Description

This is a very lightly used and in excellent condition 2023 517ce Urban Ironback Grand Concert from Taylor Guitars. Taylor has a long history of introducing new and sustainable tonewoods to the guitar industry, and this is its latest development that s being introduced in the 500 Series. Sourced in Southern California, the guitar uses Urban Ironbark for the back and sides with a torrefied sitka spruce top and V-Class bracing.

What does Urban Ironbark sound like? Imagine the depth and richness of Indian rosewood pushed up to a new level. The Ironbarks hardness and density is comparable to ebony, and with the torrified spruce top the 517e creates a sound that s loud and muscular with a piano-like definition. If you want a well-rounded and seasoned guitar with low-end presence that lets you stand out in a bold way – the Grand Pacific is the body size for you.

In a nod to the classic heritage of Taylor’s 500 Series, the new appointment package preserves a traditional aesthetic, updated with subtle decorative touches to complement the new wood pairing. The back and sides feature a stain that deepens ironbark’s natural reddish and golden-brown hues. The body and neck also feature a lightly shaded edgeburst, with a gloss-finish body and satin-finish neck. Other details include new Aerial inlays in Italian acrylic, faux tortoise binding and pickguard, a single-ring abalone rosette with maple and black purfling, and Taylor nickel tuners.

Includes: Hardshell Case

• Acoustic-Electric Guitar
• Shaded Edgeburst Finish
• Grand Pacific Body Shape
• V-Class Bracing
• Urban Ironbark Back and Sides
• Torrified Sitka Spruce Top
• Tropical Mahogany Neck
• West African Crelicam Ebony Fretboard
• Faux Tortoise Binding, Single-Ring Abalone Rosette with Maple Black Purfling
• Italian Acrylic Aerials Fretboard Inlays
• 25.5 Scale Length
• 1.75 Nut Width
• 20 Frets
• Ebony Bridge Pins
• Ebony Headstock Overlay
• Tusq Nut and Micarta Saddle
• Taylor ES2 Electronics
• 5 lbs.
• .850 Neck Thickness at 1st Fret
• .890 Neck Thickness at 12th Fret