With Taylor's Gold Label Collection, Andy Powers has pushed into powerful sonic terrain for Taylor -- inspired by an older, more traditional sound. The guitars in the collection combine several design elements that contribute to the sound -- a Super Auditorium body style, a unique V-Class-inspired bracing pattern, and a long tenon neck joint -- plus a decorative aesthetic. The Gold Label Collection is a premium-performance offering within the Taylor lineup but with a unique design identity. The collection continues with the 514e mahogany models with torrefied Sitka Spruce tops.

Andy wanted a warmer, older, "heritage" sound -- something from more than a generation earlier than when Taylor Guitars was founded (1974); more reminiscent of traditional flattop tone from the 1930s -- but with the established benefits of V-Class including improved volume, sustain, responsiveness and pitch accuracy between notes.

This sonic recipe features changes in body shape and bracing patterns. The proportions resemble Taylor's Grand Auditorium, but the body is slightly longer and the lower bout is slightly wider. Andy describes it as having a "classically proportioned set of curves." Fanned V-Class bracing. This V-Class variant features a fan-like arrangement of braces in the soundboard's lower bout. The sonic result, according to Andy Powers is "a more pronounced richness in the midrange frequencies."

Features:

- Super Auditorium Body Shape
- Solid Mahogany back and sides
- Solid… read more Torrefied Sitka Spruce Top
- Fanned V Class Bracing
- Honduran Rosewood "Curve Wing" Bridge
- LR Baggs Element VTC Electronics

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