Detail 01
C-Class bracing
It is designed to increase volume, sustain, and low-end response while preserving note definition.
Product detailSKU #1500000486686
Taylor117e Special Edition Grand Pacific Acoustic-Electric Guitar - Dark Tobacco Teardrop
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
Taylor’s 117e Special Edition pairs the round-shoulder Grand Pacific body with a solid torrefied Sitka spruce top and layered sapele back and sides. Its acoustic voice is described as warm, blended, and strong in the low end without excessive boom, with C-Class bracing adding volume, sustain, and bass response. The ES2 system brings onboard volume, bass, treble, and phase controls for amplified rehearsal, stage, or recording work. A Taylor soft gig bag is included.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Singer-songwriter accompaniment, strumming, flatpicking, and fingerstyle arrangements supported by its blended acoustic response
- Plugged-in rehearsal, stage, or recording setups needing onboard volume, bass, treble, and phase adjustment
- Players seeking a right-handed six-string Grand Pacific acoustic-electric with no cutaway
Consider the trade-offs
When to look elsewhere
- Players who need a cutaway body; this model has no cutaway.
- Left-handed players; this model is specified as right handed.
What matters in use
The specifications, translated
Catalog numbers tell only part of the story. These are the details most likely to change how this product feels, sounds, or fits into a setup.
Detail 02
Expression System 2
The behind-the-saddle transducer uses adjustable sensors, with onboard volume, active bass, treble, and phase controls.
Detail 03
Grand Pacific body
The round-shoulder design is described as producing a warm, blended response with strong bass presence.
Detail 04
Solid torrefied Sitka spruce top
The top is described as contributing warmth, responsiveness, resonance, articulation, and dynamic range.
Detail 05
Layered sapele back and sides
They provide focused projection, midrange presence, and stability according to the product design.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01The guitar is right handed and has no cutaway.
- 02A Taylor soft gig bag is included.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01Does the 117e Special Edition have onboard electronics?
Yes. It uses Taylor Expression System 2 electronics with volume, active bass, treble, and phase controls.
02Is a bag included?
Yes. It includes a Taylor soft gig bag.
03What body shape does it use?
It has Taylor’s Grand Pacific body shape, with a round-shoulder design.
04How many frets and strings does it have?
It has 20 frets and six strings.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
3 detailsPickups & controls
- Preamp EQ
- Volume, active bass and treble
- Pickup Configuration
- Behind-the-saddle transducer with adjustable sensors
- Pickup System
- Taylor Expression System 2
8 detailsPlayability
- Nut Material
- White NuBone
- Frets
- 20
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Nut Width
- 1
- Number of Frets
- 20
- Number of Strings
- 6
- Scale Length
- 25.5
- Neck Shape
- Standard Taylor profile
16 detailsBody & build
- Feedback Filter
- Onboard phase switch
- Color
- Dark Tobacco Teardrop
- Saddle Material
- White Micarta
- Bridge Material
- Smoked eucalyptus
- Side Material
- Layered sapele
- Top Material
- Solid torrefied Sitka spruce
- Body Size Class
- Grand Pacific
- Body Finish
- Matte
- Fingerboard Material
- Smoked eucalyptus
- Country of Origin
- Mexico
- Back Material
- Layered sapele
- Body Style
- Standard Taylor profile
- Tuning Machines
- Die-cast chrome with chrome buttons
- Body Shape
- Standard Taylor profile
- Neck Material
- Vacubronze maple or neo-tropical mahogany
- Neck Finish
- Matte
1 detailsIn the box
- Case or Gig Bag
- Taylor soft gig bag
7 detailsOther
- Headstock Overlay
- Smoked eucalyptus
- Model
- 117e-SE-26
- Tuner
- None
- Bracing Pattern
- C-Class
- Cutaway
- No
- Product Type
- Acoustic-electric guitar
- Series
- Special Edition
