Taylor 916ce Grand Symphony Acoustic-Electric Guitar (with Case)

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zZounds Gear Experts Say...
The Taylor 916ce offers superlative tone and feel. With the highest quality components, the Taylor 916ce is simply an amazing guitar.

The rarest, high-grade Indian rosewood is reserved for Taylors 900 Series. In fact, every material used on these guitars is premium quality, from the hand-selected Sitka spruce tops to the iridescent pieces of abalone used for the inlay work to the elegant Gotoh tuners. The 900 Series guitars are true Taylor masterworks.

The Taylor 916CE is a premium-grade Sitka/Indian rosewood GS cutaway guitar which is robust without sacrificing any tonal definition.

Type/Shape: 6-String GS

Back & Sides: Indian Rosewood

Top: Sitka Spruce

Soundhole Rosette: Abalone

Neck: Tropical American Mahogany

Fretboard: Ebony

Fretboard Inlay: Pearl 900 Series

Binding: Ivoroid

Bridge: Ebony

Nut & Saddle: Bone

Tuning Machines: Gotoh 510

Strings: Elixir Medium Gauge Strings with NANOWEB Coating

Scale Length: 25 1/2 Inches

Truss Rod: Adjustable

Neck Width at Nut: 1 3/4 Inches

Number of Frets: 20

Bracing: Standard II (Forward Shifted Pattern W/Relief Rout)

Finish: Gloss

Cutaway: Venetian

Electronics: Taylor Expression System

Body Width: 16 1/4 inches

Body Depth: 4 5/8 Inches

Body Length: 20 Inches

Overall Length: 41 Inches

For support or warranty questions, please contact the manufacturer:
Phone: 800-943-6782
Changing Steel Strings - The Taylor Method
Symptoms of a Dry Guitar
Understanding the Taylor Expression System
Using a Guitar Humidifier

Reviewers gave this product an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars. (9 ratings)
Submitted July 22, 2008 by a customer from aol.com

"Taylor 916ce - this is the best guitar in the world, period."

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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I would never part with this guitar...I finally mean it when I tell my wife ...this is the last guitar I will buy.
Sound
Finally - Taylor has produced a CE guitar that compares to a Martin D-standard series. Unbelievably balanced sound and the famous Taylor neck and action.
Features
The expression system produces accurate acoustic replication - controls a bit sensitive - just need to play with it to find your tone. You can turn on/off various internal pickups and dial to taste for bass/treble/volume. I play a Martin HD28 w/Fishman Matrix 2 thru a Fishman Aura - but there is no need to use it for the Taylor, the expression system is just great.
Ease of Use
Expression system is fantastic. easy to use and undestand.
Quality
Taylor - quality speaks for itself...guitar was flawless.
Value
I think for $3500 you can't find a better guitar anywhere. I used to have a D-45V and this 916ce kills it.

Musical Background:

active musician

Musical Style:

Folk, Alternative
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