Taylor Gold Label 717e Grand Pacific Indian Rosewood/Torrified Sitka Blacktop - 5005

Taylor Gold Label 717e Grand Pacific Indian Rosewood/Torrified Sitka Blacktop - 5005

The guitar in the photos is the exact one you will receive. Serial Number: 1205275005

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

The latest addition to the Taylor Gold Label Collection brings another flavor of warm, round, old-school acoustic tone that will change your expectations of how a Taylor can sound. A modified Grand Pacific round-shoulder dreadnought with a deeper body, the Gold Label 717e Blacktop combines Indian rosewood with torrefied Sitka spruce to produce a rich, powerful voice with robust low-end character and warmth that stretches across the frequency spectrum. Inside, a fanned variant of our V-Class bracing architecture adds more volume and longer sustain, while our patented Action Control Neck™ incorporates a long-tenon neck joint to warm up the low-end resonance and offers unmatched adjustability and playing comfort—just turn the interior bolt to alter your action (string height) in seconds, without needing to remove the neck or detune the strings.

A striking black top finish treatment is complemented by cream-colored binding, rosette, pickguard, and Crest inlays, with a Honduran rosewood Curve Wing bridge and Indian rosewood bridge pins to round out the visual details. Dressed in a full-body gloss finish, the Gold Label 717e Blacktop features LR Baggs Element VTC electronics and includes a deluxe British Cocoa hardshell case.

• Modified Grand Pacific body adds remarkable warmth and depth
• Indian rosewood back and sides for lush overtone response
• Torrefied Sitka spruce top produces rich, sweet projection
• Black top color treatment makes a bold visual statement
• Includes LR Baggs electronics and hardshell case
• Made in El Cajon California, USA

The Taylor Gold Label 717e Grand Pacific Indian Rosewood/Torrified Sitka Blacktop reimagines Taylor’s slope-shoulder dreadnought with a boutique touch, offering a darker, moodier voice and refined visual elegance. Compared to the standard 717e, the Gold Label version features a torrefied Sitka spruce top for enhanced warmth and played-in responsiveness, paired with Indian rosewood back and sides for deep low-end and blooming overtones. The most notable departure from typical Taylor models is the pickup system: instead of the ES2 electronics, this model uses a high-end internal microphone pickup for a more organic, studio-quality sound that captures the full body and nuance of the guitar’s tone. Its V-Class bracing is subtly optimized to enhance sustain and responsiveness, while aesthetic upgrades include a sleek blacktop finish, minimalist fretboard inlays, a flush Taylor logo, and a steeper headstock tilt for improved string tension and sustain. Altogether, the Gold Label 717e appeals to players who prefer a vintage-inspired, warm-toned dreadnought with boutique-level detail and a more natural, microphone-quality amplified sound—ideal for singer-songwriters, roots players, and anyone seeking a rich, expressive alternative to Taylor’s more modern-voiced models.

Specifications

Highlights

Number of Strings: 6 String

Orientation: Right Handed

Body Shape: Grand Pacific

Bracing System: Fanned V-Class with Tonal Route

Color: Natural Back/Sides, Black Top

Electronics: LR Baggs - Element VTC

Case/Bag: Gold Label Hardshell Case British Cocoa

Body

Top Wood: Sitka Spruce

Back/Side Wood: Indian Rosewood

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

Back Configuration: 2-piece No Wedge

Body Binding: Cream

Armrest: None

Top Finish: Gloss

Back/Side Finish: Gloss

Neck

Neck Wood: Neo-Tropical Mahogany

Fretboard Wood: West African Crelicam Ebony

Neck Profil: eStandard 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: Cream/Black

Tuners: Taylor Nickel with Nickel Buttons

Strap Pin: Black

End Pin: Bronze