TAYLOR 724CE KOA £3,799
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What You Need To Know
1 Grand Concert, Grand Auditorium. What’s the difference?
Taylor says the Grand Auditorium bears refined proportions that fall between a dreadnought and a Grand Concert. While the bigger dreadnought was considered a flatpicker’s guitar, and the smaller Grand Concert catered to fingerstylists, the GA was designed to deliver on both fronts.
2 What type of wood is koa?
Acacia koa is a timber found in Hawaii. Taylor has always used koa for certain guitars but usually the highly figured variety. The koa used on the new 700 Series is not highly flamed yet is no less striking in its appearance. Ethically sourced, it’s also said to have the punch of mahogany and a top-end akin to maple, making it a perfect all-round acoustic guitar timber.
3 What are the knobs on the body?
These are the controls for the Expression System 2 that replaced the original ES. That was thought to be rather low in output so the ES2 is 25 per cent hotter. The three black knobs are
