TAYLOR BUILDER’S EDITION 324CE

PRICE: £3,239 (inc case)

ORIGIN: USA

TYPE: 14-fret Grand Auditorium electro cutaway

TOP: Mahogany

BACK/SIDES: Urban Ash

MAX RIM DEPTH: 117.4mm

MAX BODY WIDTH: 406.4mm

NECK: Mahogany

SCALE LENGTH: 648mm (25.5”)

TUNERS: Gotoh 510 Antique Gold

NUT/WIDTH: Black Tusq /44.8mm

FINGERBOARD: West African Ebony, Italian acrylic compass inlays

FRETS: 20, medium

BRIDGE/SPACING: West African Ebony w/ compensated Micarta saddle/56mm

ELECTRICS: Taylor Expression System 2 w/ volume, bass and treble controls

WEIGHT (kg/lb): 2.1/4.62

OPTIONS: None

RANGE OPTIONS: The Taylor Builder’s Edition instruments range from the 324ce reviewed here through to the 517 (£2,999) and 517e (£3,179), the 652ce (£4,319) and extends to the 912ce (£6,479)

LEFT-HANDERS: No

FINISH: Tobacco Kona Burst Silent Satin PROS A well-built, tonally satisfying instrument with its environmental credentials well in place

CONS No left-handers and the shock of the new might put some players off