Taylor 616ce - USA 2011

From Taylor –

“Taylor’s Grand Symphony shape yields a beefy acoustic sound with extra low-end horsepower. Coupled with the package of tone-enhancing strokes brought to the maple/spruce 600 Series  players can expect impressive richness  volume and sustain. Design nuances include a back bracing profile that’s optimized for maple and a special seasoning process for the spruce top called torrefaction to produce an aged tonal character with greater acoustic resonance and responsiveness. Protein glues and an ultra-thin gloss finish minimize tonal dampening. A hand-rubbed “Brown Sugar” stain on the back and sides gives maple’s striking figure a beautiful violin-hued appearance without adding extra thickness to the finish. Featured appointments include grained ivoroid Wings fretboard inlays  an inlaid ebony backstrap  ebony binding with ivoroid purfling  an ebony/ivoroid rosette  and a striped ebony pickguard  along with Taylor’s Expression System® 2 acoustic electronics. The guitar features a Venetian cutaway and comes with a deluxe hardshell case.”

This Taylor 616 CE presents as new. There is not a mark or blemish anywhere. It has been played at home and maintained in perfect condition by a fastidious owner. 

It is a thing of rare beauty – just gorgeous to behold. And it sounds just as good – lots of rich lows without being too boomy punchy midrange and sparkly top end. 

Plug this one in and it sounds fabulous  thanks to Taylor’s impressive & improved Expression 2 pickup system.

Bob Taylor originally set out to build professional level acoustic guitars that played as easily as a high end electric guitar – and he sure succeeded with this one. It has a super playable neck with mid-low action that is comfortable in all positions. 

No fret wear, no player wear, no issues. Just a great top end Taylor at a way better than new price.

Comes in its original Taylor hard shell case in new condition.

Features -

·       Shape Grand Symphony

·       Number of Strings 6

·       Back/Side Wood Maple

·       Scale length 25-1/2"

·       Top Wood Torrefied Sitka

·       Body Length 20"

·       Electronics Expression System 2®

·       Body Width 16 1/4"

·       Cutaway Venetian

·       Body Depth 4 5/8"

·       Nut & Saddle Tusq Nut/Micarta Saddle

·       Neck Width 1-3/4"

·       Neck/Heel Hard Rock Maple

·       Bracing Advanced Performance with Relief Rout

·       Fretboard Wood Ebony

·       Fretboard Inlay Grained Ivoroid Wings

·       Headstock Overlay Ebony

·       Binding Ebony

·       Bridge Inlay None

·       Bridge Pins Ebony

·       Tuners Taylor Nickel

·       Truss Rod Cover Ebony

·       Back/Side Finish Gloss 3.5

·       Top Finish Gloss 3.5

·       Neck Finish Satin

·       Pickguard Striped Ebony

·       Case Taylor Deluxe Hardshell Brown

·       Number of Frets 20

·       Armrest Binding None

·       Back Config 2-piece No Wedge

·       Backstrap Wood Ebony with Inlay

·       Backstrap Finish Gloss

·       Brand of Strings Elixir Phosphor Bronze Medium

·       Buttons Nickel

·       Edge Trim None

·       Fingerboard Ext None

·       Fretboard Binding Ebony

·       Heel Cap Binding Ebony

·       Heel length 3-1/2"

·       Peghead Finish Gloss

·       Peghead Inlay Grained Ivoroid Wings

·       Peghead Binding Ebony

·       Peghead Logo Grained Ivoroid

·       Peghead Type Standard

·       Rosette Mat. Ebony/Grained Ivoroid/Abalone

·       Rosette Size Single Ring

·       Stain/Sunburst Brown Sugar

·       Type of Neck Joint Scarf