Designed to embody a "blend of beauty, refined craftsmanship, and playing comfort," Taylor Guitars is introducing a special 35th Anniversary edition guitar series with a sculpted armrest, for the first time on a Taylor guitar.
The XXXV-GS, simply known as the Armrest Series, incorporates Taylor’s body style, the Grand Symphony (GS), and features exotic tonewoods.
The armrest, located on the bass side of the guitar’s lower bout, replaces the hard edge where a guitar’s top meets the sides with a softer contour for one’s picking arm to comfortably rest upon while playing.
The exotic selections of woods include a back, sides and decorative backstrap choice of fiery cocobolo (XXXV-GS-C), AA-grade Macassar ebony (XXXV-GS-M), golden quilt maple (XXXV-GS-MP), or feathered walnut (XXXV-GS-W). All four models feature tops of Sitka spruce, voiced with Taylor’s CV bracing, and the Expression System pickup.
More details are available on this page.
Pricing & Availability
The XXXV-GS models will be offered at a suggested retail price of $7,498 and, as with all 35th Anniversary models, will come with a certificate of authenticity signed by Taylor co-founders Bob Taylor and Kurt Listug.
The 35th Anniversary guitars are expected to be available in North America in early fall and internationally in late winter.
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