Taylor Grand Pacific Builder’s Edition 717 | Review

Nick Jennison reviews the latest part of Taylor’s inaugural class of Grand Pacific guitars, the Builder’s Edition 717. Building on a long tradition of rosewood/spruce dreadnoughts but breaks new ground with an entirely new Taylor sound.
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[@licklibrary]

Lovely guitar. Great playing too, Nick.

[@irnbru1982]

Great review. Wasn't aware that Taylor did this style of guitar, gonna have to give one a go.

[@windmillcancersurvivor2568]

Nice comprehensive review of the 717e. I'm torn, I've had this one in hand, really put together. My son just picked up a 114ce, hell of a value and sounds much better than expected plugged in. Or do I go with the Martin HD28E Baggs that I haven't held, one of the flagship models of the brand and kind of in the same price range? I also watched another review of the 717e, Trey Hensley, totally worth your time

[@ryanbloom1738]

I like this guy's style.

[@BuddyShagmore]

Great demo. I just ordered a 717 for myself. No electronics for me though.

[@guitarlusteuphoria4507]

How did that work out for you?

[@philnoud8638]

@@guitarlusteuphoria4507 it is a very fine acoustic! Love it! Taylor really has it down.

[@guitarlusteuphoria4507]

@@philnoud8638 Did you get it from Sweetwater? How did it play right out of the box? Congratulations on your Taylor...as I write this I have a 314 I bought in 1999....it has bloomed into quite a nice sound, but it took years for it to "open up."

[@BrianRowland_Google]

Beware of the ES2 pickup system, it sounds very harsh and brittle.

[@frankie5072]

This is “new” for Taylor but Larrivee has been doing this for decades. It’s pretty much a Larrivee “L” model.