Forget Mahogany, This Taylor's All Grown Up: 424ce Walnut Showdown

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Taylor 424ce Special Edition 2023 - Shaded Edgeburst Walnut/Walnut
Walnut Top Wood - Though better known and more widely used as a back and side wood, walnut also offers a distinctive musical flavor as a soundboard wood. Its physical density and stiffness are akin to Hawaiian koa, generating a similar natural compression effect when used as a top wood that results in a smooth, balanced attack. Players will notice crisp trebles and a woody, warm low-end response that matures and grows richer with time and playing. Walnut generates a bit more presence in the midrange than koa, providing some of mahogany’s dryness and focus in the center of the tonal spectrum balanced by a touch of overtonal texture similar to rosewood.
Walnut Body Wood - Like koa, walnut’s density and stiffness yield bright treble notes, but with a more present midrange that splits the difference between rosewood and mahogany. The bass tones initially produce a woody character that will grow richer with time and extended play.
SPECS
Number of Strings: 6 String
Body Shape: Grand Auditorium
Cutaway: Venetian
Electronics: Expression System 2
Orientation: Right Handed
Bracing System: V-Class Bracing
Color: Shaded Edgeburst
Case: Brown Taylor Deluxe
Top Wood: Walnut
Rosette: Green Abalone Single Ring
Body Binding: White
Top Finish: Gloss
Back/Side Wood: Walnut
Back/Side Finish: Gloss
Neck Wood: Neo-tropical Mahogany
Neck Profile: Standard Carve
Fretboard Wood: West African Crelicam Ebony
Fretboard Inlay: Faux Pearl Renaissance
Fretboard Binding: Black
Neck Finish: Satin
Nut Width: 1-3/4”
Scale Length: 25-1/2”
Peghead Type: Paddle
Peghead Veneer Wood: West African Crelicam Ebony
Peghead Inlay: Faux Pearl Renaissance
Peghead Finish: Satin
Bridge: West African Crelicam Ebony
Bridge Pins: West African Crelicam Ebony
Pick Guard: Tortoise
Strap Pin: Nickel
Nut & Saddle: Black TUSQ Nut, White Micarta Saddle
Strings: D’Addario XS Coated Phosphor Bronze Light
Tuners: Taylor Nickel with Nickel Buttons
End Pin: Black

[@douggarrett5288]

That is a gorgeous guitar

[@TheWhiskeyCowboyLife]

Wonderful guitar. I think if it was satin finish and black binding as opposed to white... mmmmmm perfection. That aside, someone is going to be a very happy owner. Cheer.

[@gettyshiloh]

Compare the 814ce to the 314ce; the 814ce is a LOT brighter.

[@dasonhandjr]

Clear sound with headroom? Go play a braz/adi and then tell me.. how clear is the walnut?