Taylor 818E Grand Orchestra has proven that a big-bodied guitar can also be responsive and versatile. The 818e showcases rosewood’s rich tonal dimensions in a bold and complex package made even more dynamic with voicing refinements for 2014. For solo performers or scaled-down acoustic acts whose guitars serve as a backing band, the Taylor 818e Grand Orchestra offers a multi-dimensional stage partner. High-end aesthetic details include maple binding and back strip, rosewood top edge trim, rosewood pickguard, mother-of-pearl Element fretboard inlay, smoky ebony fretboard, and Expression System 2 acoustic electronics.
Features

Grand Orchestra
Taylor’s biggest body shape blends power, detail, and balance across the tonal spectrum.

Indian Rosewood
The tonewood superstar. Popular, traditional, and versatile, Bob Taylor puts Indian rosewood among the greatest tonewoods ever.

Sitka Spruce
The soundboard choice for most guitars, Sitka spruce produces a broad dynamic range and accommodates a versatile range of playing styles.

Expression System® 2
The Expression System® 2 captures more of a guitar’s dynamic properties using a breakthrough behind-the-saddle design.
V-Class BracingOur patented V-Class bracing is a revolutionary new pattern — a new sonic engine — that marks a major shift away from traditional steel-string bracing patterns.
Body
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Top Wood: Sitka Spruce
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Back Configuration: 2-piece No Wedge
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Body Binding: Pale Non-Figured Maple
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Armrest: No
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Top Finish: Gloss
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Back/Side Finish: Gloss 6.0
Neck
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Neck Wood: Tropical Mahogany
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Fretboard Wood: West African Crelicam Ebony
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Fretboard Inlay: Mission
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Fretboard Binding: West African Crelicam Ebony
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Neck Finish: Satin
Peghead
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Scale Length: 25-1/2″
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Peghead Inlay: Mission, Celluloid/Shell, Grained Ivoroid/Mother of Pearl
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Peghead Type: Standard
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Peghead Binding: West African Crelicam Ebony
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Peghead Finish: Gloss
Other
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Bridge: West African Crelicam Ebony
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Nut & Saddle: Black Tusq Nut, Micarta Saddle
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Bridge Pins: West African Ebony with Green Abalone Dots
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Strings: D’Addario XS Coated Phosphor Bronze Medium (.013 – .056)
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Pickguard: Rosewood
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Tuners: Taylor Nickel

MEINL TMT2BBK MOUNTABLE ABS TAMBOURINE BLACK BRASS JINGLES
ERNIE BALL 7-STRING POWER SLINKY 11-58
PROTECTION RACKET CAJ2 CAJON BAG
YAMAHA HW 880 HARDWARE SET
MEINL NINO563 WOOD SHAKER
YAMAHA TP-3332 PORTABLE TIMPANI 32 RANGE D - B
MEINL NINO36 HAND DRUM
K&M TABLET PC STAND BLACK
ORANGE CRUSH 35RT GUITAR COMBO
MXR M134 STEREO CHORUS
YAMAHA MG10XUF MIXING CONSOLE
GIBRALTAR SC13P3 WING NUTS
YAMAHA SOPRAN-SAX STRAP (S)
DEATH BY AUDIO REVERBERATION MACHINE
BOSS BD2 BLUES DRIVER
GIBRALTAR SC-GCMAMC MULTI CLAMP
HOHNER MARINE BAND 1896 BB-NATURAL MINOR
YAMAHA GC12C GRAND CONCERT CLASSICAL GUITAR NATURAL CEDAR SOLID WOOD
LINE 6 POD EXPRESS BASS MULTI EFFECTS PEDAL
DADDARIO ACCESSORIES AMERICAN STAGE PW-AMSM-25
ORANGE OR15 15W GUITAR TUBE HEAD
PROTECTION RACKET 4015R TOM CASE
YAMAHA L-100B BLACK KEYBOARD STAND FOR P-145B
YAMAHA P121M PE POLISHED EBONY 121CM
KORG LP 180 WHITE DIGITAL PIANO WITH STAND
GIBRALTAR SC-GCSAR RIGHT ANGLE CLAMP
MXR M77 CUSTOM BADASS OVERDRIVE
KORG KROSS 2 61 SYNTHESIZER WORKSTATION
DADDARIO ACCESSORIES 50E03 WOVEN GUITAR STRAP SAUGERTIES
DADDARIO EZ900 85/15 BRONZE
STAGG FPSM FINGERPICKSET MEDIUM
YAMAHA YCL CSGIIIL CLARINET PITCH CORRECTION
DADDARIO ACCESSORIES 25LB04 BEATLES STRAP
BOSS TR2 TREMOLO
DADDARIO ACCESSORIES 50JS02 JOE SATRIANI STRAP UP IN FLAMES
KLOTZ S/PDIF DIGITAL-CABLE 3M BLACK
YAMAHA CPX 700II SB 
