Taylor Guitars GS8 Grand Symphony Acoustic Guitar

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Price: $2,260.70    

Product Feature

• Solid Sitka Spruce Top
• Solid Indian Rosewood Back/Sides
• Grand Symphony
• Hardshell Case Included

Product Description

Introduced in 2006, the Grand Symphony body is an original design from top to bottom--and the first new Taylor shape in over a decade. It was a hit right out of the gate. Expect acoustic power in every note, with deep piano-like bass, rich mids, clear and balanced highs, and plenty of volume. With a Sitka spruce top, the GS8 has an added touch of crispness to big, bold tone of its rosewood sides and back.

6-string Grand Symphony Sitka spruce top Indian rosewood back, sides, and headstock overlay Abalone inlays on fretboard and soundhole rosette Ebony fretboard and bridge Tusq nut and saddle Gold-plated Taylor Tuners Adjustable truss rode Strung with Elixir Medium Gauge Strings with NANOWEB Coating

Taylor's Grand Symphony Shape
The Grand Symphony (GS) is the first original shape from Bob Taylor since he unveiled the Grand Auditorium (GA) in 1995. Though you might see similarities to a GA, the GS is unique in both sound and design. Significant changes in its geometry yield a deeper, more piano-like bass. The waist is moved a bit higher, and is 3/8 of an inch wider. The result is a reduction in the "pinching" of the waist, which releases more tonal output from the guitar. Finally, the lower bout is expanded, making it feel slightly rounder. They're subtle changes that yield a far-from-subtle change in tone. Complementing the robust bass from the GS body, volume and low-end sustain are full, rich mids and clear, balanced highs. The GS is a unique sound and a new dimension in Taylor tone.

Features Taylor's original Grand Symphony body shape.</b>

A sitka spruce top adds a touch of crispness to the big, bold tones of the Indian rosewood back and sides.

Crisp and Bold Tone
The top is made from sitka spruce, a dense, straight-grained wood that has the highest strength and elasticity-to-weight ratio among available tonewoods. It's these attributes that make sitka spruce an ideal material not only for soundboards, but also for internal bracing. The sitka top will produce a tone slightly brighter tone than engelmann spruce.

The back and sides are made from Indian rosewood, which is coveted by players and guitar builders alike for its dark, luxurious coloration that ranges from brown to purple to rose to black, and for tonal characteristics that include a strong bass response and long sustain. It remains the most popular tonewood used in the making of high-quality acoustic guitars.

Construction
Taylor takes pride in using the finest quality woods for their guitars, like ebony for every fretboard they make. The tone woods for the GS7 were quartersawn and carefully book-matched before being sorted, dried, and prepared by Bob Taylor and his experienced team of luthiers. The abalone inlay and binding work was also done by hand, providing care and "touch" that no machine can give. Taylor believes that precision matters, which is why they rely on laser cutters and computer-aided milling machines to consistently hit minute tolerances that were impossible a decade ago.

Balance and Bracing
A balanced tone is critical to a quality recorded sound. Guitars that are too heavily weighted towards a particular end of the tonal spectrum (too "bassy," for example) tend to be tougher to record. While the Dreadnought shape has more volume or bass than other shapes, the overall balance on the GS7 is not compromised.

Features abalone dot inlays on the fretboard.</b>

Straight Necks Matter
Don't all guitars have straight necks? The answer is usually yes, but the real question is will they stay that way? Since its inception, the acoustic guitar had a major design flaw. The fretboard lacked sufficient support to remain truly straight because of top movement caused by changes in humidity. All guitars experience this phenomenon--often resulting in a slight bump at the 14th fret--but not all guitars respond to it in the same way.

Introduced in 1999 and a standard feature since 2001, the patented New Technology (NT) neck was designed by Bob Taylor and his team to accomplish the primary goal of building a straighter, more stable guitar neck. While some necks may bend in the face of humidity and other factors, the NT Neck stays stable and straight.

Adjustability is another major NT advantage. Since the NT Neck angle is created by spacers and requires no glue, adjustment simply requires a repair person with a new set of spacers and about five spare minutes. Altering the neck angle of a traditional neck assembly could require invasive surgery to remove wood and relocate the bridge.

The bottom line: The NT Neck on the GS7 means a stable, easy-to-adjust neck that stands up to the pressures all acoustic guitars face.

Tuners
Precise, gleaming tuners add appealing form to an important function, while the type of strings used can alter the feel and the tone of your guitar. Taylor pays careful attention to both, using tuners and strings that are optimized for the GS7 guitar. Together, they are among the keys to an easy-playing, incredible-sounding Taylor.

Taylor Guitars GS8 Grand Symphony Acoustic Guitar Review

Wow...I'm surprised there aren't any reviews on this guitar..There are many on musicians friend and guitar center websites though. Well, I have had this guitar for about 2 years now and I must say it is the best guitar I have! It's my favorite and I'll have it for many, many years. I play in our church's praise band and this guitar is robust, full and rings out like a bell! I'm not going to get technical in my review but more emotional. This guitar sounds, feels & plays like a gem! It's so beautiful...feels solid and produces an incredible tone! The expression system is the best and for a fairly high end, all wood guitar you can't lose with this one! I shopped around for quite a while before I settled on this one and have been very pleased! The guitar actually sounds better as it "opens up" with age. So for you Taylor people or even non-Taylor give this one a try and I guarantee you won't be disappointed. Comes with a beautiful dark brown hardshell case and a beautiful glossy finish. The wood is so beautiful & the abalone inlays are top notch! This is one pretty instrument but a workhorse too! Loud and a pure tonemaster!

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