1999 Taylor 710CE (USA, Natural OHSC)

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Pre-Williennium (ha-haaa, wooo) Taylor 710CE. Long before any of the re-voiced bracing, or much of the choices re: wood scarcity that define the current build spec of a modern Taylor. These late 90s ones are coveted for being a representation of what would eventually make Taylor a huge international player in the USA flat top acoustic world. Rosewood back and sides, cedar top, mahogany neck, rosewood fingerboard with a 14-fret neck joint, 20 frets all of which accessible thanks to the cutaway. Abalone dots on the neck and the ebony bridge pins, which are stuffed resolutely into an equally ebony bridge. 3x3 gold Grover machineheads. Very "hi-fi" sounding cutaway dreadnought character, shiny and thick with enough middle for clear note separation and definition. Very good feedback from the guitar in the player's position, but would sound excellent under microphones in the studio. If for some reason you hate microphones, you've also got the option of the pre-Expression System "PREFIX" system, which has a quiet/loud knob. And other stuff too, like a blend between an internal mic and a piezo strip, a 4 band graphic, and a sweepable notch filter. Very useful. 9/10 condition overall with heaps of fret life, strung up and singing with Elixir nanowebs, good neck angle (which can easily be maintained thanks to Taylor's bolt-on mounting tactic) and sensible playing action. Bit of finish de-lam over the logo on the headstock but nothing coming away, a few other barely visible bumps and scrapes, but that's about it. Weighs in at 2.5kg and comes in its original hard shell case. SN 990929139, 9 digit era, which dates it to 29th of the 9th '99.