The Taylor 110ce Special Edition has a solid Sitka spruce top with layered sapele backs and sides. The combination of tonewoods and architecture is designed to generate even more volume and musical dynamics. For people taking the first or next step in their musical journey, these instruments promise to accelerate players’ growth and enhance their enjoyment. Taylor’s famous neck profile combined with a 1-11/16” nut width make it easy for developing players to form barre chords. All 100 Series models include a durable structured gig bag for maximum protection.
Body Shape
The Dreadnought is one of the most traditional acoustic guitar shapes. Taylor’s version has been refined to blend its trademark robust low-end tone with a snappy midrange and brilliant treble notes, producing a pleasing balance of power and articulation. If you’re a flatpicker or strummer who likes to dig in on lead or rhythm, the dreadnought will serve you well.
Tonewoods
Sitka spruce is one of the most prevalent guitar top woods of the modern era. It blends stiffness and elasticity in just the right proportions, which translates into broad dynamic range with crisp articulation. Layered sapele back and sides create a sturdy yet receptive platform for the vibrating string energy sent by the guitar’s top. Layered wood is less susceptible to changes in temperature and humidity, making it an excellent choice for players who travel with their instruments or simply require more durability.
Electronics
The heart of Taylor’s Expression System 2 electronics is Taylor’s patented behind-the-saddle pickup, which features three uniquely positioned and individually calibrated pickup sensors. Because the pickup doesn’t sit under the saddle, the bottom of the saddle comes in full contact with the bridge, allowing all the nuance of the guitar’s tone to come through clearly whether playing acoustically or plugged in. The location of the sensors enables a more dynamic range of acoustic sound to be captured than ever before while playing plugged in. Together with Taylor’s custom-designed “professional audio”-grade preamp, this system produces exceptional amplified tone and responsiveness. Onstage through a PA, plugged into your favorite acoustic amplifier, or direct into recording software, the Expression System 2 faithfully conveys the voice of your Taylor guitar. The Taylor Expression System 2 operates through a proprietary 9-volt battery compartment and easy-to-use volume, bass, and treble controls.
Features
- Solid Sitka spruce top, layered sapele back and sides
- Genuine West African ebony fingerboard and bridge
- Chrome tuners with chrome buttons, Micarta «Wave» saddle; TUSQ nut
- Taylor Expression System 2 Professional Audio-Grade electronics
Specs
- Body
- Body type: Dreadnought, Single Cutaway
- Top wood: Solid Sitka Spruce
- Back and sides: Layered Sapele
- Bracing pattern: Taylor Standard II Bracing (Forward Shift Pattern)
- Body finish: Matte
- Neck
- Neck shape: Standard Taylor Profile
- Nut width: 1-11/16″ (42.8mm)
- Fingerboard: Genuine West African Ebony
- Neck wood: Hard Rock Maple
- Scale length: 25.5″
- Number of frets: 20
- Neck finish: Matte
- Bridge: Genuine West African Ebony
- Saddle and nut: Micarta «Wave» Saddle; TUSQ Nut
- Electronics
- Pickup/preamp: Behind-the-Saddle Transducer with Adjustable Sensors
- EQ/Tuner: Volume, Active Bass and Treble/None
- Other
- Tuning machines: Chrome Tuners with Chrome Buttons
- Orientation: Right-Handed
- Number of strings: 6-string
- Case: Gig Bag
- Country of origin: Mexico