DN8

Taylor DN8 Features

  • Dreadnought
    shape:
    Dreadnought
    The potent tone flatpickers and strummers love.
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  • CV with Relief Rout
    bracing:
    CV with Relief Rout
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  • Indian Rosewood
    wood:
    Indian Rosewood
    Traditional and versatile with a broad tonal range.
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    Sitka Spruce
    wood:
    Sitka Spruce
    The tonewood standard used on most guitars.    
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  • Acoustic 8 Series
    appointments:
    Acoustic 8 Series
    Cosmetic and performance details that define each series.
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Acoustic Guitar Options

Wood
  • Western Red Cedar Top $100
  • Engelmann Spruce Top $100
Color
  • Tobacco Sunburst (top only) $200
  • Honey Sunburst (top only) $200
Pickguard options (black, clear, tortoise, none) No charge
No strap pin No charge
Expression System® Pickup (Acoustic models only) $400
Bone nut/saddle $120
3-piece back No charge
Lefty or lefty strung righty No charge
Taylor chrome tuners No charge
Gotoh 510 Antique Gold tuners w/ black buttons $250
Nut widths: 1 11/16" or 1 7/8" (except nylons) $200
Gotoh 510 Antique Gold $200
Short-scale neck (except Nylons) $200

Left-handed or left-handed strung right-handed is available free of charge.

View all Acoustic 8 options

Contact your local dealer to order your customized DN8

Guitar Specs

Specifications

Shape Dreadnought
Price $2,998
Number of Strings 6
Back/Side Wood Indian Rosewood
Scale length 25-1/2"
Top Wood Sitka Spruce
Body Length 20"
Electronics None
Body Width 16"
Cutaway None
Body Depth 4 5/8"
Nut & Saddle Tusq
Neck Width 1-3/4"
Neck/Heel Tropical Mahogany
Bracing CV Bracing with Relief Rout
Fretboard Wood Ebony
Fretboard Inlay 4mm Abalone Dots
Headstock Overlay Indian Rosewood
Binding Ivoroid
Bridge Inlay None
Bridge Pins Ebony with Abalone Dots
Tuners Taylor Gold
Truss Rod Cover Indian Rosewood
Back/Side Finish Gloss
Top Finish Gloss
Neck Finish Satin
Pickguard None
Case Taylor Deluxe Hardshell Brown
Number of Frets 20
Armrest Binding None
Back Config 2-piece No Wedge
Backstrap Wood None
Backstrap Finish None
Brand of Strings Elixir Medium
Buttons Gold
Edge Trim None
Filler (Body) Clear
Filler (Neck) Brown
Fingerboard Ext None
Fretboard Binding Ivoroid
Heel Cap Binding Ivoroid
Heel length 3-1/2"
Material Fiber
Peghead Finish Gloss
Peghead Purfling None
Peghead Inlay None
Peghead Binding None
Peghead Logo Taylor Mother of Pearl
Peghead Type Standard
Rosette Mat. Abalone
Rosette Size Three Ring
Stain/Sunburst None
Type of Neck Joint Scarf
Wedge None
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