Builder’s Edition 524ce
Builder’s Edition guitars showcase Taylor’s finest craftsmanship, comfortenhancing design elements, beautiful aesthetics, V-Class bracing and the rich, articulate tone of all-solid-wood construction. They continue to earn high praise from both casual and pro players for their unmatched playability and refined musical personalities. We’re excited to introduce a trio of new Builder’s Edition models featuring solid Urban Ash back and sides, responsibly sourced in Southern California. The tonewood yields a warm, woody sound with a strong focus on the fundamental note and controlled overtones. Tone-shaping V-Class bracing boosts volume, draws out the sustain and serves up spot-on intonation along the entire neck. Each new guitar comes with our Compass inlay scheme in Italian acrylic, premium Gotoh 510 antique chrome tuners with matching buttons, a firestripe pickguard, black/ivoroid purfling, ES2 electronics and a Taylor deluxe hardshell case. Like other guitars in our Builder’s Edition Collection, the new additions feature a suite of hand-pleasing contouring details (a beveled armrest and cutaway, chamfered body edges and a Curve Wing bridge) that make them more comfortable to hold and easier to play. However, in a departure from the silent satin finish standard across the collection, each new model flaunts a lustrous gloss finish.
Builder’s Edition 524ce : This versatile Grand Auditorium, like our popular Builder’s Edition 324ce, boasts a solid mahogany top that adds midrange character and a bit of natural compression to its sound. The entire guitar features a Kona burst for a dusky, alluring aesthetic
Specifications
Body
- Top Wood: Mahogany
- Back/Side Wood: Urban Ash
- Bracing: V-Class
Neck
- Neck: Mahogany
- Fretboard: West African Crelicam Ebony
- Nut Width: 1-3/4”
- Scale Length: 25-1/2”
Electronics
Miscellaneous
- Guitar Protection: Deluxe Hardshell Case, Brown
- Strings: D’Addario XS Coated Phosphor Bronze Light