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