Taylor Gold Label 517e Mahogany/Sitka Grand Pacific Acoustic-Electric - 5025

Taylor Gold Label 517e Mahogany/Sitka Grand Pacific Acoustic-Electric - 5025

The guitar in the photos is the exact one you will receive. Serial Number: 1206035025

Backwoods Guitar in Sedalia, Missouri is a proud Taylor authorized dealer and repair service center. Every Taylor guitar is carefully unboxed, inspected, and set up before being photographed and listed for sale. After every guitar is purchased, it is then reinspected and set up again before being shipped out. If you have a specific set up preference or certain strings you'd like put on before shipping, please reach out and send us a message after completing your purchase.

Overview

With its deep, expansive voice and extraordinary projection, the Gold Label 517e adds a powerful new dimension to the Gold Label Collection. Designed to produce an older, more traditional acoustic sound, this model blends warm, old-school tone with modern playability. Crafted with solid mahogany back and sides and a natural torrefied Sitka spruce top for a mature, played-in sound from day one, this gloss-finish Grand Pacific model offers a rich midrange character with a clear, woody response. Our round-shoulder dreadnought shape—updated here with a slightly deeper body—delivers incredible low-end power while a slender, satin-finish Taylor neck provides smooth playability. Inside, fanned V-Class bracing boosts volume, lengthens sustain and improves intonation along the entire fretboard. Taylor's patented long-tenon Action Control Neck™ joint enhances the wood coupling between neck and body to boost low-end resonance while enabling easy and precise adjustments to string height.

Showcasing the Gold Label Collection’s unique design details, this model features a modified headstock with an angled back cut and script-style Taylor logo inlay and a firestripe pickguard with a distinct shape. The appointment package also includes a Honduran rosewood Curve Wing bridge with Indian rosewood bridge pins, cream-colored Crest inlays on the fretboard and peghead, cream body binding, and a cream single-ring rosette. Outfitted with Taylor nickel tuners and LR Baggs Element VTC electronics, the Gold Label 517e ships in a British Cocoa deluxe hardshell case.

• Deeper Grand Pacific body for incredible warmth and power
• Torrefied Sitka spruce top adds aged-in sweetness and depth
• Solid mahogany back and sides offer bold midrange
• Long-tenon neck joint with exceptional adjustability
• Includes LR Baggs Element VTC pickup and deluxe hardshell case
• Made in El Cajon California, USA

The Taylor Gold Label 517e Mahogany/Sitka Grand Pacific Acoustic-Electric brings a refined, rootsy warmth to Taylor’s lineup, blending classic dreadnought character with boutique craftsmanship. While the standard 517e already delivers a dry, focused tone thanks to its mahogany back and sides, the Gold Label edition takes it further with nuanced upgrades across the board. The pickup system swaps Taylor’s ES2 electronics for a premium internal microphone, offering a more natural, open, and mic’d-up sound ideal for studio work or intimate live settings. The torrefied Sitka spruce top adds aged warmth and quicker response, enhancing the guitar’s seasoned, earthy voice. Its V-Class bracing has been subtly re-voiced for greater sustain and harmonic balance, while aesthetic refinements include minimalist inlays, a sleek satin finish, a flush Taylor headstock logo, and a steeper headstock tilt to improve string tension and overall resonance. These design shifts favor players who want a stripped-down, soulful instrument that combines vintage tonal personality with Taylor’s signature playability—making the Gold Label 517e a standout for singer-songwriters and traditionalists seeking an expressive, boutique-style acoustic experience.

Specifications

Highlights

Number of Strings: 6 String

Orientation: Right Handed

Body Shape: Grand Pacific

Bracing System: Fanned V-Class with Tonal Route

Color: Natural

Electronics: LR Baggs - Element VTC

Case/Bag: Gold Label Hardshell Case British Cocoa

Body

Top Wood: Sitka Spruce

Back/Side Wood: Neo-Tropical Mahogany

Rosette: Cream (.075")/.032" Black/Cream (.075") Single Ring

Back Configuration: 2-piece No Wedge

Body Binding: Cream

Armres: None

Top Finish: Gloss

Back/Side Finish: Gloss

Neck

Neck Wood: Neo-Tropical Mahogany

Fretboard Wood: West African Crelicam Ebony

Neck Profile: Standard Carve

Fretboard Inlay: Cream Crest

Fretboard Binding: West African Crelicam Ebony

Neck Finish: Satin

Peghead

Nut Width: 1-3/4"

Peghead Veneer Wood: West African Crelicam Ebony

Scale Length: 25-1/2"

Peghead Inlay: Cream Crest

Peghead Type: Paddle

Peghead Binding: None

Peghead Finish: Gloss

Other

Bridge: Honduran Rosewood

Nut & Saddle: White TUSQ Nut, White Micarta Saddle

Bridge Pins: Indian Rosewood

Strings: D'Addario XS Coated Phosphor Bronze Light (.012 - .053)

Pickguard: Firestripe

Tuners: Taylor Nickel with Nickel Buttons

Strap Pin: Black

End Pin: Bronze