means that the movement of the top is picked up precisely and converted into a detailed, authentic signal. The result is a transparent, open sound with clear articulation and impressive dynamics. The finest nuances in the touch are transmitted in a differentiated manner, while chords unfold their full depth and breadth. The integrated controls can be used to adjust the volume and sound character in a variety of ways so that the instrument fits perfectly into different musical contexts.

Honeyburst finish

The guitar is rounded off with an expressive yet elegant look. The honeyburst finish gives the top a lively coloration with a gentle gradient and emphasizes the natural grain of the wood. The high-gloss surface creates a sophisticated touch with playful spikes. The black pickguard provides a striking contrast to the warm burst tone and stylishly rounds off the overall look. It emphasizes the classic acoustic guitar character and blends harmoniously into the coherent design concept. Overall, the 217ce Special Edition Honeyburst combines timeless aesthetics with an independent appearance and cuts an outstanding figure wherever it is played.

Taylor - The epitome of the finest quality

As one of the largest guitar manufacturers, Taylor is a true authority in the production of first-class instruments. Professional production by trained specialists results in the finest products for life, whose value is always maintained - or even increases! This is due in equal part to the exquisite tonewoods, which do not warp due to long storage and selected quality and are therefore hard to beat in terms of high quality. Only spruce, mahogany, cedar or Koa of proven quality are used for the tops. Careful production in combination with the best materials does not only apply to guitars. Guitar bags and all accessories are also of first-class quality. Finally, a conscientious final inspection does not allow even the smallest defects to slip through and ensures absolutely flawless guitars before dispatch.

As if that were not enough, Taylor also attaches great importance to acting in an environmentally conscious manner.

Ebony & Koa: Sustainability at Taylor Guitars

Uncontrolled deforestation and overexploitation lead to massively endangered wood species that can no longer regenerate due to the high rate of extraction. These include ebony and koa in particular, whose dwindling stocks and the resulting ecological problems have prompted a rethink at Taylor Guitars.

Sustainable ebony cultivation in Cameroon

As ebony is particularly finger-friendly due to its hard, supple texture, it has long been the preferred choice for the production of fingerboards. Its attractive appearance is also extremely popular for bridges, headstock overlays, bridge Pins and Bindings. However, the high demand and the flourishing black market outstripped stocks, so that ebony ended up on the Red List of endangered species in 1994. In addition, only the deep black heartwood, which makes up only a fraction of the tree, was used, resulting in a disproportionately large amount of waste in production. To protect the forests, Taylor has been working with the Crelicam Wood Mill in Yaoundé, Cameroon, since 2011 to promote controlled consumption by processing waste products. Thus, Taylor guitars not only contain black ebony elements, but also the different colored, more clearly grained parts of the tree. This complete recycling is an effective method of preserving the stocks and successfully counteracts their dramatic decline and the associated negative ecological effects.

"We need to use the ebony that the forest gives us" - Bob Taylor

In the video: Taylor Guitars - "The State of ebony"

Siglo Tonewoods Project

The koa acacia population has also suffered heavy losses over the last 20 years. Unsustainable forestry and overexploitation have led to a decline that can only be halted through proactive action and reforestation. This is why Taylor Guitars, together with Pacific Rim Tonewoods, founded the Siglo Tonewoods project, which aims to rebuild the Hawaiian jungle. This is a large cultivation area for koa acacia and other species, which enables the use of koa wood on a controlled scale.