The taylor gold label 917e sunburst is built for players who want depth power and classic acoustic character. A deeper grand pacific body gives this model its warm seasoned voice with full lows and smooth controlled trebles that suit confident strumming and detailed flatpicking. The torrefied adirondack spruce top adds a broken in feel straight out of the case responding clearly even when you dig in. Paired with honduran rosewood back and sides the result is a harmonically rich sound with blooming overtones and strong note definition.fanned v class bracing increases projection and sustain while keeping notes balanced across the fretboard. The action control neck makes fine tuning string height straightforward helping you keep the guitar playing comfortably over time. Finished with a teardrop sunburst gloss and supplied with lr baggs electronics and a deluxe hardshell case its ready for stage studio and long term ownership.