Taylor Gold Label 517e as an acoustic-electric guitar
If you are looking for an acoustic-electric guitar with a mature, open voice from the very first moment, the Taylor Gold Label 517e stands in a special class. This model from the Gold Label collection combines vintage charm with modern playability and suits guitarists who value warmth, resonance and detail.
The Grand Pacific body uses a round-shoulder dreadnought shape and is built slightly deeper than the standard form. In practice, that gives you extra low end, strong projection and the broad, full character many players want from a large acoustic guitar.
Construction, tonewoods and playing feel
The back and sides are made of solid mahogany, paired with a torrefied Sitka spruce top. That torrefied top gives this steel-string guitar a more mature, played-in response from day one. Inside, Taylor uses its fanned V-Class bracing system to increase volume, extend sustain and improve intonation across the fingerboard.
The Taylor 517e also shows careful detail work throughout. The mahogany neck has a satin finish for a comfortable grip, while the West-African Crelicam ebony fingerboard offers 20 frets and a 25.5-inch scale length. A natural high-gloss finish on the body highlights the wood and grain, joined by a Honduran rosewood Curve Wing bridge, cream single-ring rosette, cream binding and crest inlays on the fingerboard and headstock.
Ready for stage and recording
For amplified use, this acoustic guitar comes with LR Baggs Element VTC electronics, helping the instrument’s own character come through clearly live and in the studio. A deluxe British Cocoa hard-shell case is included to protect the Taylor Gold Label 517e during transport.
With an instrument in this class, good advice can matter as much as the specifications. At Magna Music, you can rely on personal guidance from players who know what to look for in a high-end acoustic guitar for recording, performance or intensive daily use.
