OFFLINE Taylor Redesigned 656ce Electro-Acoustic Guitar

Full Description

Versatilie Performer

The Taylor 656ce has always been a fantastically versatile performer that is great for players of many different genres and styles. The Redesigned Grand Symphony Electro Acoustic offers an array of tone-enhancing refinements that transform Maple's tone profile into a richer, warmer and more complex voice.

2015 Design Nuances

New for 2015, the Taylor 656ce features design nuances that will change how it looks and feels. The use of protein glues optimizes the tonal transfer between key wood components and an ultra-thin, 3.5-mil gloss finish to minimize dampening. The back of the guitar features a beautiful voilin-hued appearance without adding extra thickness to the finish thanks to the new, hand-rubbed "Brown Sugar" stain on the back and sides.

Great Looks and Sound

Enjoy a more dynamic and expressive musical tool with a Maple-specific back bracing profile and a special seasoning process for the Spruce top called torrefaction, a method of roasting the wood to produce an aged tonal character with greater acoustic resonance and responsiveness. Taylor's Expression System 2 Electronics are great for those times when you need to project your sound to larger venues and audiences. Featured appointments include ivoroid Wings fretboard inlays, an inlaid ebony backstrap, ebony binding with ivoroid purfling, an ebony/ivoroid rosette, and a striped ebony pickguard. The guitar comes with a deluxe hardshell case.

Features/Specifications

Body & Bridge

• Shape: Grand Symphony
• Top Wood: Torrefied Sitka
• Back/Side Wood: Maple
• Top Finish: Gloss 3.5
• Bridge Pins: Ebony
• Bracing: Advanced Performance with Relief Rout
• Rosette Size: Single Ring
• Rosette Material: Ebony/Grained Ivoroid/Abalone
• Cutaway: Venetian
• Stain/Sunburst: Brown Sugar

Neck & Fingerboard

• Scale length: 25.5"
• Type of Neck Joint: Scarf
• Neck/Heel: Hard Rock Maple
• Neck Finish: Satin
• Fretboard Wood: Ebony
• Number of Frets: 20
• Fretboard Inlay: Grained Ivoroid Wings
• Headstock Overlay: Ebony

Electronics & Hardware

• Tuners: Taylor Nickel
• Electronics: Expression System 2®
• Number of Strings: 12
• Pickguard: Striped Ebony
• Case: Taylor Deluxe Hardshell Brown
• Brand of Strings: Elixir NANOWEB 80/20 Lights