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Taylor’s Unique Grand Pacific Design with a Twist





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Taylor’s proprietary Custom Grand Pacific acoustic design has received a unique makeover! Sweetwater Sales Engineers handpicked its premium tonewood appointments to devise an entirely personalized setup that showcases complementary and stunning natural sonic harmony. That includes the vibrant and balanced deluxe Sitka spruce top, exceptionally well-sustaining Honduran rosewood back and sides, and gorgeously smooth dark ebony fingerboard. Its Grand Pacific body style promotes further warmth in tone with a clearer and more prominent low-end presence, projecting beautifully courtesy of Taylor’s proprietary V-Class bracing pattern and amplifying with equal clarity via its Expression System 2 onboard electronics. Finishing touches include a real bone nut with micarta saddles and a set of beautifully dependable Gotoh 510 tuning machines. Tap into the exquisite beauty, unique presence, and superiorly selected tonewood sonics of the Custom Grand Pacific acoustic-electric today!





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Timeless spruce and rosewood body





The Sweetwater Sales Engineers sure know how to pick them! This particular Grand Pacific comes structured with deluxe Sitka spruce as a top wood, instilling a truly traditional and balanced projecting tone. Backed by Honduran rosewood, you can expect plenty of sustain to allow each musical moment to percolate gorgeously with organic richness. On top of its stellar tonewood concoction, this guitar boasts Taylor’s proprietary Grand Pacific body shape. Originally introduced in 2019, this styling works to enhance the low-end frequencies of the guitar without muddying the tone, resulting in a clearer demonstration of the instrument’s rich and musical sound. To boot, it’s packing Taylor’s own V-Class bracing for tremendously balanced and forward projection that simply can’t be ignored. Go ahead, start strumming ? you’ll never put it down!





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ES2 electronics: accurate stage sonics for exacting performers





A standard practice across Taylor's high-performance instrument lineup, this handpicked acoustic is fitted with the proprietary ES2 Electronics System for immersive sonic projection on the stage. A precisely calibrated pickup forms the core of the ES2, resting behind the saddle for responsive, accurate tonal capture and an enhanced dynamic range. On the body, three soft-touch control knobs control volume, treble, and bass output for essential fine-tuning, while a built-in phase switch on the preamp supplies an easy fix to live frequency feedback. Between comprehensive sonic control, authentic tone, and formidable projection, the ES2 Electronics System stands ready to deliver rich response across any stage or studio environment.





Hand-spec’d by Sweetwater Sales Engineers!





In August 2023, a troupe of all-star Sweetwater Sales Engineers visited the Taylor Guitars factory in El Cajon, California, to convene with Andy Powers, the company's CEO and chief guitar designer. Leveraging Andy's expertise and masterful eye for top-tier tonewood pairings, our Sales Engineers were given the rare opportunity to spec out and customize a dozen wood set designs unique to Sweetwater ? and this guitar is one of those one-of-a-kind designs! This exclusive custom series boasts hand-selected top, back, side, and fingerboard woods, resulting in a beautifully matched organic harmony unlike any other 6-string acoustic you'll find on the planet. Sweetwater is proud to continue our longstanding partnership with Taylor, and we salute the company's exhaustive dedication to crafting fine acoustic instruments that continue to inspire and delight the eyes and ears of music makers nationwide.





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Taylor Custom Grand Pacific Acoustic-electric Guitar Features:


One-of-a-kind acoustic-electric guitar handpicked by performance-minded Sweetwater Sales Engineers at Taylor's California-based factory


Deluxe Sitka spruce top with Honduran rosewood back and sides present plenty of traditional balanced tone and rich sustain


Grand Pacific body shape enhances low-end response with stunning clarity and warmth


Ultra-smooth mahogany neck promotes enhanced navigation and comfort


Proprietary Taylor V-Class bracing with sturdy Sitka spruce


Gorgeous ebony fingerboard facilitates swift and sightly notational movement


Onboard Taylor Expression System 2 (ES2) electronics for superior onstage and in-studio sound


Real bone nut and micarta saddle ensure natural string response and intonation support


Antique gold Gotoh 510 tuners