{"product_id":"taylor-717-builders-edition-w-fishman-pickup-w-ohsc","title":"Taylor (2023) Builder's Edition 717 Grand Pacific Acoustic-Electric Guitar w\/Fishman Pickup - Natural, w\/OHSC","description":"\u003cp\u003eDesigned by master guitar builder Andy Powers, the Taylor Builder's Edition 717 pairs the power and warmth of a traditional round-shoulder dreadnought with Taylor's modern approach to playability, intonation, and ergonomic refinement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 717 was one of the original guitars used to introduce Taylor's Grand Pacific body shape—a non-cutaway, round-shoulder dreadnought designed to produce a warmer, more seasoned voice than the company's traditionally bright and articulate Grand Auditorium designs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe guitar pairs a torrefied Sitka spruce top with solid Indian rosewood back and sides. Taylor's torrefaction process artificially ages the spruce through controlled roasting, contributing additional sweetness and a more played-in response, while Indian rosewood provides deep low-end resonance, sparkling upper frequencies, and rich harmonic overtones.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInternally, Taylor's V-Class bracing provides the structural foundation of the Grand Pacific design, enhancing sustain, projection, and consistency of intonation while helping produce the model's warm, blended response.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs part of Taylor's premium Builder's Edition series, the 717 also incorporates numerous ergonomic refinements. The compound-carve mahogany neck subtly changes profile as it approaches the body to better accommodate the player's fretting hand, while rounded fingerboard edges provide a comfortably broken-in feel. The body edges are also softened for improved comfort against the player's picking arm and torso.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTaylor's distinctive Silent Satin finish was developed to minimize incidental handling noise while recording and provides an exceptionally smooth, organic feel. Other premium appointments include a West African ebony fingerboard and Curve Wing bridge, wood binding and understated pearl inlays.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis example has additionally been fitted with a Fishman pickup system, providing convenient amplified performance capability while retaining the acoustic-focused design of the original non-electronic 717.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Builder's Edition 717 combines traditional rosewood\/spruce dreadnought ingredients with some of Taylor's most significant modern design innovations, resulting in a powerful but refined acoustic particularly well suited to singer-songwriters, flatpickers, and players seeking a warmer alternative to the archetypal modern Taylor sound.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIncludes its original Taylor deluxe hardshell case.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKey Features\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTaylor Builder's Edition 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