Taylor K22ce Grand Concert Shaded Edgeburst ES2

Taylor K22ce Grand Concert Shaded Edgeburst ES2
The Taylor K22ce Grand Concert ES2 models offer the comfort of a slightly smaller body and string scale length, producing clear, articulate trebles and a dash of low-end warmth for a balanced sound that can be adapted across a range of playing styles. Plus, Taylor’s ES2 electronics provide ample tonal control and responsiveness.

Koa Series—All-Koa
With Hawaiian koa’s distinctive combination of lush acoustic tone and stunning visual characteristics, Taylor’s Koa series showcases the tonewood’s natural coloration and its dazzling sonic properties. 

Guitar players who pick up one of Taylor’s all-koa models will hear its vibrant midrange response with clear, articulate trebles and a dash of low-end warmth—as well as some natural compression to balance an aggressive attack—for a balanced sound that can be adapted across a range of playing styles. Known for its aging properties, the Hawaiian koa top, back, and sides of these guitars will open up over time and play with greater depth and sweetness.

Grand Concert Cutaway
With its shorter, 24 7/8-inch scale length the Taylor Grand Concert body shape favors the fingerstyle player, as well as single-note lead and solo guitar arrangements, issuing notes with precise clarity and offering easy action even on the highest frets. The model’s smaller body makes for a comfortable feel, without skimping on rich, robust tonal resonance, or valuable volume.  

Q: Does a cutaway diminish a guitar’s tonal output? 
A: Not in a discernible way. We recommend you decide based on whether you want that extra upper-fretboard range; or, if you simply have an aesthetic preference—either for a more traditional, symmetrical look of a non-cutaway, or in favor of the sleek, more modern contouring that the cutaway offers. 

V-Class Bracing
The Taylor Grand Pacific features Taylor’s innovative new V-Class bracing, which lets the soundboard of the guitar vibrate naturally, increasing sustain and overall cohesiveness, and generating additional volume without sacrificing sustain. This design puts the body more in tune with the strings, improving articulation and harmonic alignment,  resulting in a sound that is optimally warm and seasoned, nicely blended, and full of luscious low end without being muddy.

ES2 Electronics
The Taylor Expression System 2 (ES2) delivers the latest technology in Taylor acoustic guitar amplification. The heart of the ES2 system is Taylor’s patented behind-the-saddle pickup, featuring three uniquely positioned and individually calibrated pickup sensors. The new positioning enables the piezo pickup’s crystals to respond more naturally to the guitar’s energy as it is transferred through the saddle, with three pickup sensors installed behind the saddle, through the bridge, with three tiny Allen screws that calibrate the position of the sensors in relation to the saddle. Together with Taylor’s custom-designed preamp, this ES2 system produces exceptional amplified tone and responsiveness.

Serial #: 1206032070
Weight: 4lbs 8oz

Scale Length: 24-7/8"
Nut & Saddle: Black Graphite, Micarta saddle
Bracing: V-Class
Truss Rod Cover: West African Crelicam Ebony
Pickguard: None
Number of Frets: 20
Tuners: Gotoh
Case: Taylor Deluxe Hardshell Brown
Body Length: 19 1/2"
Body Width: 15"
Body Depth: 4 3/8"

Binding/Edge Treatment: Rock Maple
Top Finish: Gloss
Back Config: 2 or 3 piece No Wedge
Rosette Size: Single Ring
Back/Side Finish: Gloss
Rosette Mat.: Big Leaf Maple
Stain/Sunburst: Shaded Edgeburst
Armrest: No

Neck Width: 1-3/4"
Fretboard Inlay: Spring Vine
Fretboard Binding/Edge Treatment: West African Crelicam Ebony
Heel Cap Binding: West African Crelicam Ebony
Type of Neck Joint: Scarf
Neck/Heel: Tropical Mahogany
Fretboard Wood: West African Crelicam Ebony
Neck Finish: Satin
Heel Length: 3-1/4"

Peghead Finish: Gloss
Peghead Binding: West African Crelicam Ebony
Peghead Type: Standard
Peghead Purfling: Maple
Headstock Overlay: West African Crelicam Ebony
Peghead Inlay: Spring Vine
Peghead Logo: Big Leaf Maple

Bridge Pins: West African Crelicam Ebony
Buttons: Gold