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AD17e Blacktop
Sitka Spruce Top | Walnut Back and Sides | Tropical Mahogany Neck | Eucalyptus Fretboard | Expression System® 2 Electronics | Aerocase
Series: The American Dream®
UPC: #00887766116035
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1,949USD
Responsibly Sourced Materials
AeroCase Included
Sturdy and protective AeroCase included at no extra charge.
Lifetime Warranty with Registration
Limited Lifetime Warranty (U.S./Canada) or Extended Warranty (Details)
Factory Expert Service & Support
Responsive customer service from factory experts trained to help you get the most out of your guitar.
- Made in America with all-solid tonewoods
- Walnut/spruce combo serves up warm, seasoned tone
- V-Class bracing adds power and sustain
- Grand Pacific body offers a classic vibe and look
- Includes ES2 pickup and AeroCase for protection
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Overview
AD17e Blacktop
Watch VideoOne of the lowest-priced all-solid-wood guitars produced in our California facility, the AD17e Blacktop from the American Dream Series offers players a more accessible entry point to the tonal complexity and sophistication that come with solid-wood construction. Walnut back and sides pair with a spruce top to produce a warm, shimmering midrange with a splash of treble clarity, and you'll hear clear low-end power thanks to the dreadnought-style body and V-Class bracing inside. This model is dressed in a striking blacktop color treatment for the soundboard, and it ships with our ES2 acoustic pickup and a lightweight, yet sturdy AeroCase.
Gold Award
The back-to-basics simplicity of the AD17 Blacktop’s appearance may be minimalistic, but its tone is astonishingly upscale and luxurious.
Gold Award
Playability is simply superb, with the neck providing a smooth slinky feel that lives up to the 'dream' designation of the series name.
Gold Award
Befitting its large, dreadnought- style dimensions, the AD17 delivers powerful volume projection but, unlike the typical scooped mids of a dreadnought, its mid- range is impressively boosted, providing a rich, sweet, well-balanced voice that is ideal for fingerstyle as well as punchy rhythm playing.
Gold Award
The resonance and sustain is also impressive, with decay that retains body and blends seamlessly with the percussive blast of the initial pick attack.
Features
Grand Pacific
This round-shoulder dreadnought delivers a new flavor of warm, rich Taylor tone.
Walnut
Walnut’s crisp highs are balanced by a deep, woody low end that emerges as the guitar is played in.
Sitka Spruce
The soundboard choice for most guitars, Sitka spruce produces a broad dynamic range and accommodates a versatile range of playing styles.
Expression System® 2
The Expression System® 2 captures more of a guitar’s dynamic properties using a breakthrough behind-the-saddle design.
V-Class Bracing
Our patented V-Class bracing is a revolutionary new pattern — a new sonic engine — that marks a major shift away from traditional steel-string bracing patterns.