Taylor Gold Label 717e Sunburst (Firestripe Pickguard)

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.

Number of Strings - 6 String 
Orientation - Right Handed 
Body Shape - Grand Pacific 
Bracing System - Fanned V-Class with Tonal Rout 
Color - Golden Brown SEB Top, Natural Back/Sides 
Electronics - LR Baggs - Element VTC 
Case/Bag - Gold Label Hardshell Case British Cocoa

Top Wood - Sitka Spruce 
Back/Side Wood - Indian Rosewood 
Rosette - Cream (.075")/.032" Black/Cream (.075") Single Ring 
Back Configuration - 2-piece No Wedge 
Body Binding - Cream 
Armrest - None 
Top Finish - Gloss 
Back/Side Finish - Gloss

Neck Wood - Neo-Tropical Mahogany 
Fretboard Wood - West African Crelicam Ebony 
Neck Profile - Standard Carve 
Fretboard Inlay - Cream Crest 
Fretboard Binding - West African Crelicam Ebony 
Neck Finish - Satin

Nut Width - 1-3/4" 
Peghead Veneer Wood - West African Crelicam Ebony 
Scale Length - 25-1/2" 
Peghead Inlay - Cream Crest 
Peghead Type - Paddle 
Peghead Binding - None 
Peghead Finish - Gloss

Bridge - Honduran Rosewood 
Nut & Saddle - White TUSQ Nut, White Micarta Saddle 
Bridge Pins - Indian Rosewood 
Strings - D'Addario XS Coated Phosphor Bronze Light (.012 - .053) 
Pickguard - Firestripe 
Tuners - Taylor Nickel with Nickel Buttons 
Strap Pin - Black 
End Pin - Bronze