In excellent condition and beautifully set-up, this Grand Symphony Taylor 516e is a do-it-all guitar. It's responsive enough for an intimate fingerstyle, but has the horsepower in waiting should you want to get loud.

The Taylor website described this limited edition acoustic as a dynamic, articulate and loud guitar. I can’t argue with this at all, in fact, they left out, “Piano-Like”!  This thing sounds amazing, and it’s no wonder why; it has some good old Tasmanian Blackwood back and sides, coupled with a Sitka spruce top. We’ve known how good Tassie Blackwood is for many years thanks to our local geniuses, Maton and Cole Clark. This beautiful guitar projects a fantastic piano-like tone that sparkles in the tops, punches in the mids and pumps in the bottom end; it’s just a great guitar!

The fit and finish is perfect and this one offers the rare “arm-rest” version which was a custom order at a mere $1000 extra! The arm rest is something that I didn’t give a second look at but when I was playing it, it really felt comfortable under the wing.  Only 50 of these beauties were made, so that, in this day and age, is a real limited edition.  Comes with its original hard shell case.

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ConditionExcellent (Used)
Excellent items are almost entirely free from blemishes and other visual defects and have been played or used with the utmost care.Learn more
Brand
Model
  • 516e with ES2 Electronics
Finish
  • Gloss
Categories
Year
  • Around 2013
Made In
  • United States
Pickup
  • Internal Piezo Pickup
String Type
  • Steel
Right / Left Handed
  • Right Handed
Active Preamp
  • Yes
Number of Strings
  • 6-String
Neck Material
  • Mahogany
Wood Top Style
  • Plain
Body Shape
  • Grand Symphony
Finish Style
  • Gloss
Top Material
  • Spruce
Series
Back Material
  • Mahogany
Model Sub-Family
  • Taylor 516e
Sides Material
  • Mahogany
Fretboard Material
  • Ebony
Color Family
  • Tan
  • Natural
Scale Length
  • 25.5"
Model Family
Number of Frets
  • 20

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