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Taylor 517 Grand Pacific Builder's Edition V-Class vs Yamaha AC5M ARE Concert Cutaway

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6-string Acoustic Guitars Taylor 517 Grand Pacific Builder's Edition V-Class Yamaha AC5M ARE Concert Cutaway
Summary
Rating
Review Rating 97%
Review Rating Not Rated
Rank
#14044
#14106
String Type: Steel Steel
Number of Strings: 6 6
Body Shape: Round Shoulder Dreadnought Concert Cutaway
Left-/Right-handed: Right-handed Right-handed
Color: Wild Honey Burst Natural Vintage Natural
Finish: Satin Gloss
Top Wood: Torrified Sitka Spruce Solid Sitka Spruce with A.R.E. treatment
Back & Sides Wood: Tropical Mahogany Solid Mahogany
Body Bracing: V-Class Mahogany Scalloped Bracing
Binding: Sapele Mahogany
Neck Wood: Tropical Mahogany African Mahogany
Neck Shape: Compound Carve Straight Taper
Radius: 15" 15.75"
Fingerboard Material: West African Ebony Ebony, rolled edges
Fingerboard Inlay: Grained Ivoroid Arrowheads Snowflakes
Number of Frets: 20 20
Scale Length: 25.5" 25.6"
Tuning Machines: Taylor Nickel Gotoh chrome open gear
Bridge Material: West African Ebony Ebony
Nut/Saddle Material: Black Graphite/Micarta TUSQ/TUSQ
Nut Width: 1.75" 1.6875"
Strings: Elixir Phosphor Bronze Medium Elixir NANOWEB 80/20 Bronze Light
Case Included: Hardshell Case Hardshell Case
Manufacturer Part Number: A50203400000575S213 A50203400000575S216 AC5M VN
Electronics: System 71 SRT2 preamp with SRT piezo pickup
Details
Brand Taylor Yamaha
Prices
MSRP $2,899.00 $1,499.99
Used Price $2,029.30 $1,049.99
Sale Price $2,609.10 $1,349.99

6-string Acoustic Guitars Descriptions

Taylor 517 Grand Pacific Builder's Edition V-Class

6-string Acoustic Guitar with Torrefied Sitka Spruce Top, Neo-Tropical Mahogany Back and Sides, Mahogany Neck, and Ebony Fingerboard - Wild Honey Burst

Yamaha AC5M ARE Concert Cutaway

6-string Acoustic-electric Guitar with Solid Sitka Spruce Top, Solid Mahogany Back and Sides, Mahogany Neck, Ebony Fingerboard, and SRT2 Electronics - Vintage Natural

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