500 Series Guitars
Starting at $2,799 USD C$3,699 CAD SFr.3299 CHF kr22499 DKK £2,699 GBP €2999 EUR kr29999 NOK kr31499 SEK
Mahogany Magic
Mahogany boasts a long heritage in the world of musical instruments, and it's beloved as a tonewood for acoustic guitars for its woody response and dry, focused quality that emphasizes the fundamental note. In the Taylor 500 Series, we combine solid neo-tropical mahogany backs and sides topped with Western Red cedar, mahogany, or torrefied Sitka spruce (Builder's Edition models), offering two bold voices in a range of body shapes to accommodate different playing styles musical applications. With V-Class bracing inside every model to boost volume, sustain, and overall harmony between notes, these guitars serve up an appealing blend of power, midrange presence and warmth with minimal overtones.
Meet the 500 Series
Mahogany and Western Red cedar offer distinctive musical personalities that are unique to the 500 Series.
500 Grand Auditorium
Starting at $2,799 USD
2 Models
524ce
Top Wood: Tropical Mahogany
Body Wood: Tropical Mahogany
Shape: Grand Auditorium
Cutaway: Venetian Cutaway
Electronics: Expression System® 2
Specialty: 6-String
Orientation: Right Handed, Left Handed
514ce
Top Wood: Western Red Cedar
Body Wood: Tropical Mahogany
Shape: Grand Auditorium
Cutaway: Venetian Cutaway
Electronics: Expression System® 2
Specialty: 6-String
Orientation: Right Handed, Left Handed
500 Grand Concert
Starting at $2,799 USD
6 Models
562ce
Top Wood: Tropical Mahogany
Body Wood: Tropical Mahogany
Shape: Grand Concert
Cutaway: Venetian Cutaway
Electronics: Expression System® 2
Specialty: 12-String, 12-Fret
Orientation: Right Handed, Left Handed
512ce
Top Wood: Western Red Cedar
Body Wood: Tropical Mahogany
Shape: Grand Concert
Cutaway: Venetian Cutaway
Electronics: Expression System® 2
Specialty: 6-String
Orientation: Right Handed, Left Handed
512ce 12-Fret
Top Wood: Western Red Cedar
Body Wood: Tropical Mahogany
Shape: Grand Concert
Cutaway: Venetian Cutaway
Electronics: Expression System® 2
Specialty: 6-String, 12-Fret
Orientation: Right Handed, Left Handed
522ce
Top Wood: Tropical Mahogany
Body Wood: Tropical Mahogany
Shape: Grand Concert
Cutaway: Venetian Cutaway
Electronics: Expression System® 2
Specialty: 6-String
Orientation: Right Handed, Left Handed
522e 12-Fret
Top Wood: Tropical Mahogany
Body Wood: Tropical Mahogany
Shape: Grand Concert
Cutaway: Non-cutaway
Electronics: Expression System® 2
Specialty: 6-String, 12-Fret
Orientation: Right Handed, Left Handed
522ce 12-Fret
Top Wood: Tropical Mahogany
Body Wood: Tropical Mahogany
Shape: Grand Concert
Cutaway: Venetian Cutaway
Electronics: Expression System® 2
Specialty: 6-String, 12-Fret
Orientation: Right Handed, Left Handed
500 Builder's Edition
Starting at $2,799 USD
3 Models
Builder's Edition 517
Top Wood: Sitka Spruce
Body Wood: Tropical Mahogany
Shape: Grand Pacific
Cutaway: Non-cutaway
Electronics: No Electronics
Specialty: 6-String
Orientation: Right Handed Only
Builder's Edition 517 WHB
Top Wood: Sitka Spruce
Body Wood: Tropical Mahogany
Shape: Grand Pacific
Cutaway: Non-cutaway
Electronics: No Electronics
Specialty: 6-String
Orientation: Right Handed Only
Builder's Edition 517e WHB
Top Wood: Sitka Spruce
Body Wood: Tropical Mahogany
Shape: Grand Pacific
Cutaway: Non-cutaway
Electronics: Expression System® 2
Specialty: 6-String
Orientation: Right Handed Only
500 Grand Pacific
Starting at $2,999 USD
1 Models
Builder's Edition 517e
Top Wood: Sitka Spruce
Body Wood: Tropical Mahogany
Shape: Grand Pacific
Cutaway: Non-cutaway
Electronics: Expression System® 2
Specialty: 6-String
Orientation: Right Handed, Left Handed
FEATURES
Heritage Tonewoods with Dusky Aesthetics
Alluring aesthetic appointments reflect the dark, textured sound of the 500 Series' tonewood pairings.
Choose a Flavor: All-Mahogany or Mahogany + Cedar
Cedar-topped models in the 500 Series (middle digit "1") offer remarkable soft-touch sensitivity and midrange warmth, while mahogany-topped guitars (middle digit "2") provide a touch of compression resulting in a pleasingly balanced response.
Player-Focused Design Sensibility
The 500 Series features the slender Taylor Neck, an optional 12-fret setup in Grand Concert models and the chamfered edges of our Builder's Edition guitars, offering comfort at every turn. Internally, our V-Class bracing draws out the essential tonal qualities of the premium tonewods.
Expression System 2 Acoustic Pickup
Our proprietary Expression System 2 acoustic behind-the-saddle pickup generates clean, authentic amplified tone whenever you need to plug in.
Striking, Yet Performance-Forward Aesthetic Style
The standard appointment package for the 500 Series includes Century fretboard inlays in grained ivoroid, faux tortoiseshell binding and a dusky shaded edgeburst finish treatment for mahogany-topped models.
12-String, 12-Fret and Non-Cutaway Options
The 500 Series is home to the all-mahogany 12-string 562ce, as well as two 12-fret models that offer additional midrange heft and playing comfort. Those seeking a full-body look will appreciate the non-cutaway 522e 12-Fret and the Grand Pacific Builder's Edition 517e.
Hardshell Case Included with Every Guitar
All models in the 500 Series ship with a deluxe hardshell guitar case for protection during transport and storage.
Builder's Edition Model: the Grand Pacific 517e
The Builder's Edition 517e was one of our first Grand Pacific guitars. Boasting chamfered body and fretboard edges and a compound-carve neck profile, this dreadnought-style guitar offers seamless playing comfort along with a rich, seasoned tone. A torrefied Sitka spruce top adds an aged-in sweetness to the mahogany's warmth and focus. It's available with or without ES2 electronics as well as a Wild Honey Burst color treatment.
"This guitar is going to serve well for many different genres from pop to rock to jazz to country."
NAMM Best in Show, Winter 2019
“It is reassuring to note that a human armed with a chisel and old-fashioned ingenuity is capable of making waves—waves of both surf and sound, perhaps the biggest revolution in acoustic guitar architecture since the dawn of X-Bracing.”
Without question, the addition of the Grand Pacific line results in a great expansion of the tonal options that the company has available. Players looking to combine dreadnought tones with Taylor’s famous precision would do well to check out this new guitar.
Not only do the guitars introduce a new body style, they also offer a new tonality for Taylor.
A stage-ready, tonally adept instrument that will provide the goods reliably for years.
The name Taylor has always evoked a particular sound—articulation and clarity in the top end... With its wide waist and round-shoulder dreadnought body shape, the decidedly vintage-inspired Grand Pacific—Taylor’s newest, and perhaps most adventurous guitar yet—seeks to upend those notions.
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Solid tonewoods, V-Class bracing and signature Taylor playability—everything you need in a guitar, and nothing you don't.
GT
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Academy
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200 Standard, Plus and Deluxe models offer three tiers of musical inspiration and a diverse collection visual styles.
300
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400
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Indian rosewood and Sitka spruce deliver balanced, adaptable tone that can perform across different playing styles.
600
Series Guitars
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700
Series Guitars
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800
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900
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Indian rosewood and Sitka spruce with V-Class bracing make for a distinctively bold voice with incredible tonal balance.
Koa
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Hawaiian koa's sparkling, bold musical response is famous for improving with time, giving these guitars a multigenerational appeal.
Presentation
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GS Mini
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Solid tops, a comfortable feel and a spontaneous musical personality put GS Mini guitars in a class of their own.
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Baby Taylor
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Please note, all models are available in a left-handed configuration at no additional charge, except most Builder's Edition models.
