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A Premium Koa Take on Taylor’s Custom Catch Lineup





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Making its formal debut at the 2024 NAMM Show, word of the Custom Catch #17 has made its rounds among Sweetwater's most astute acoustic acolytes. As Taylor's exemplar of all-koa tonewoods within its coveted Grand Auditorium package, the guitar's rich Hawaiian koa harbors a developing sonic character and appearance that's a serious contender in any acoustic collection. Onboard lie a family of Taylor-approved fittings, including gold hardware and tuning machines, a standard carve, a satin-finished neck, a TUSQ nut and micarta saddle combo, and decorative wooden fingerboard inlays. To boot, proprietary ES2 electronics and a formidable Taylorsense maintenance system ensure peak performance for years to come. This custom-built beauty is one of a select few available from Taylor ? call your Sweetwater Sales Engineer and grab yours before it's too late.





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AA-grade Hawaiian koa supplies supreme tone





When getting accustomed to the Custom Catch #17, players can expect a balanced, midrange-focused tone with plenty of sustain and projection. Hawaiian koa, known for it's complex aging process, lines the guitar's top, back, and sides. With each strum, koa's tone evolves into its own, eventually resulting in a warmer, highly resonant sound that's perfect for fingerstyle and rhythm-focused guitarists alike. It's all shaped to match the expectations of Taylor's proprietary Grand Auditorium body shape, developing strong sonics with contours to formulate a comfortable playing experience on any stage or in any studio.





Figured with deluxe Taylor fittings





Outlining elegance through a collection of player-preferred features and premium Taylor appointments, the Custom Catch #17 is a blend of modern instrumental performance and sightly visual appeal. A neo-tropical mahogany neck with a standard carve profile amounts to seamless movements up and down the fretboard ? complete with a Venetian cutaway for extra reach. Up top, gold Taylor hardware and tuning machines ensure optimal intonation between sets, while a micarta saddle and black TUSQ nut supply ample support and vibration authenticity. Finalized with a supreme gloss finish on the body and satin sheen for neck comfort, the Custom Catch #17 is a further testament to Taylor's contemporary crafting prowess.





Even more extras: Taylor ES2 electronics and the TaylorSense system





From the first pluck to the final touch of sustain, the Custom Catch #17 oozes supplemental acoustic tone. As a result, Taylor equipped it with its proprietary Expression System 2 (ES2) for maximum instrumental authenticity. At the core of the ES2 is a precisely calibrated pickup, resting behind the saddle for responsive, accurate capture and an enhanced dynamic range. On the body, three soft-touch control knobs ensure simple management over volume, treble, and bass output for essential fine-tuning, and a built-in phase switch on the preamp supplies an easy fix to live frequency feedback. It's all topped off with the company's renowned TaylorSense system, providing the status of your instrument's humidity, battery life, temperature, and impact for immediate maintenance and performance feedback.





Taylor Custom Catch #17 Grand Auditorium C24ce B4017 Acoustic-electric Guitar Features:


Custom-built acoustic-electric bearing premium Taylor sonics and visual appeal


Figured AA-grade Hawaiian koa top, back, and sides generate supplement acoustic tone with an expansive midrange and ample resonance


Shaped to Taylor’s popular Grand Auditorium body style for an optimal balance of comfort and projection


V-Class bracing boosts volume and sustain


Neo-tropical mahogany neck with standard carve profile facilitates seamless navigation over the entire fretboard


Responsibly sourced Crelicam ebony fingerboard with wooden inlays and silver dot side markers


TUSQ nut and micarta saddle combo ensure faithful string vibration and support


Gold Taylor hardware and tuning machines for peak intonation support


Proprietary Expression System 2 electronics faithfully captures the voice of your instrument for powerful, authentic projection


Onboard TaylorSense system provides real-time status of your instrument's humidity, battery life, temperature, and more