Taylor PS24ce-K Master-Grade Koa Limited-Edition Grand Auditorium Acoustic-Electric Guitar Shaded Edge Burst

Taylor Guitars has built a reputation for great sound, superb playability, advanced acoustic-electric designs and a commitment to exploring sustainability in guitar building. The Taylor PS24ce LTD Presentation Series, available in extremely limited numbers, is a premium example of Taylor's amazing collection of gorgeous tonewoods. This guitar is built from carefully selected, highly figured koa from Taylor's special tonewood reserves. The appointments are suitably exquisite for a special version of the pinnacle of Taylor's line—California Vine inlay on the fingerboard, peghead, bridge and pickguard is of paua shell, with the edge trim also of paua and a light edgeburst to accentuate the beauty of the top's wood. The contoured ebony Radius Armrest assures complete playing comfort while letting that gorgeous koa top resonate freely. For such a special guitar, let's take a little deeper dive.

Taylor PS24ce-K Master-Grade Koa LTD Main Features

• Koa top and body
• Mahogany neck with Standard Taylor profile
• African ebony fingerboard and bridge
• Expression System 2 behind-the-saddle transducer

Wood Drives the Tone

Koa's strong midrange focus is similar to mahogany, but it adds extra top-end brightness and chime, making it sublimely suitable for a guitar's top, as well as the back and sides. Koa is also a wood that is known to really open up it's tonality over time and the more it's played, growing warmer and sweeter over the years as the midrange develops. The more you play this one, the better it will sound, ensuring that you will keep exploring the depths of its tonality for decades to come.

Shaped by Players' Needs

The Grand Auditorium body shape, developed by Taylor, has been an integral part of the "Taylor sound" and has become a player favorite due to its versatility. Whether you're a fingerstyle player, strummer or hybrid stylist, the PS24ce LTD responds with clear, balanced tone across the entire spectrum, making it an excellent all-purpose acoustic-electric.

Innovation Moves the Air

Taylor's V-Class bracing has been a game changer in acoustic guitar design. Taking the next step beyond traditional X bracing, it literally creates a new platform for acoustic guitars. By increasing the flexibility of the top without compromising strength, it allows for both greater volume and sustain while taming aspects of random top vibration that could cancel out some frequencies and cause others to sound a little out of tune. Added benefits are increased ease of tuning and a more balanced response, both up and down, as well as across the entire fingerboard.

Dynamic, Plugged or Unplugged

The Taylor PS24ce LTD features Taylor's Expression System 2 (ES2) pickup and preamp for full dynamic range, whether you're playing in your living room or onstage. By developing a three-part pickup system that mounts behind the saddle, rather than under it, Taylor enables the saddle to have full, direct contact with the bridge, for a complete transfer of string vibrations to the sensitive V-Class braced top. Combine this with the custom-designed preamp, and the end result is a faithful reproduction of your guitar's voice when recording direct or playing through an acoustic guitar amp.

Taylor Guitars has always stood for unmatched build quality, incredibly stable, amazingly playable necks and versatile tone. These extremely limited editions drive home those qualities in a very special way.