You’ve Never Played an Acoustic Like This

Take a dive into the walnut and spruce tonewoods of this blacktop GTe and you’ll find yourself submerged in classic Taylor appointments that make for ultimate playability. C-Class bracing offers a boost to volume and sustain while keeping the walnut tonewood sweet and responsive. The Grand Theater body shape brings you a guitar compact enough for easy travel but with a voice robust enough to cross swords with a dreadnought! Add Taylor’s ES2 electronics with their unique behind the saddle design and you’ve got a guitar that’ll take excellent Taylor tone to the recording studio and the stage without breaking a sweat.

Meet the Grand Theater

In 2020, Taylor’s Grand Theater body shape debuted. Sized between the uber-comfortable GS Mini and Taylor’s classic Grand Concert body style, the Grand Theater offers the perfect blend of power and comfort. It’s capable of a full-sized guitar’s acoustic performance with the comfortable playability of a travel-sized guitar. It has a 24-1/8-inch scale length that gives the strings a softened feel akin to playing down-tuned with a capo on the first fret. You’ll love the feel of the body and the sprightly playing experience. Whether it becomes your go-to stage companion, studio workhorse, or favorite daily driver, the GTe is ready for a lifetime of playing.

C-Class bracing coaxes a big sound out of a small body

If you ask Taylor master builder Andy Powers, a guitar is only as good as its bracing pattern. And with the limited size of the GTe, a new bracing pattern is required to help it reach its full sonic potential. This small guitar introduces C-Class bracing, a proprietary bracing pattern developed to bring out a surprisingly robust bass response despite its size. C-Class bracing leverages an asymmetrical, cantilevered design that strikes the perfect balance between stiffness and flexibility. Like Taylor’s groundbreaking V-Class architecture, the GTe’s C-Class bracing increases sustain, improves volume, enhances projection, and sharpens intonation. When you hear it for the first time, you won’t believe that a guitar this small can sound so big.

Walnut makes this guitar

Tonally sitting between the resonance of mahogany and rosewood, walnut has landed itself in the favorites category of many players here at Sweetwater. In concert with its spruce top, the walnut back and sides offer natural compression with a bright top end and a warm midrange sitting between that of mahogany and rosewood. Flatpickers and strummers alike will enjoy the tight attack and crispness that distinguishes individual notes. What’s more, the natural finish leaves the enchanting patterns and color of the walnut open to the eye — after all, this guitar’s looks are only second to its tone.

Plugging in has never sounded this good

The Taylor GTe is a bona fide studio and stage workhorse, thanks to the onboard ES2 electronics. ES2 electronics take advantage of Taylor’s proprietary pickup design. It has a three-section pickup mounted in the bridge, behind the saddle. Because of its position, the pickup delivers a clear, lifelike acoustic tone each time you plug in. For tone tweaking and sound shaping, the ES2 system has a master volume control and a pair of tone controls. The ES2 electronics and the character of the GTe combine to create a potent tonal combination that will leave you and your audience stunned.

Taylor GTe Acoustic-electric Guitar Features:

• A small-bodied acoustic-electric made with sustainable materials
• Grand Theater body shape is inviting and comfortable
• C-Class bracing facilitates a strong bass response while increasing sustain
• Walnut back and sides produce round warm tones
• Sitka spruce top enhances note articulation
• Eucalyptus fingerboard provides the snappiness of ebony in an eco-friendly package
• Condensed scale length softens string feel for an agile performance
• ES2 electronics produce a lifelike plugged-in tone

Tech Specs

• String Type:Steel
• Number of Strings:6
• Body Shape:Grand Theater
• Left-/Right-handed:Right-handed
• Color:Blacktop
• Finish:Satin
• Top Wood:Spruce
• Back & Sides Wood:Walnut
• Body Bracing:C-Class
• Binding:Chamfered Edges
• Neck Wood:Tropical Mahogany
• Neck Shape:GT Carve
• Radius:15"
• Fingerboard Material:Eucalyptus
• Fingerboard Inlay:Dots
• Number of Frets:20
• Scale Length:24.125"
• Tuning Machines:Taylor Nickel
• Bridge Material:Eucalyptus
• Nut/Saddle Material:Tusq/Micarta
• Nut Width:1.718"
• Electronics:ES-2
• Strings:Elixir, .012-.053