2013 Taylor 518e Grand Orchestra First Edition 95 of 100
Summary: On the Taylor 518e, the rich midrange of mahogany, together with the enhanced lows and highs that the Grand Orchestra shape produces, creates a big, round voice that blends power, warmth and complexity. The grained ivoroid-centric appointment package includes Taylor’s diamond fretboard inlay, while Taylor’s Expression System electronics deliver a smooth plug-and-play experience.
Body: Spruce top with Mahogany back/sides.
Neck: Mahogany with an Ebony fingerboard, 25.5” scale length, 20 frets/14 open frets, pearl diamond inlays, tortoise binding.
Pickups/Hardware: Taylor’s Expression System, gold closed gear tuning keys, wood truss rod cover, tortoise pickguard, tortoise binding, ebony bridge pins.
Cosmetics: This guitar is in excellent condition and shows very little signs of use. There are two small indentations close to the output jack.
Playability: Our in-house guitar tech has inspected, setup, and restrung this instrument with a new set of strings. The neck is straight, the truss rod is fully functional, and the action has been setup low and comfortable. The frets are in great shape with no major grooves or divots from use and it plays beautifully up and down the fretboard with no dead spots or choking out.
Weight: 4.945 lbs.
Case: This guitar ships in the original hard-shell case, professionally packaged, and fully insured.
Body: Spruce top with Mahogany back/sides.
Neck: Mahogany with an Ebony fingerboard, 25.5” scale length, 20 frets/14 open frets, pearl diamond inlays, tortoise binding.
Pickups/Hardware: Taylor’s Expression System, gold closed gear tuning keys, wood truss rod cover, tortoise pickguard, tortoise binding, ebony bridge pins.
Cosmetics: This guitar is in excellent condition and shows very little signs of use. There are two small indentations close to the output jack.
Playability: Our in-house guitar tech has inspected, setup, and restrung this instrument with a new set of strings. The neck is straight, the truss rod is fully functional, and the action has been setup low and comfortable. The frets are in great shape with no major grooves or divots from use and it plays beautifully up and down the fretboard with no dead spots or choking out.
Weight: 4.945 lbs.
Case: This guitar ships in the original hard-shell case, professionally packaged, and fully insured.
