Builders's Edition 324ce

Our new Builder Edition 324ce is a giant leap forward in the world of wood coupled with our cutting-edge Builders Edition accoutrements. Using locally harvested Urban Ash back and sides with a tropical mahogany top this guitar sonically delivers on all notes. Builder's edition appointments include silent satin finish, bevelled armrest and cutaway, chamfered body edging treatment, with a dark edgeburst finish. These features create an incredible fit and feel like no other.

Grand Auditorium

When you think of a Taylor Guitar the chances are you think of a Grand Auditorium. For over 20 years it has been the classic Taylor body shape, with just the right blend of tonal balance, projection, note articulation, top end shimmer and unbelievable feel playability - it has been a hallmark of the guitar industry and a go to for players of all ages, abilities and musical direction. With a width / depth like that of the dreadnought but with sleeker lines and a narrower waist that make it easily identifiable from across the room - this most versatile of guitar platforms provides a level playing field and from bedroom, touring or studio musicians alike, just makes you want to keep on playing.

Urban Ash

Also known as Shamel or evergreen ash, Urban Ash offers a musical response similar to high-quality Honduran mahogany with a warm, woody and punchy voice that offers a midrange emphasis and will complement many playing styles. Sourced responsibly form trees in residential areas of California, Urban Ash is testament to Taylor’s values of environmental stewardship and responsibility.

Tropical Mahogany

Mahogany is known for its meaty midrange character, featuring a strong fundamental focus often described as “punchy,” “woody,” or “dry,” because it doesn’t produce a lot of ringing overtones. Mahogany’s earthy voice has been featured on many roots music recordings over the years. Mahogany is a good wood to anchor a discussion of tones, as a lot of other wood tones can be described in relation to it. Its essential sonic profile is well represented in the midrange frequencies. Acoustic guitars in general tend to live in the midrange portion of the sound spectrum, but mahogany in particular displays a lot of midrange character. That thick, present midrange sound is sometimes described in guitar circles as meaty, organic or even chewy; whenever a player digs in on the fretboard, they're tapping into the core of the harmonic content of what a guitar produces. Those great midrange frequencies produce overtones that stack up and produce bloom, giving the sound extra girth. When one hears the resulting harmonics, the chewy tone serves up a big mouthful of midrange. As a popular tonewood for many decades, mahogany has been used on scads of old school acoustic recordings, and that sonic heritage carries across various strains of roots music, from blues to folk to slack key.

ES-2 Pickup

If you need to amplify your sound, you'll love the revolutionary onboard ES2 pickup system. The 3 individual sensors located behind the saddle combine with the pro-grade preamp to deliver an unmatched dynamics, perfect for live or studio.

V-class Bracing

Bracing is the internal framework of an acoustic guitar that plays a vital role in the way the instrument shapes the sound. Although X-bracing has been standard in acoustic guitars for over a century, it creates an innate conflict between two key elements of a guitar's sound: volume and sustain. The guitar's top (its soundboard) contributes significantly to both. The flexibility of the top generates volume (projection), while its stiffness generates sustain. And with X-braced guitar tops, here's where the trade-off comes in: when something is made stiffer, its flexibility is reduced (and vice versa). V-Class bracing changes all that. With Taylor's V-Class bracing, an acoustic guitar top can be both stiff and flexible — for more volume and sustain. V-Class bracing provides stiffness parallel to the strings for more rigidity and hence sustain. Flexibility on either side generates the air movement necessary for robust projection - so it's the best of both worlds. This groundbreaking innovation also improves intonation, not only producing notes that are louder and with longer sustain — but more in tune with each other. V-Class bracing also boosts volume evenly across the tonal spectrum, increases sustain, and improves the natural intonation of the instrument by creating a more synergistic response from the soundboard. This fosters a more harmonious relationship between the notes you play, helping chords to ring out in cohesive splendor. Pick up a Taylor with V-Class bracing and experience it for yourself.

Body

• Back Config : 2-piece No Wedge
• Rosette Size : Single Ring
• Back/Side Finish : Silent Satin
• Stain/Sunburst : Tobacco Kona Burst
• Armrest : Yes
• Top Finish : Silent Satin
• Armrest Binding : Beveled, Neo-Tropcial
• Rosette Material : Faux Pearl

Neck

• Neck Width : 1-3/4"
• Fretboard Binding/Edge Treatment : West African Crelicam Ebony
• Type of Neck Joint : Scarf
• Fretboard Wood : West African Crelicam Ebony
• Heel Length : 3-1/4"
• Fretboard Inlay : Compass, Italian Acrylic
• Heel Cap Binding : West African Crelicam Ebony
• Neck/Heel : Tropical Mahogany
• Neck Finish : Satin

Peghead

• Peghead Finish : Satin
• Peghead Type : Standard
• Headstock Overlay : West African Crelicam Ebony
• Peghead Logo : Italian Acrylic
• Peghead Inlay : Compass, Italian Acrylic

Other

• Bridge Pins : West African Crelicam Ebony
• Buttons : Gold
• Scale Length : 25-1/2"
• Bracing : V-Class Bracing
• Tuners : Gotoh
• Strings : Phosphor Bronze Light
• Body Width : 16"
• Nut & Saddle : Tusq Nut, Micarta Saddle
• Truss Rod Cover : West African Crelicam Ebony
• Number of Frets : 20
• Case : Taylor Deluxe Hardshell Brown
• Body Length : 20"
• Body Depth : 4 5/8"