{"product_id":"taylor-legacy-810e-tapered-dreadnought-acoustic-electric-6008","title":"Taylor Legacy 810e Tapered Dreadnought Acoustic-Electric #6008","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Taylor Legacy 810e reaches back to an earlier era of Taylor's own construction rather than its current V-Class catalog, building a Tapered Dreadnought around Scalloped Open X Bracing instead of the V-Class pattern that defines the modern 800 Series. That's a deliberate choice, not an older or lesser one — Taylor brought this bracing family back specifically to recreate the traditional dreadnought voice players associate with vintage flat-tops, paired here with a solid Sitka spruce top over solid Indian rosewood back and sides.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen X Bracing behaves differently than V-Class: instead of extending sustain and chasing pinpoint note separation, it lets the top and back move more freely, producing a warmer, more complex overtone spread with a softer attack — the traditional dreadnought character flatpickers and bluegrass rhythm players have chased for decades. Indian rosewood underneath adds a deep low end and shimmering overtones on top of that foundation, and the gloss-finished Legacy Standard Carve neck — a rounder, fuller profile than Taylor's modern Standard Carve — fills the hand in a way that rewards a firmer strumming attack rather than a light touch.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVintage details carry through the whole instrument: a three-ring green abalone rosette, mother-of-pearl large diamond fingerboard inlays, a tortoise pickguard, and black side dots in place of Taylor's usual silver — a small detail, but one that sets the Legacy line apart at a glance. L.R. Baggs Element VTC electronics keep the amplified tone close to what you hear acoustically, and the guitar ships in a Taylor Deluxe hardshell case. Every Legacy 810e ships under our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/dread-not-guarantee\"\u003eDread-Not Guarantee\u003c\/a\u003e — a 30-day in-home trial and a full year to trade it in for 90% credit toward anything else in the store, backed by a free humidity monitoring kit. For a player who wants a Taylor dreadnought that leans vintage instead of modern, this is a rosewood workhorse built for traditional bluegrass rhythm and full-bodied strumming alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Acoustic Shoppe is an Authorized Taylor Premier Dealer and Gold Label Advantage Dealer. Every instrument ships after a full \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/inspection\"\u003e23-point professional inspection\u003c\/a\u003e by our in-house repair tech. As a nine-time consecutive NAMM Top 100 Dealer, we handle warranty concerns directly on your behalf.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52968990835005,"sku":"1207286008","price":3399.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0883\/3348\/4349\/files\/legacy-810e-6008.png?v=1788467137","url":"https:\/\/theacousticshoppe.com\/products\/taylor-legacy-810e-tapered-dreadnought-acoustic-electric-6008","provider":"The Acoustic Shoppe","version":"1.0","type":"link"}