The Taylor Builder’s Edition 524ce combines elegant design, ergonomic innovation, and premium craftsmanship to deliver a guitar that inspires creativity across all styles. Its Grand Auditorium body projects a warm, balanced voice with rich midrange, clear fundamentals, and harmonically complex overtones, while the responsive tone and refined contours provide effortless playability. Designed for comfort and expressive performance, this guitar excels in the studio, on stage, or at home, offering a polished, dynamic sound that adapts seamlessly to any musical setting.

Features

• Solid, responsibly sourced Shamel ash back and sides provide warm, focused tone with clear overtones
  
• Neo-Tropical mahogany top delivers rich, balanced sound with natural warmth and dynamic response
  
• V-Class bracing enhances sustain, volume, and precise intonation across the fretboard
  
• Beveled cutaway allows smooth access to the upper register for expressive playing
  
• Neo-Tropical mahogany neck ensures comfortable playability and stability
  
• West African Crelicam ebony fretboard offers precise articulation and a refined playing feel
  
• Expression System 2 electronics produce natural, detailed amplified tone
  
• Includes deluxe hardshell case for premium protection and transport

Specifications

General
Number of Strings: 6 String
Orientation: Right Handed
Electronics: Expression System® 2
Scale Length: 25-1/2"
Case: Taylor Deluxe Hardshell Brown

Body
Body Shape: Grand Auditorium
Cutaway: Beveled Cutaway
Top Wood: Neo-Tropical Mahogany
Back/Side Wood: Shamel Ash
Rosette: Faux Pearl Single Ring
Back Configuration: 2-Piece No Wedge
Body Binding: No Binding; Chamfered Edges
Armrest: Beveled Neo-Tropical Mahogany
Top Finish: Gloss
Back/Side Finish: Gloss
Color: Kona Burst Back/Sides, Natural Top

Neck
Neck Wood: Neo-Tropical Mahogany
Neck Profile: Standard Carve
Neck Finish: Satin
Fretboard Wood: West African Crelicam Ebony
Fretboard Inlay: Faux Pearl Compass
Fretboard Binding: West African Crelicam Ebony
Nut Width: 1-3/4"

Peghead
Peghead Type: Paddle, Standard
Peghead Veneer Wood: West African Crelicam Ebony
Peghead Finish: Satin
Peghead Binding: None
Peghead Inlay: Faux Pearl Compass

Hardware
Bridge: West African Crelicam Ebony
Nut & Saddle: Black Tusq Nut, Micarta Saddle
Bridge Pins: West African Crelicam Ebony
Pickguard: Firestripe
Tuners: Gotoh 510 Antique Chrome with Antique Chrome Buttons
Bracing System: V-Class Bracing