Taylor Jacob Collier Signature JCSM-5 electro-acoustic guitar
Taylor is thrilled to introduce the Jacob Collier Signature Model, designed with the visionary and innovative, GRAMMY award-winning artist who is constantly pushing the boundaries of music. This 5-string edition of the Jacob Collier Signature Model is inspired by a custom 5-string Taylor acoustic guitar that the acclaimed singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer has been playing for several years. Designed with Jacob, the JCSM-5 features Taylor’s compact Grand Concert body style and is crafted with solid, Select-grade Hawaiian koa top, back and sides that display rich variegation. The ebony chosen for the fretboard, bridge and headstock overlay features natural marbling, showcasing a blend of espresso and caramel hues. The visual character of the woods gives each guitar its own unique personality, which means each owner will enjoy a truly one-of-a-kind instrument to inspire their musical pursuits.
Like Jacob’s personal Taylor guitar, the JCSM-5 is tuned to DAEAD to offer players the same unique voicing he loves. For beginners, this makes the guitar more accessible with simpler chord voicings. For more advanced players, it offers a whole new tonal palette to explore, which promises to spark fresh musical discoveries.
Highlights
- Grand Concert 5-string body shape
- Hawaiian koa top, back and sides
- Ebony fingerboard, bridge and headstock
- Koa truss rod cover with laser-engraved JC logo
- Equipped with LR Baggs Element VTC electronics
- High-end Gotoh 510 tuners with antique chrome buttons
- Supplied with guitar strap and Taylor AeroCase
The 5-string edition is inspired by a Taylor 5-string acoustic guitar that Jacob has been playing for several years. ‘I dreamed of this guitar tuning for many, many years before it existed,’ explains Jacob. ‘And then one day I asked Taylor: ‘How would you feel about putting a five-string guitar on a six-string neck tuned in a very strange way, with exactly the same scale as a normal guitar, but with a different set of intervals?’ And they said yes, which changed my whole life.’ Like Collier's Taylor guitar, the 5-string is tuned to D-A-D-A-D to give musicians the same unique sound he loves. For beginners, this makes the guitar more accessible with simpler chords. For more advanced players, it offers a whole new tonal palette to explore, promising to spark new musical discoveries. Both the 5-string and 6-string editions feature a Grand Concert body made from solid Hawaiian koa with a matte finish. The fingerboard, bridge and headstock are all made from ebony, specially chosen for its rich variety of colours. Both models feature Jacob's signature aesthetic touches, including a koa truss rod cover with a laser-etched JC logo and an interior label that also bears the logo. Other visual details on both guitars include a single black maple rosette, black top trim, 4mm mother-of-pearl fretboard inlays and a mother-of-pearl Taylor logo on the headstock. Equipped with ultra-precise Gotoh 510 antique chrome tuners with matching knobs and LR Baggs Element VTC electronics, the Jacob Collier signature model delivers natural acoustic sound when plugged in. It comes in a brown AeroCase.
Features:
Key points
- Body shape: Grand Concert
- Orientation: Right-handed only
- Bridge: V-Class
- String gauge: .053‘-.042’-.030‘-.017’-.012‘
- Electronics: LR Baggs - Element VTC
- Case: Brown Aerocase
- Nut width: 4.3 cm (1-11/16’)
- Scale length: 24-7/8’ (63.2 cm)
Body
- Top: Hawaiian koa
- Back/sides: Hawaiian koa
- Soundhole rosette: Black/maple/black - Single ring
- Top finish: Matte
- Back/sides finish: Matt
Neck
- Neck wood: New-tropical mahogany
- Fingerboard wood: West African ebony
- Fingerboard inlay: Mother-of-pearl 4 mm dots
Head
- Head type: Paddle
- Head veneer: Coloured West African wood Crelicam
- Head inlay: Matt
Other
- Headstock: black TUSQ Bridge saddle: white Micarta
- Bridge: West African ebony
- Tuning pegs: West African ebony
- Machine heads: Gotoh 510 antique chrome with antique chrome buttons
- Strap attachments: black
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