Taylor Gold Label 517e – Natural

The Taylor Gold Label 517e adds a powerful new dimension to the Gold Label Collection with its deep, expansive voice and extraordinary projection. Designed to produce an older, more traditional acoustic sound, this model blends warm, old-school tone with modern playability. Crafted with solid mahogany back and sides and a natural torrefied Sitka spruce top for a mature, played-in sound from day one, the Taylor Gold Label 517e offers a rich midrange character with a clear, woody response. Showcasing the Gold Label Collection's unique design details, this instrument features a modified headstock with an angled back cut, a script-style Taylor logo inlay, and a distinctive firestripe pickguard, ensuring it looks as stunning as it sounds.

Key Features:

• Body Shape: Deeper Grand Pacific body with an additional 3/8-inch depth for incredible low-end power, resonance, and "lung capacity."
• Top Wood: Torrefied Sitka spruce adds aged-in sweetness and a seasoned voice reminiscent of vintage acoustics.
• Back & Sides: Solid Neo-Tropical Mahogany delivers a bold midrange and earthy, focused tone.
• Bracing: Fanned V-Class bracing boosts volume, lengthens sustain, and improves intonation across the entire fretboard.
• Neck Joint: Patented long-tenon Action Control Neck enhances wood coupling for more low-end resonance while allowing for easy, precise string height adjustments.
• Electronics: LR Baggs Element VTC system provides a natural amplified tone with discrete volume and tone controls.
• Fingerboard: Genuine West African Crelicam Ebony for smooth playability and articulate response.
• Bridge System: Honduran Rosewood Curve Wing bridge with Indian Rosewood bridge pins for enhanced tonal performance and visual elegance.
• Appointments: Cream-colored Crest inlays on the fretboard and peghead, cream body binding, and a cream single-ring rosette.
• Finish: Full-body gloss finish on the body with a smooth satin-finish neck for effortless movement.
• Tuners: Taylor Nickel tuners with nickel buttons ensure stable and precise tuning.
• Scale Length: 25.5” for optimal string tension and tonal balance.
• Nut Width: 1.75” with a White TUSQ nut for a comfortable and precise playing feel.
• Case: Included Taylor Deluxe Hardshell Case in British Cocoa for secure transport and protection.

Built with Taylor’s signature craftsmanship and cutting-edge technology, the Taylor Gold Label 517e redefines the modern dreadnought experience. By combining its unique deep body shape with advanced fanned V-Class bracing, this instrument achieves a harmonious blend of old-school character and modern adjustability. This workhorse guitar exemplifies the innovation and boutique-level aesthetic that set the Gold Label Collection apart, offering songwriters and performers a soulful, seasoned voice with unmatched precision.

Why buy from Ernie Williamson Music?

Ernie Williamson Music is a full-line music store offering sales, service, rentals and the best lesson programs in the area. We are a "Best of the Ozarks" award winner, ranked in the top 100 music stores in the US, the number one Taylor Guitar dealer in Missouri, and a top 20 Taylor Guitar dealer in the US. We're a locally owned store with friendly, knowledgeable staff—but we make sure our prices compete with the big box stores. Whether you shop online or come by one of our four regional locations, you'll get excellent service, quality gear, and low prices.