Taylor Guitars
Tone
Describing tone is like trying to explain what vanilla ice cream tastes like. We describe it in relation to something else, or by using subjective terms. Yet, words fail to describe what the ear never fails to hear. While most players would agree with our descriptions, let your own ears be the judge.
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Features
Woods
Wood Types
Tropical American Mahogany
Swietenia macrophylla
Mahogany is supple enough to make excellent, responsive bodies, yet sufficiently strong and stable to use for our famous necks. The mahogany used in our 500 Series produces a bright, clear tone, with a unique balance that yields an expressive dynamic range in response to even the lightest touch. This makes our 500 Series guitars especially popular with fingerstyle guitarists and blues players. The African mahogany used on our 300 Series has similar tonal properties to Tropical American mahogany, while the African sapele used on our 100 Series, 200 Series, and our Baby Taylors is slightly denser and yields a "tighter" response. The majority of our series have Tropical American Mahogany necks.

Available on the 500 Series and select limited editions.