Experience the perfect blend of vintage character and modern innovation with the Taylor Gold Label 517e Acoustic-Electric Guitar. Part of Taylor’s celebrated Gold Label Collection, this guitar is designed to capture the soulful warmth of the golden-era flat-top guitars from the 1930s and 1940s while incorporating Taylor’s advanced acoustic engineering.

Crafted with a torrefied Sitka spruce top and mahogany back and sides, the Gold Label 517e delivers a rich, organic resonance with earthy midrange punch and balanced tonal clarity. The deep-body Grand Pacific shape enhances projection and sustain, making it a powerful instrument for both fingerstyle players and strummers.

Equipped with V-Class bracing, this guitar achieves improved volume, tuning stability, and harmonic sustain while preserving the timeless voice of traditional dreadnoughts. The mahogany neck with Standard Carve and a 15" ebony fingerboard provide exceptional comfort and playability, ideal for long sessions on stage or in the studio.

When amplified, the LR Baggs Element VTC system ensures that your natural acoustic tone is faithfully reproduced with warmth, clarity, and precision. Additional vintage-inspired appointments, such as a Firestripe pickguard, cream double binding, nickel tuners, and a retro-style headstock with inlay, complete the instrument’s classic aesthetic.

Key Features & Specifications of the Taylor Gold Label 517e:

• Body Shape: Deep-body Grand Pacific (round-shouldered dreadnought)

• Top Wood: Torrefied Sitka Spruce – pre-aged for warm, broken-in tone

• Back & Sides: Neo-Tropical Mahogany – earthy resonance with midrange punch

• Bracing: Fanned V-Class bracing with hot hide glue – enhanced sustain & projection

• Neck: Mahogany with Taylor Standard Carve profile

• Fingerboard: Crelicam Ebony, 15" radius – smooth feel & superb sustain

• Electronics: LR Baggs Element VTC system with volume & tone controls

• Bridge: Curve Wing Ebony bridge

• Tuning Machines: Nickel Taylor sealed-back tuners for precise intonation

• Aesthetics: Firestripe pickguard, cream binding, vintage-inspired Taylor logo, Crest inlay

• Finish: Gloss body with satin neck

Why Choose the Taylor Gold Label 517e?

The Taylor 517e Gold Label is more than just a guitar – it’s a tribute to timeless craftsmanship fused with Taylor’s forward-thinking design. Whether you’re a professional performer, recording artist, or passionate collector, this guitar brings a balanced, vintage-inspired tone with modern playability.

Perfect for live performances, studio recording, or intimate sessions, the Gold Label 517e delivers superior acoustic sound both unplugged and amplified.

Tech Specs

• String Type: Steel
• Number of Strings: 6
• Left-/Right-handed: Right-handed
• Body Shape: Dreadnought
• Back & Sides Wood: Tropical Mahogany
• Top Wood: Sitka Spruce
• Top Finish: Gloss
• Color: Natural
• Body Bracing: Fanned V-Class
• Binding: Black, White Plastic
• Neck Wood: Tropical Mahogany
• Neck Finish: Satin
• Neck Shape: Standard Carve
• Radius: 15"
• Fingerboard Material: Crelicam Ebony
• Fingerboard Inlay: Dots
• Number of Frets: 20
• Scale Length: 25.5"
• Scale Length Type: Standard-scale
• Nut Width: 1.75"
• Nut Material: White Tusq
• Electronics: LR Braggs Element
• Strings: D'Addario XS Phosphor Bronze Light, .012-.053
• Case/Gig Bag: Hardshell Case
• Manufacturer Part Number: A525042018105750000