Rapid City, SD, United States
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The Taylor Doyle Dykes Signature Model is a vibrant celebration of fingerstyle artistry, built to reflect the touch, tone, and musical imagination of one of the genre’s most influential players. Designed to Doyle Dykes’ personal specifications and revived as part of Taylor’s Legacy Collection, this thinner-bodied Grand Auditorium delivers a focused, responsive feel that excels at nuance and detail. The combination of figured maple back and sides with a Sitka spruce top creates a clear, projecting voice with a strong midrange presence, allowing intricate passages to remain articulate while still offering warmth and balance.
The playing experience is fast and effortless, shaped by a slim-carve hard rock maple neck and a slightly shorter 24-7/8-inch scale length that makes complex fingerstyle work feel natural and fluid. The Florentine cutaway provides smooth access to the upper register, encouraging melodic exploration beyond traditional fingerstyle territory. Every element feels intentionally tuned for control, clarity, and expressive dynamics, rewarding subtle technique and refined touch.
Visually, the guitar radiates personality and history. The transparent orange gloss finish highlights both the figured maple and the maple neck, while grained ivoroid binding frames the body, fretboard, headstock, and soundhole. Green abalone trim and rosette with contrasting purfling, offset mother-of-pearl “Chet”-style thumbnail inlays, and a rose motif headstock inlay pay tribute to Doyle’s longtime mentor and friend, Chet Atkins, giving the instrument a deeply personal and unmistakable identity.
Outfitted with Taylor’s Claria System electronics, this signature model is ready for the stage, delivering a natural, plug-and-play amplified sound with intuitive onboard controls. It’s a guitar that blends technical refinement, visual artistry, and musical heritage into one cohesive voice—built to inspire players who value expression as much as precision. The Taylor Doyle Dykes Signature Model is available at Haggerty’s Music.
Features / Specs
Highlights
Orientation: Right-Handed
Electronics: Claria Pickup System
Bracing: Standard II, with Relief Route
Cutaway: Florentine
Body
Body Shape: Grand Auditorium Thin Body
Top Material: Sitka Spruce
Top Finish: Gloss
Top Color: Transparent Orange
Back & Sides Material: Big Leaf Maple
Back Configuration: 2-Piece
Back & Sides Finish: Gloss
Bracing: Standard II, with Relief Route
Binding Material: Grained Ivoroid
Rosette: Green Abalone Single Ring, Bound Sound Hole
Neck
Neck Profile: Slim Carve
Neck Material: Hard Rock Maple
Neck Taper: Standard Slim
Neck Depth: 0.825" at 1st Fret, 0.863" at 10th Fret
Scale Length: 24-7/8"
Nut Width: 1-3/4"
Fingerboard Material: West African Crelicam Ebony
Fingerboard Inlay: Mother-of-Pearl DDSM Dots
Fingerboard Binding: Grained Ivoroid
Fingerboard Radius: 15"
Fingerboard Spacing: 2-3/16"
Neck Finish: Gloss
Neck Joint: Action Control Neck
Headstock: Solid
Headplate Veneer: West African Crelicam Ebony
Headstock Binding: Grained Ivoroid
Headplate Inlay: Mother-of-Pearl / Green Abalone DDSM Rose
Headplate Finish: Gloss
Hardware
Bridge Style: Standard Acoustic
Bridge Material: West African Crelicam Ebony
Bridge Pins: West African Crelicam Ebony with Green Abalone Dots
Saddle: White Micarta
Nut Material: White TUSQ
Tuners: Taylor Gold with Gold Buttons
Pickguard: None
Miscellaneous
Electronics: Claria Pickup System
Strings: D'Addario XS Coated Phosphor Bronze Light (.012 - .053)
Case/Gig Bag: Hardshell Case
Serial Number: 1212195042
Manufacture Date: 12/19/2025
Price$4,999
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