Taylor Gold Label 517e

Serial Number 1206255020

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With its deep, expansive voice and extraordinary projection, the Gold Label 517e adds a powerful new dimension to the Gold Label Collection. Designed to produce an older, more traditional acoustic sound, this model blends warm, old-school tone with modern playability. Crafted with solid mahogany back and sides and a natural torrefied Sitka spruce top for a mature, played-in sound from day one, this gloss-finish Grand Pacific model offers a rich midrange character with a clear, woody response. Our round-shoulder dreadnought shape—updated here with a slightly deeper body—delivers incredible low-end power while a slender, satin-finish Taylor neck provides smooth playability. Inside, fanned V-Class bracing boosts volume, lengthens sustain and improves intonation along the entire fretboard. Taylor's patented long-tenon Action Control Neck™ joint enhances the wood coupling between neck and body to boost low-end resonance while enabling easy and precise adjustments to string height.

Showcasing the Gold Label Collection’s unique design details, this model features a modified headstock with an angled back cut and script-style Taylor logo inlay and a firestripe pickguard with a distinct shape. The appointment package also includes a Honduran rosewood Curve Wing bridge with Indian rosewood bridge pins, cream-colored Crest inlays on the fretboard and peghead, cream body binding, and a cream single-ring rosette. Outfitted with Taylor nickel tuners and LR Baggs Element VTC electronics, the Gold Label 517e ships in a British Cocoa deluxe hardshell case.

Features
Powerful Vintage Warmth

Deep, resonant sound meets refined comfort for players who crave vintage tone and easy playability.

Grand Pacific - This round-shoulder dreadnought delivers a new flavor of warm, rich Taylor tone.

Tropical Mahogany Body Wood - A midrange powerhouse. Mahogany is prized for balance and articulation, making it one of the best all-around tonewoods there is.

Action Control Neck - Building on Taylor’s legacy of easy-playing necks, the new Action Control Neck pairs a long-tenon joint for added warmth and depth with a patented system for effortless string height adjustment.

Sitka Spruce Top Wood - The soundboard choice for most guitars, Sitka spruce produces a broad dynamic range and accommodates a versatile range of playing styles.

Electronics - LR Baggs Element VTC, This undersaddle pickup channels tone from the movement of a guitar’s top, delivering a remarkably warm, detailed sound in Gold Label and Legacy Collection guitars.

Gold Label Hardshell Case British Cocoa

Specifications

Highlights
Number of Strings 6 String
Orientation Right Handed
Body Shape Grand Pacific
Bracing System Fanned V-Class with Tonal Route
Color Natural
Electronics LR Baggs - Element VTC
Case/Bag Gold Label Hardshell Case British Cocoa

Body
Top Wood Sitka Spruce
Back/Side Wood Neo-Tropical Mahogany
Rosette Cream (.075")/.032" Black/Cream (.075") Single Ring
Back Configuration 2-piece No Wedge
Body Binding Cream
Armrest None
Top Finish Gloss
Back/Side Finish Gloss

Neck
Neck Wood Neo-Tropical Mahogany
Fretboard Wood West African Crelicam Ebony
Neck Profile Standard Carve
Fretboard Inlay Cream Crest
Fretboard Binding West African Crelicam Ebony
Neck Finish Satin

Peghead
Nut Width 1-3/4"
Peghead Veneer Wood West African Crelicam Ebony
Scale Length 25-1/2"
Peghead Inlay Cream Crest
Peghead Type Paddle
Peghead Binding None
Peghead Finish Gloss

Other
Bridge Honduran Rosewood
Nut & Saddle White TUSQ Nut, White Micarta Saddle
Bridge Pins Indian Rosewood
Strings D'Addario XS Coated Phosphor Bronze Light (.012 - .053)
Pickguard Firestripe
Tuners Taylor Nickel with Nickel Buttons
Strap Pin Black
End Pin Bronze