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Exceptional 2025 Taylor Custom Grand Auditorium 12-Fret featuring a sinker redwood top, figured blackwood back and sides, Running Horses inlay package, and Bob Taylor “B. Taylor” signature inlay.

This is not a standard Taylor Custom Shop guitar. The instrument was part of a highly limited boutique-level custom program tied directly to Bob Taylor’s design vision and aesthetic direction.

The combination of:
• Sinker Redwood
• Figured Blackwood
• 12-Fret short-scale configuration
• Grand Auditorium body
• Running Horses appointments
• Bob Taylor signature inlay

creates an unusually expressive and emotionally engaging modern Taylor with a far more boutique-oriented feel than typical production models.

Tone profile:
• Immediate responsiveness
• Rich overtone bloom
• Warm, complex midrange
• Fast note attack
• Excellent sustain
• Exceptional fingerstyle sensitivity
• Intimate but surprisingly full low-end response

The sinker redwood top gives the guitar a mature, played-in responsiveness while the figured blackwood contributes clarity, articulation, and harmonic complexity.

The short-scale 12-fret platform makes the instrument feel effortless in the hands while still maintaining impressive projection and dynamic range.

Features Include:
• Sinker Redwood top
• Figured Blackwood back & sides
• Grand Auditorium 12-Fret body
• Short-scale configuration
• Running Horses inlays
• Bob Taylor “B. Taylor” signature inlay
• Ebony fretboard & bridge
• Premium Taylor hardshell case

A professionally installed LR Baggs Anthem system has also been added, making this an outstanding live and recording instrument while preserving the guitar’s natural acoustic character.

Condition:
Collector-owned and humidity controlled in Southern California. Exceptionally clean overall with minimal signs of careful handling only.

Due to its rarity and collector-grade nature, this instrument is being sold as described. Please review all photos carefully and feel free to reach out with any questions. Additional photos, videos, or a live walkthrough are available for serious buyers to ensure complete confidence prior to purchase.

Reasonable offers will be considered, particularly for clean collector-grade transactions or premium trade combinations.

Selective high-end trades may be considered for:

• Martin Custom Shop 00/000 builds

• Santa Cruz Custom 000 builds

• Taylor Custom Grand Concert 12-Fret models

• R. Taylor Style 2

• Rare short-scale 12-fret acoustics

This guitar is also being offered locally in Southern California on other premium marketplaces, so listing may end without notice if sold privately.

Serious inquiries only.