Taylor Gold Label 517e Mahogany/Torrefied Sitka

Overview

• Deeper Grand Pacific body for incredible warmth and power

• Torrefied Sitka spruce top adds aged-in sweetness and depth

• Solid mahogany back and sides offer bold midrange

• Long-tenon neck joint with exceptional adjustability

• Includes LR Baggs Element VTC pickup and deluxe hardshell case

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.

Highlights

• Number of Strings: 6 String

• Orientation: Right Handed

• Body Shape: Grand Pacific

• Bracing System: Fanned V-Class with Tonal Rout

• 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