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A Seriously Potent Grand Pacific with V-Class Bracing





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The 417e-R represents all of the tonal versatility that Taylor’s 400 series has to offer ? with unquestionable power. This acoustic-electric Grand Pacific features revolutionary V-Class bracing, which boosts volume evenly across the tonal spectrum, increases sustain, and improves the natural intonation of the instrument by creating a more synergistic response from the soundboard. This fosters a more harmonious relationship between the notes you play, helping chords to ring out in cohesive splendor. If you’re a guitarist who appreciates the robust lows and crisp highs of rosewood along with the dynamic range of spruce, you’ll find everything you need and more in the 417e-R.





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Bold Grand Pacific projection





The Grand Pacific body style is all about power. Given its larger overall body size and wider waist, the 417e-R launches every note forward with sufficient warmth, creating a rounded-out and perfectly overlapped sound. Another perk that this body style provides is deeper low-end projection. However, given the 417e-R's unique bracing architecture, you'll get all the deep bottom sound you've been looking for without unnecessary muddiness or bleed.





Serial 1209183090


Serial 1209183090


V-Class bracing: a sonic revelation





Bracing is the internal framework of an acoustic guitar that helps shape its sound. Although X-bracing has been standard in acoustic guitars for over a century, it creates an innate conflict between two key elements of a guitar’s sound: volume and sustain. The guitar’s top (its soundboard) contributes to both. The flexibility of the top generates volume (projection), while its stiffness generates sustain. And with X-braced guitar tops, here’s where the tradeoff comes in: when something is made stiffer, its flexibility is reduced (and vice versa).





V-Class bracing changes all that. With Taylor’s V-Class bracing, an acoustic guitar top can be both stiff and flexible ? for more volume and sustain. V-Class bracing provides stiffness parallel to the strings for more rigidity and hence sustain. Flexibility on either side generates the air movement necessary for robust projection. It’s the best of both worlds. This groundbreaking innovation also improves intonation ? not only producing notes that are louder and have longer sustain, but are also more in tune with each other. Guitarists at Sweetwater are gobsmacked. But don’t take our word for it ? pick up the superb Taylor 417e-R and experience it for yourself!





A classic tonewood combination





Nothing beats the sound of rosewood topped with spruce. As a top tonewood, Sitka spruce offers a combination of strength and elasticity that delivers a broad dynamic range with crisp articulation ideal for a wide range of playing styles, from delicate fingerpicking to aggressive flatpicked strumming. Used for the back and sides of the 417e-R, Indian rosewood gives this guitar a diversified tone with a deep low end, scooped mid-frequencies, and stunningly high notes. When spruce and rosewood join forces with the 417e-R's Grand Pacific body shape, the result is an impressively powerful and deep acoustic output with just the right amount of possible tonal personality. You can’t go wrong with this beloved woods cocktail, and the 417e-R draws out nothing but it's best features.





Serial 1209183090


Serial 1209183090


Cutting-edge Taylor Expression System 2 electronics





If you play plugged in, then you’re going to love the Taylor Expression System 2 (ES2) electronics built into your 417e-R. The key to this fantastic system is the 3-section proprietary pickup located behind the saddle. Because of where it’s positioned and how it’s integrated into the 417e-R’s saddle, the ES2 pickup provides you with remarkably clear and accurate sound. In addition to a master volume control, a pair of tone controls lets you tweak your highs and lows to get the sound you need, and a discrete phase switch offers vital onboard feedback suppression.





Taylor 417e-R Acoustic-electric Guitar Features:


Solid Sitka spruce and Indian rosewood tonewoods facilitate classic tonal strength with a wide dynamic range


Grand Pacific body shape emits a warm and rounded tone with zero muddiness


Incredibly clear 3-section Taylor Expression 2 electronics system


Durable scarf neck/headstock joint


V-Class bracing with relief route for a balanced boost of volume and sustain


14-fret neck to body count


TUSQ nut and Micarta saddle promote authentic string vibration


Satin-finished neck makes playing feel natural


Complimentary nickel hardware and tuning machines


Serial 1209183090