Taylor 217e-SB Plus Acoustic Guitar
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Want to Click and Collect or try items at our Guildford Store?
The store is open 10am - 6pm Monday to Saturday and 11am - 5pm Sunday and bank holidays.
The stock information shows the quantity of units that are available to purchase at the Guildford store and the quantity of units that are available at our off-site Guildford warehouse. These stock levels are updated in real time.
Our Click and Collect service is available at our Guildford store from 10am - 6pm Monday to Saturday, and 11am - 5pm on Sunday. You can either choose click and collect as your delivery option online or, during store opening hours, call our sales team at 01483 456777 to place a 10% deposit.
If you have placed your order online, you will receive a confirmation email of your order and a separate follow-up text or email to confirm when your item is ready for collection.
Please do not come to the store before you have received the follow-up message, as your order may not yet be ready at the store.
If the only available stock is in our off-site warehouse it can be brought to the store location for you to try - you just need to contact the store within opening hours. Please note any requests received after 3.30pm will not arrive at the store until the following morning.
Please be aware that, unless you have paid a deposit to reserve the item, it will continue to be free, both online and in-store, for another customer to buy. Therefore we would advise you to place a 10% deposit by either using the on-line click and collect service or calling us 01483 456777.
SKU: 217E-SBPLUS
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Product Description
With its huge array of models, visual appointments and body shapes, our 200 Series has always offered players a wealth of options in both sound and style. With the new 217e-SB Plus, Taylor are adding even more flavours to the mix.
Key Features
- Taylor V-Bracing - The bracing system on this guitar increases volume, sustain and responsiveness.
- Torrefied Body Top - The spruce top has been "Torrefied", adding an extra layer of richness to your tone.
- Taylor ES-2 System - The Expression System 2 captures more of a guitar’s dynamic properties using a breakthrough behind-the-saddle design.
This Grand Pacific dreadnought is crafted with back and sides of layered Indian rosewood paired with a solid torrefied Sitka spruce top, yielding a warm, aged-in tonal character to complement its bold projection and clear low-end power.
Inside, our cantilevered V-Class bracing enhances the response with more volume, longer sustain and clearer harmony between notes, offering near-perfect pitch accuracy across the frequency spectrum.
Like other 200 Series models, this guitar features a hand-friendly nut width of 1-11/16 inches, making for relaxed fretting for players of all skill levels. Along with a striking sunburst color treatment for the top inspired by the 50th Anniversary version released in 2024, this model boasts a full-body gloss finish, nickel tuning machines, a black pickguard, a single-ring faux-pearl rosette, black body binding and 4mm dot fretboard inlays in Italian acrylic. It includes ES2 electronics and ships with a sturdy, lightweight AeroCase.
Taylor Expression System 2
The Taylor Expression System 2 (ES2) is a revolutionary pickup design that delivers the latest in Taylor’s ongoing innovation in acoustic guitar amplification. The heart of the Expression System 2 is Taylor’s patented behind-the-saddle pickup, which features three uniquely positioned and individually calibrated pickup sensors. The location of the sensors enables a more dynamic range of acoustic sound to be captured than ever before.
Together with Taylor’s custom-designed “professional audio”-grade preamp, this system produces exceptional amplified tone and responsiveness. On stage through a PA, plugged into your favorite acoustic amplifier, or direct into recording software, the Expression System 2 faithfully conveys the voice of your Taylor guitar.
Specifications
- Back/Side Wood: Layered Indian Rosewood
- Top Wood: Torrefied Sitka Spruce
- Neck: Mahogany
- Fretboard: West African Crelicam Ebony
- Nut Width: 1-11/16”
- Scale Length: 25-½”
- Bracing: Cantilevered V-Class
- Electronics: ES2
- Guitar Protection: AeroCase, Brown
- Strings: D’Addario XS Coated Phosphor Bronze, Light