Urban Ironbark (commonly known as red ironbark eucalyptus), sourced from Taylor’s home state of California as part of our urban wood stewardship initiative, embodies our commitment to responsible tonewood procurement — and world-class sound. With its dense physical properties, ironbark delivers a tone that’s bold, rich, sweet and sonically balanced, with lush resonance and piano-like fidelity reminiscent of Indian rosewood. Paired with a roasted spruce top and voiced with V-Class bracing, these guitars yield amazing touch sensitivity and potent projection that together translate into a wide dynamic response. Refined aesthetic details include Aerial inlays, an abalone rosette, a gloss-finish body and a subtle edgeburst that complements the rich reddish hues of the ironbark. Model offerings include the Grand Auditorium 514ce (which earned Guitar World’s 2022 Platinum Award) and three Grand Concerts — the 14-fret 512ce, a 12-fret version, and the 12-string 552ce. If you haven’t sampled our ironbark guitars yet, we highly recommend a test-drive.
500 Series
- Back/Sides Urban Ironbark
- Top Torrefied Spruce
- Finish Gloss with Shaded Edgeburst (Entire Guitar)
- Rosette Single-Ring Abalone with Maple/Black Purfling
- Fretboard Inlay Italian Acrylic Aerial
- Body Edge Treatment Faux Tortoiseshell Binding
Available Models
512ce
500 Series
Back and sides of Urban Ironbark give this compact Grand Concert a sweet, yet punchy response.
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500 Series
This fingerstyle dream blends the physical comfort of our compact Grand Concert body, the warm and responsive voice of mahogany topped with cedar, and the slinky handfeel of the 12-fret, 24-7/8-inch scale length neck into an effortlessly expressive 6-string.
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500 Series
The Grand Concert body offers exceptional comfort and responsiveness in this 12-string model, which produces piano-like fidelity and rich shimmer thanks to its Urban Ironbark/torrefied spruce wood pairing.
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500 Series
Crafted with back and sides of solid Urban Ironbark, this Grand Auditorium yields an enticing blend of power, clarity and balance.
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500 Series
Among the first generation of our Grand Pacific dreadnought guitars, the mahogany/torrefied spruce Builder’s Edition 517e dramatically expands the Taylor line’s sonic palette.
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500 Series
A gorgeous Wild Honey Burst together with an artfully muted Silent Satin finish conjure the warm aesthetic of an older guitar on this version of our mahogany/torrefied spruce Builder’s Edition 517e.
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