Detail 01
Solid torrefied Sitka spruce top
The heat-treated spruce top is part of the guitar’s warm, seasoned and responsive acoustic character.
Product detailSKU #1500000465728
Taylor117e Sunset Blvd Grand Pacific Acoustic-Electric Guitar - Sunset Edgeburst
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
Taylor’s 117e Sunset Blvd combines a Grand Pacific body with a solid torrefied Sitka spruce top and layered sapele back and sides. Its acoustic voice is described as warm, round and blended, with clear notes and a balanced response for strumming or flatpicking. The hard rock maple neck carries an ebony fingerboard across 20 frets. When amplification is needed, the ES2 system provides volume, active bass and treble controls plus an onboard phase switch.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Moving from acoustic playing to PA, acoustic-amp or direct-interface setups with onboard ES2 controls.
- Carrying a right-handed six-string acoustic-electric to sessions, lessons and stage work in its Taylor gig bag.
Consider the trade-offs
When to look elsewhere
- Left-handed players; the guitar is configured for right-handed use.
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 electronics
Behind-the-saddle transducer sensors feed a professional audio-grade preamp with volume, bass and treble adjustment.
Detail 03
Onboard phase switch
Provides the guitar’s listed feedback-management control when amplified.
Detail 04
Grand Pacific body
This body shape is paired with a rounder, blended tonal presentation.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01Confirm the right-handed orientation.
- 02The guitar has a 1-11/16-inch nut width.
- 03A Taylor gig bag is included.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01Can the 117e Sunset Blvd be plugged in?
Yes. It uses Taylor’s Expression System 2 with volume, active bass and treble controls, plus a phase switch.
02What woods are used for the top, back and sides?
It has a solid torrefied Sitka spruce top with layered sapele back and sides.
03Does it include a bag?
Yes, a Taylor gig bag is included.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
2 detailsPickups & controls
- Preamp EQ
- Volume, active bass and treble
- Pickup System
- Taylor Expression System 2
7 detailsPlayability
- Nut Material
- NuBone
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Nut Width
- 1
- Number of Frets
- 20
- Number of Strings
- 6
- Scale Length
- 25.5
- Neck Shape
- Standard Taylor profile
14 detailsBody & build
- Feedback Filter
- Onboard phase switch
- Color
- Brown
- Saddle Material
- Micarta
- Fingerboard Wood
- Genuine West African ebony
- Top Material
- Solid torrefied Sitka spruce
- Bridge Wood
- Genuine West African ebony
- Body Finish
- Matte 2.0
- Neck Wood
- Hard rock maple
- Fingerboard Material
- Genuine West African ebony
- Back and Sides Wood
- Layered sapele
- Body Style
- Taylor Grand Pacific
- Tuning Machines
- Taylor gold tuners with gold buttons
- Body Shape
- Taylor Grand Pacific
- Neck Finish
- Matte
1 detailsIn the box
- Case or Gig Bag
- Taylor gig bag
3 detailsOther
- Configuration
- Behind-the-saddle transducer with adjustable sensors
- Headstock Overlay
- Genuine West African ebony
- Bracing Pattern
- C-Class
