TAYLOR 924CE-K LTD KOA 50TH ANNIVERSARY [FREE CASE]

A Collector-grade Koa Pairing to Ring In Taylor's 50th

Celebrate Taylor’s half-century birthday with this collector-grade bundle, consisting of Taylor’s koa-clad 924ce-K LTD 50th anniversary guitar and a Circa 74 amplifier with matching koa cab. Starting off, this bundle’s 924ce-K acoustic-electric guitar sports gorgeously figured AA Hawaiian koa for its top, back, and sides — a classic tonewood formula for well over a century, revered for its crisp midrange-forward voice and dry, focused attack. On the opposite end, this Taylor’s mahogany neck wears a comfortable Standard Carve, along with a glassy ebony fingerboard, mother-of-pearl/shell/pink abalone Ascension inlays, and ebony fingerboard binding. And that’s only the beginning of this guitar’s high-class aesthetic arrangement, as evidenced by the 924ce-K’s exquisitely crafted wood and body/fingerboard extension binding, headstock inlay. Plus, when it comes time to plug in this guitar’s world-class ES-2 electronics, this bundle’s custom koa-laden Circa 74 amplifier delivers stage-ready guitar and vocal amplification with immaculate fidelity. Strictly limited to 74 models worldwide, the Taylor 924ce-K LTD 50th anniversary and Circa 74 amplifier bundle will be gone before you know it!

The sonic magic of koa

For the 924ce-K's top, sides, and back, Taylor uses a very special tropical hardwood sourced from Hawaiian plantations above 5,000 feet. Koa’s sonic alchemy combines the focused midrange of mahogany with the snappy high end of maple. Due to the wood’s density, koa guitars tend to start out sounding a bit bright; it’s similar to maple in this regard. Sweetwater tip: the more you play your koa guitar, the more the tone opens up, expanding the midrange and rewarding you with sweeter, richer, more resonant sonority. Oftentimes, guitarists unfamiliar with the tonewood purchase a koa guitar for its stunning visuals, don’t play it enough to allow the wood to warm up, and mistakenly conclude that it’s too bright. Fine koa guitars like the Taylor 924ce-K deserve to be played every day! With that said, koa’s inherent brightness is ideal for fingerpickers with a meatier touch and for studio layering where you need an acoustic guitar that cuts through the track.

Grand Auditorium body style delivers exceptional presence

Taylor’s beloved Grand Auditorium body style, featured on the 924ce-K, employs the width and depth of a dreadnought, so it delivers prodigious volume that makes it a “tone cannon” in its own right. However, its waist is narrower, which gives Grand Auditorium-bodied acoustic guitars more treble zing, in addition to improved playing comfort and a sleeker look. The 924ce-K's Grand Auditorium body style also helps to sharpen the definition of each note you play, balancing out nicely with the excellent projection of its V-Class-braced top.

Optimized volume, sustain, and intonation

With Taylor’s V-Class bracing, an acoustic guitar top can be both stiff and flexible — for more volume and sustain. V-Class bracing provides stiffness parallel to the strings for more rigidity and, hence, sustain. Flexibility on either side generates the air movement necessary for robust projection. It’s the best of both worlds. This groundbreaking innovation also improves intonation, not only producing notes that are louder and with longer sustain — but more in tune with each other. V-Class bracing boosts volume evenly across the tonal spectrum increases sustain and improves the natural intonation of the instrument by creating a more synergistic response from the soundboard. This fosters a more harmonious relationship between the notes you play, helping chords to ring out in cohesive splendor. Pick up a Taylor with V-Class bracing and experience what guitarists at Sweetwater have already discovered.

Taylor 924ce-K LTD 50th Anniversary with Circa 74 Amplifier Bundle Features:

• Collector-grade 924ce-K LTD 50th anniversary acoustic-electric guitar and Circa 74 amplifier bundle, celebrating Taylor’s half-century birthday
• Included 150W Circa 74 acoustic guitar and vocal amplifier features a custom koa cabinet to match the guitar
• AA Hawaiian koa top, back, and sides deliver a clear, midrange-rich voice that’s ideal for solo strumming and fingerstyle finesse
• Fast-playing mahogany neck in Taylor’s traditional Standard Carve
• Sleek 15-in.-radius ebony fingerboard, complete with eye-grabbing green standard abalone Byzantine inlays
• Taylor’s flagship Grand Auditorium body style serves as a superb do-it-all 6-string design, from hushed fingerstyle to high-energy strumming
• Comfortable radiused armrest and deep Venetian cutaway
• Glorious gold Gotoh Luxury tuning machines that brandish a refined floral pattern
• Complete with a jaw-dropping array of fine visual appointments, from the Ascension headstock/fingerboard inlays to the beaming body binding to the elegant binding that enwraps the fingerboard extension