Description
AD17 Blacktop
This blacktop American Dream Grand Pacific makes a striking first impression and backs it up with a serious musical punch. Made with solid ovangkol back and sides topped with spruce, this all-solid-wood guitar represents the resilience of Taylor’s commitment to meeting the needs of everyday musicians even in historically difficult times. Ovangkol’s warm, seasoned tone bears hints of rosewood’s lush sparkle, with greater presence in the midrange, while the spruce top adds clarity and articulation. It’s all punched up by the V-Class bracing under the hood, which optimizes the tonal output for greater volume, longer sustain, and ear-pleasing intonation up and down the neck. Aside from the black finish for the top, a thin 2.0-mil matte layer combines a rootsy look with a responsive voice. Additional details include chamfered body edges, a single-ring rosette, 4mm dot fretboard inlays, and a black pickguard. It ships in a sturdy yet lightweight Taylor AeroCase.
SPECIFICATIONS
Our commitment to a great playing experience covers every detail of a guitar.
Highlights
- Scale Length: 25-1/2″
- Bracing: V-Class
- Pickguard: Black
- Tuners: Taylor Nickel
- Brand of Strings: D’Addario Coated Phosphor Bronze – Medium
- Body Width: 16″
- Nut & Saddle: Black Tusq Nut, Micarta Saddle
- Truss Rod Cover: Black Plastic
- Number of Frets: 20
- Case: Aerocase
- Body Length: 20″
- Body Depth: 4 5/8″
Body
- Binding/Edge Treatment: Chamfered Edges
- Back Config: 2-piece No Wedge
- Rosette Size: Single Ring
- Back/Side Finish: Matte
- Backstrap Wood: None
- Stain/Sunburst: None
- Armrest: no
- Top Finish: Matte
- Backstrap Finish: None
- Bridge Inlay: None
- Armrest Binding: None
- Rosette Mat.: Black/Maple/Black
- Wedge: None
Neck
- Neck Width: 1-3/4″
- Fretboard Binding/Edge Treatment: None
- Type of Neck Joint: Scarf
- Fretboard Wood: Eucalyptus
- Heel Length: 3-1/2″
- Fretboard Inlay: 4mm Dot Italian Acrylic
- Heel Cap Binding: Black
- Neck/Heel: Tropical Mahogany
- Neck Finish: Matte
Peghead
- Peghead Finish: Matte
- Peghead Type: Standard
- Headstock Overlay: Eucalyptus
- Peghead Logo: Italian Acrylic
- Peghead Binding: None
- Peghead Purfling: None
- Peghead Inlay: None
Other
- Bridge Pins: Black
- Fingerboard Ext: None
- Buttons: Nickel
- Edge Trim: None
