Taylor 224ce-K DLX C-Class Bracing

The Taylor 224ce-K DLX C-Class Bracing is a Grand Auditorium-type electroacoustic guitar, a totally versatile instrument suitable for both pick and fingerstyle playing.

The body of the guitar is made of Hawaiian koa - solid wood front, laminated koa back and sides. The koa drawing is accentuated by the gloss lacquer and Shaded Edgeburst finish. The acoustic qualities of the guitar are elevated to a higher level by the new asymmetrical C-Class ribbing.

The mahogany neck is glued to an ebony fingerboard fitted with twenty frets. A subtle rounded lower body cutaway (Venetian Cutaway) facilitates touch-up at the higher positions of the fingerboard. Tuning stability is guaranteed by the NuBone string attachment across the zero fret in the ebony headstock and Taylor gold finish. The stylish look of the instrument is underlined by traditional elements in the form of a black pickguard, mother-of-pearl rosette and the company logo on the headstock.

The sound pickup is handled by the Taylor Expression System 2. This is a completely unique pickup method that takes the possibilities of realistic sound reproduction to unprecedented proportions. Three specially designed independent piezoelectric pickups located behind the fingerboard are used for pickups. Unlike conventional pickups, they do not sense the up and down movement of the board, but the natural back and forth vibration of the grasshopper seat. This makes the sound much more natural, colourful, pleasing and responsive to the dynamics of the playing. The new preamp also makes the signal 25% stronger. Of course, feedback is eliminated and the volume, bass and treble can be adjusted.

The guitar comes in a hardshell case.

The American company Taylor is famous for producing acoustic guitars that are very well crafted and offer top sound. The 200 series instruments are manufactured in the Tecate, Mexico factory, but this does not detract from the quality. Tecate is only a few dozen kilometres away from EL Cajon in California, so production is properly controlled.