Taylor Custom Gold Label #13069 Grand Auditorium - Bocote & Striped Western Red Cedar
Experience the pinnacle of Taylor’s master luthiery, available through Sadek Music. This Custom Gold Label Grand Auditorium is the result of uncompromising artistry, where hand-selected tonewoods and intricate Cindy inlays converge to create an instrument that is as visually breathtaking as it is sonically inspiring. The Tonewoods: Exotic & Articulate At the heart of this custom build is a meticulously chosen Bocote back and sides set, prized for its dramatic grain patterns and warm, dense tonal character. Paired with a Striped Western Red Cedar top, the result is an immediately responsive, “played-in” feel with rich harmonic depth—perfectly suited for fingerstyle players and light strummers seeking nuance and expressiveness. The Visuals: A Masterpiece in Koa & Abalone Every detail of Custom #13069 reflects refined elegance. The body, fretboard, and peghead are bound in Figured Hawaiian Koa, forming a luminous frame around the stunning Shaded Edgeburst finish. The iconic Cindy Inlay—an intricate vine rendered in Abalone and Mother of Pearl—flows seamlessly across the fretboard, bridge, and peghead, elevating this guitar to true collector-grade artistry.
Performance & Playability Outfitted with Gotoh 510 Antique Gold tuners for exceptional tuning precision and Taylor’s Expression System 2 electronics, this instrument is equally at home on stage or in the studio. Performance Bracing delivers a balanced, powerful voice with remarkable projection and clarity across the entire frequency spectrum. Exclusively offered by Sadek Music, this Custom Gold Label Grand Auditorium stands as a rare expression of tone, beauty, and craftsmanship—designed for discerning players and serious collectors alike.
Tech Specs:
- Model: Custom Gold Label #13069
- Body Shape: Grand Auditorium (No Cutaway)
- Back/Sides Wood: Custom Picked Bocote (2-Piece Back)
- Top Wood: Striped Western Red Cedar
- Neck Wood: Maple with Satin Finish
- Bracing : Sitka Performance Bracing
- Binding: Figured Hawaiian Koa
- Inlay: Cindy (Abalone/Mother of Pearl)
- Rosette: Abalone Single Ring w/ Bound Soundhole
- Finish: Full Gloss with Light Shaded Edgeburst
- Nut/Saddle: Bone Nut / Micarta Saddle
- Scale Length: 25-1/2"
- Nut Width: 1-3/4"
- Tuners: Gotoh 510 Antique Gold
- Electronics: Expression System 2 (ES2)
- Case: Deluxe Brown Hardshell Case