Taylor Grand Concert - a fingerstyle dream

First released in 1984, Taylor's in-house development conquered the guitar world. Fingerstyle enthusiasts, in particular, are thrilled with the handy Grand Concert, because its finger-friendly features and full sound with distinctive overtones meet exactly the requirements that finger pickers have in terms of sound and playability. In addition, its design is especially beneficial to guitarists of smaller stature, as the guitar's compact body with a slim waist fits perfectly in the hand.

Innovation through Koa

While the wood of the koa acacia was previously used primarily for ukuleles, it is now also enjoying growing popularity in the construction of guitars. In addition to its extraordinarily attractive grain and colour, it also impresses with its excellent sound quality with warm basses, present mids and brilliant highs with a lightning-fast response. The Taylor 222ce-K DLX gets the necessary assertiveness in addition to its solid top construction, which has a high sound volume thanks to improved vibration behaviour.

Comfortable playability

In addition to its great sound, the guitar also boasts a high level of playability. With its shortened 632 mm scale length, complex fingerings and elaborate Pickings can be mastered with less effort, while the generous cutaway also allows easy access to the higher registers. Meanwhile, the picking hand glides effortlessly over the slim mahogany neck and velvety ebony fingerboard, whose chic small-diamond inlays provide a good overview of the 20 frets. Constant tonal stability is also ensured, as the ebony bridge with micarta bridge inlay and gold-plated Taylor die-cast tuners ensure clean intonation with high tuning stability.

Proven Taylor Expression System 2

The functionality of this professional instrument is rounded off by the innovative Taylor Expression System 2. This first-class pickup system undoubtedly takes the amplification of acoustic guitars to the next level, as three bridge sensors pick up the acoustic signals of each pair of strings individually and transmit them to the amplifier completely unaltered. Volume, bass and treble can be individually adjusted via three control units discreetly positioned on the upper frame and optimally adapted to the ambient conditions and your own preferences.

Sustainable ebony cultivation in Cameroon

Because ebony's hard, supple texture makes it particularly finger-friendly, it has long been the preferred choice for making fingerboards. Its attractive appearance is also extremely popular for bridges, headstock rests, bridge Pins and Bindings . However, high demand and a thriving black market outstripped stocks, landing ebony on the Red List of Endangered Species in 1994. Moreover, only the jet-black heartwood, which makes up only a fraction of the tree, was used, resulting in a disproportionately large amount of waste in production. In order to protect the forests, Taylor has been working since 2011 with the Crelicam Wood Mill in Yaoundé Cameroon to promote controlled consumption by processing waste products.

"We need to use the ebony that the forest gives us" - Bob Taylor