Taylor Gold Label 917e Honduran Rosewood

Taylor Gold Label 917e Honduran Rosewood

Serial Number 1203116044

- Authorized Dealer - This item is Brand New with Full Factory Warranty.

- The photos shown are of the actual instrument being sold.

- Our luthiers at Fuller's Guitar thoroughly inspect and set up each instrument to factory specification action and neck relief prior to shipping to make sure that your new instrument is gig-ready right out of the box.

- Buy risk-free with our 14 day return policy (full refund, less shipping). Check out our shop policies for more details.

Boasting top-shelf tonewoods and a stunning array of appointments, the Gold Label 917e delivers sonic and visual sophistication shaped by its heritage inspiration and modern Taylor innovation. Honduran rosewood back and sides paired with a torrefied Adirondack spruce top in a reimagined Grand Pacific body, yielding a sublimely textured tone rich with lush, blooming overtones. The deeper-bodied round-shoulder dreadnought design produces greater projection, warmth and low-end expansiveness, while ensuring the pleasing musical clarity that Taylors are renowned for.

A fanned variant of our V-Class® voicing architecture increases low-end resonance, volume, sustain and harmonic agreement between notes up and down the fretboard. A slender Action Control Neck™ enables swift string height adjustments without requiring removal of the neck or strings. Its long-tenon design enhances the wood coupling between body and neck, further boosting low-end resonance.

This model features a modified peghead shape with an angled-back design, script-style Taylor logo and paua purfling that culminates in a distinctive visual flourish at its crown. Other aesthetic touches include a full-body gloss finish, new paua/mother-of-pearl Continental Deluxe inlays, a single-ring paua/Honduran rosewood rosette, a Honduran rosewood curve wing bridge, Indian rosewood bridge pins, grained ivoroid binding, and paua fretboard and top purfling. Equipped with LR Baggs Element VTC electronics and Gotoh 510 antique gold tuners with ebony buttons, this model comes in a deluxe hardshell case with a British Cocoa exterior.

Features
Low-End Depth, High-End Artistry

This deeper Grand Pacific round-shoulder dreadnought offers old-school warmth, elaborate visual details signature Taylor playability.

Grand Pacific - This round-shoulder dreadnought delivers a new flavor of warm, rich Taylor tone.

Honduran Rosewood Body Wood - Extremely dense compared to other rosewood species, Honduran rosewood sings with a uniquely smooth voice that makes it worthy of our finest guitars.

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.

Adirondack Spruce Top Wood - Known for its high volume ceiling and dynamic, lively response, Adirondack spruce retains exceptional clarity even with an aggressive attack.

LR Baggs Element VTC Electronics - 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.

Gold Label Hardshell Case British Cocoa

Specifications

Highlights
Number of Strings 6 String
OrientationRight Handed
Body Shape Grand Pacific
Bracing System Fanned V-Class with Tonal Rout
Color Natural
Electronics LR Baggs - Element VTC
Case/Bag Gold Label Hardshell Case British Cocoa

Body
Top Wood Adirondack Spruce
Back/Side Wood Honduran Rosewood
Rosette Honduran Rosewood and Paua Single Ring, Bound Sound Hole
Back Configuration 4-Piece, Simons Wedge
Body Binding .080" Grained Ivoroid, Round Over Edges
Top Finish Gloss
Back/Side Finish Gloss

Neck
Neck Wood Neo-Tropical Mahogany
Fretboard Wood West African Crelicam Ebony
Neck Profile Standard Carve
Fretboard Inlay Mother-of-Pearl Continental
Fretboard Binding West African Crelicam Ebony
Neck Finish Satin

Peghead
Nut Width 1-3/4"
Peghead Veneer Wood West African Crelicam Ebony
Scale Length 25-1/2"
Peghead Inlay Mother-of-Pearl Continental
Peghead Type Paddle
Peghead Finish Gloss

Other
Bridge Honduran Rosewood
Nut & Saddle White TUSQ Nut, White Micarta Saddle
Bridge Pins Bone
Strings D'Addario XS Coated Phosphor Bronze Light (.012 - .053)
Pickguard Ivoroid/Tortoise, with Engraving
Tuners Gotoh 510 Antique Chrome with Ebony EN01 Buttons
Strap Pin Black