Taylor 717e Builders Ed. Wild Honey Burst
The round-shoulder dreadnought shape, featuring Taylor’s award-winning V-Class bracing, produces warm, seasoned acoustic tone in which individual notes overlap and blend smoothly together, while the low-end power common among dreadnoughts boasts greater clarity here.
V-Class brings extra punch and sustain, along with improved intonation and musicality across the entire frequency spectrum. Together with rosewood’s harmonic complexity and the played-in sound of the torrefied spruce top, players can expect rich, luxurious tonal character from top to bottom.
It’s a voice comfortably rooted in a traditional sound, yet updated to offer more expressive musical range. As a Builder’s Edition model, the 717 also sports an array of premium, player-friendly features: chamfered body edges, rolled fretboard edges, and a new compound-carve neck profile, whose contours match the natural adjustments in the player’s hand position when moving up and down the fretboard.
Even the bridge design was refined to add a more ergonomic feel for the player’s pick hand. Elegantly understated appointments include mother-of-pearl Arrowhead fretboard and peghead inlays, with sapele binding. It all adds up to a Taylor like you’ve never seen, heard or felt before.
Highlights
Scale Length25-1/2"Nut & SaddleBlack Graphite, Micarta saddleBracingV-ClassTruss Rod CoverWest African Crelicam EbonyPickguardNoneNumber of Frets20TunersTaylor NickelCaseTaylor Deluxe Hardshell-Western FloralBrand of StringsElixir Phosphor Bronze MediumBody Length20”Body Width16”Body Depth4 5/8"
Body
Binding/Edge TreatmentSapeleTop FinishSilent SatinBack Config2-piece No WedgeBackstrap FinishNoneRosette SizeSingle RingBridge InlayNoneBack/Side FinishSilent SatinArmrest BindingNoneBackstrap WoodNoneRosette Mat.Black Sapele/MapleStain/SunburstWild Honey Burst TopWedgeNoneArmrestno
Neck
Neck Width1-3/4"Fretboard InlayArrowheads, Mother of PearlFretboard Binding/Edge TreatmentWest African Crelicam EbonyHeel Cap BindingWest African Crelicam EbonyType of Neck JointScarfNeck/HeelTropical MahoganyFretboard WoodWest African Crelicam EbonyNeck FinishSatinHeel Length3-1/2"
Peghead
Peghead FinishSatinPeghead BindingNonePeghead TypeStandardPeghead PurflingNoneHeadstock OverlayWest African Crelicam EbonyPeghead InlayArrowheads, Mother of PearlPeghead LogoTaylor Mother of Pearl
Other
Bridge PinsWest African Crelicam EbonyButtonsNickelFingerboard ExtNoneEdge TrimNone
Model: | 717E B.E. WHB |
Manufacturer: | Taylor Guitars |