Taylor Gold Label 717e SB

Taylor took its Grand Pacific body and made it deeper for the Gold Label 717e, and that added depth changes how the guitar behaves under a flatpick. The standard Grand Pacific already trades Taylor's traditional dreadnought corners for rounder shoulders and a rounder lower bout, chasing the warmer, more vintage-adjacent voice players associate with round-shoulder dreadnoughts from acoustic guitar's golden era. Deepen that same body further, as Taylor did here, and you add air volume without changing the footprint: more low-end weight and longer sustain on a strummed chord, without the boomy, unfocused bass that oversized bodies can produce.

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A solid Sitka spruce top paired with solid Indian rosewood back and sides drives that extra volume of air. Indian rosewood contributes the complex overtone structure and long sustain rosewood is known for — a full low end, scooped mids, and highs that ring rather than snap. Spruce is the workhorse top wood for a reason too: its high stiffness-to-weight ratio translates to real headroom and dynamic range, so the 717e stays articulate whether fingerpicked quietly or driven hard on stage. Rosewood gives the tone its depth and shimmer; spruce keeps that depth from turning muddy under a hard right hand.

Underneath, Fanned V-Class bracing does the structural work that lets the rosewood-and-spruce pairing behave this way. Instead of a straight X pattern, the V-Class braces angle outward from the center, splitting the top into two working sections that improve sustain and intonation without sacrificing volume. The added Tonal Rout frees up more of the soundboard's outer perimeter to vibrate, layering in extra resonance and projection on top of what V-Class already delivers. The net result is a longer, cleaner note decay and truer pitch up the neck than a traditionally braced dreadnought offers.

Up the neck, a Standard Carve profile fills the hand comfortably without adding bulk, and the 1-3/4-inch nut width and 25-1/2-inch scale length give players coming from Martin-style dreadnoughts a familiar reach. Plugged in, an L.R. Baggs Element VTC pickup system translates the guitar's actual acoustic voice into a plugged-in tone instead of a generic piezo quack, with onboard volume, tone, and a built-in tuner for stage use.

Appointments keep pace with the tone. The Sunburst finish moves from a warm amber center out to a darker edge that plays up the deep-body silhouette, and the Firestripe pickguard adds a streak of vintage color. It ships in a British Cocoa Bronco Taylor Deluxe hard shell case, built to protect a deep-body dreadnought on the road.

Every Gold Label 717e that comes through The Acoustic Shoppe ships under the Dread-Not Guarantee — a 30-day in-home trial and a full year to trade it in for 90% credit toward anything else in the store, standard on every instrument $1,000 and up — backed by a full 23-Point Professional Inspection and a free humidity monitoring kit before it ever leaves our shop. Browse the rest of the Gold Label series or the full Taylor Guitars lineup to see where the 717e fits alongside its siblings.

The Acoustic Shoppe is an Authorized Taylor Premier Dealer and Gold Label Advantage Dealer. Every instrument ships after a full 23-point professional inspection by our in-house repair tech. As a nine-time consecutive NAMM Top 100 Dealer, we handle warranty concerns directly on your behalf.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Grand Pacific deep-body shape?
Grand Pacific is Taylor's round-shouldered dreadnought silhouette, built to chase the warmer, more vintage-adjacent voice players associate with round-shoulder dreadnoughts from acoustic guitar's golden era. The Gold Label 717e takes that shape a step further with a deeper body, adding more internal air volume without changing the guitar's footprint — the result is more low-end weight and longer sustain on a strummed chord, without the boomy, unfocused bass that oversized bodies can produce.
How does the 717e compare to a standard Taylor dreadnought?
A standard Taylor dreadnought keeps traditional square shoulders and a straight V-Class bracing pattern. The 717e swaps in the rounder-shouldered, deeper Grand Pacific body and Fanned V-Class bracing with an added Tonal Rout, which frees more of the soundboard's outer perimeter to vibrate. Paired with solid Indian rosewood back and sides instead of a more common mahogany or sapele pairing, the 717e lands on a warmer, more complex voice with more low-end weight than a standard dreadnought, while Taylor's V-Class bracing keeps intonation and sustain intact.
What electronics does the Gold Label 717e use?
The 717e ships with an L.R. Baggs Element VTC pickup system — an under-saddle pickup with an onboard preamp, volume and tone controls, and a built-in tuner. It's designed to track the guitar's actual top movement, so the plugged-in tone follows the acoustic voice instead of producing a generic piezo quack.
What comes with this guitar from The Acoustic Shoppe?
Every Gold Label 717e that comes through The Acoustic Shoppe ships under the Dread-Not Guarantee — a 30-day in-home trial and a full year to trade it in for 90% credit toward anything else in the store, standard on every instrument $1,000 and up — backed by a full 23-Point Professional Inspection and a free humidity monitoring kit before it ever leaves our shop. It ships in a British Cocoa Bronco Taylor Deluxe hard shell case. As an Authorized Taylor Premier Dealer and Gold Label Advantage Dealer, we also handle any warranty concerns directly on your behalf.
Is this guitar in stock?
This page is the standing model reference for the Gold Label 717e in Sunburst — individual serialized units come and go as we receive and sell them. Check the product grid above for currently available units, or reach out to our team directly to confirm what's on hand or expected in an upcoming shipment.
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