{"product_id":"c17e-c0029-grand-pacific-deep-body-lutz-spruceaa-grade-indian-rosewood","title":"Taylor C17e NAMM Custom Gold Label Grand Pacific 'Honey Sunburst' Acoustic Electric Guitar","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe Taylor C17e C0029 is a genuinely extraordinary NAMM 2026 Custom Gold Label instrument - a deep-body Grand Pacific round-shoulder dreadnought that combines top-shelf tonewoods, a heritage-inspired appointment scheme of remarkable beauty, and Taylor's most advanced acoustic engineering in a guitar that is as visually arresting as it is tonally exceptional. Lutz spruce - a natural hybrid of white and Sitka spruce found in Alaska and northwestern Canada, prized for its combination of stiffness, low density, and tonal complexity - is paired with AA-grade Indian rosewood back and sides to produce a voice of extraordinary character: clear, crisp trebles with complex harmonic overtones and a dynamic range that stays articulate from the lightest fingertip touch to the most aggressive flatpicking attack.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe Grand Pacific body with increased depth at the soundhole adds warmth, low-end expansiveness, and a powerful, resonant heritage-inspired acoustic presence, while fanned V-Class bracing applied with traditional hot hide glue and Taylor's Action Control Neck with long-tenon joint ensure the instrument performs with consistency, sustain, and tonal balance across the full fretboard. The Honey Sunburst top glows with a warmth that is perfectly matched to the figured koa binding, back strip, and soundhole binding - a tonewood pairing of extraordinary visual coherence - while the \"Dove on a Branch\" peghead inlay rendered in paua, mother of pearl, and Hawaiian koa, paua rosette with black\/white purfling, green abalone 5-dot fretboard inlays, and Gotoh 510 Antique Gold tuners complete an aesthetic vision that is entirely one of a kind. The LR Baggs HiFi bridge-plate dual sensor pickup system captures the guitar's natural sonic texture with exceptional transparency and fidelity. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatures\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\" class=\"[li_\u0026amp;]:mb-0 [li_\u0026amp;]:mt-1 [li_\u0026amp;]:gap-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3 print:block print:space-y-1\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eLutz spruce top with AA-grade Indian rosewood back and sides delivers clear, crisp trebles, complex harmonic overtones, and an articulate dynamic range that responds expressively from the lightest touch to the most aggressive attack.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eGrand Pacific deep body with fanned V-Class bracing applied with traditional hot hide glue produces a powerful, warm, and low-end expansive acoustic voice with the heritage-inspired character and tonal depth of the finest round-shoulder dreadnoughts.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\"Dove on a Branch\" peghead inlay in paua, mother of pearl, and Hawaiian koa, with figured koa body binding, back strip, soundhole binding, and fretboard binding - alongside a paua rosette and green abalone 5-dot fretboard inlays - create a completely unique and cohesive decorative vision.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eLR Baggs HiFi bridge-plate dual sensor pickup system mounts directly to the bridge plate to capture the instrument's natural sonic texture with exceptional transparency - among the most natural-sounding amplified acoustic systems available on any production instrument.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eAction Control Neck with long-tenon joint and West African Crelicam ebony fretboard and Curve Wing bridge deliver Taylor's characteristic effortless playability and tonal precision across the full scale length.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecs\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\" class=\"[li_\u0026amp;]:mb-0 [li_\u0026amp;]:mt-1 [li_\u0026amp;]:gap-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3 print:block print:space-y-1\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eModel: Taylor C17e C0029\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eBody: Grand Pacific deep body, round-shoulder dreadnought\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eTop: Lutz spruce\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eBack \u0026amp; sides: AA-grade Indian rosewood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eBracing: Fanned V-Class, hot hide glue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eNeck: Mahogany, Action Control Neck, long-tenon joint\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eFingerboard: West African Crelicam ebony\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eFingerboard inlays: 5-dot pattern, green abalone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eBridge: Crelicam ebony Curve Wing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eBridge pins: Bone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eNut: White bone, 1-3\/4\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eSaddle: White Micarta\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eScale length: 25-1\/2\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003ePeghead: Paddle, Gold Label Crown, 6-string\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003ePeghead inlay: Dove on a Branch (paua\/mother of pearl\/Hawaiian koa)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003ePeghead logo: Paua, script style\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003ePeghead veneer: Indian rosewood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eBody binding: Figured Hawaiian koa (paua\/black\/white - top)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eFretboard binding: Figured koa (paua)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eSoundhole binding: Figured koa (black)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eBack strip: Figured koa\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eRosette: Single-ring paua (black\/white)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eTuning machines: Gotoh 510 Antique Gold\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eBurst: Honey Sunburst (top)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eFinish: Gloss 4.5 (top), gloss (back\/sides), satin (neck)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eElectronics: LR Baggs HiFi bridge-plate dual sensor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eStrings: D'Addario XS Coated Phosphor Bronze Medium\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eIncludes: Taylor Deluxe hardshell case, British Cocoa vinyl exterior\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eEdition: NAMM 2026 Custom Collection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Taylor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48236904612061,"sku":"C17e-C0029","price":7499.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.acousticcentre.com.au\/products\/c17e-c0029-grand-pacific-deep-body-lutz-spruceaa-grade-indian-rosewood","provider":"Acoustic Centre","version":"1.0","type":"link"}