Taylor Custom #16: Amber Tide
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Custom #16: Amber Tide
Product Info
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This Amber Tide Custom #16 is a real statement piece. The combination of sinker redwood and flamed maple creates a bright, articulate tone with surprising depth—it's fantastic for players who want a guitar that cuts through a mix or shines in a solo setting. This is a high-end instrument aimed at the serious player who appreciates unique materials and meticulous craftsmanship.
Product Description
- Taylor Custom #16: Amber Tide
- Steel-String Guitar with Pickup
- Limited to 25 pieces
- Type: Grand concert with cutaway
- Back and sides: Big Leaf flamed maple
- V-class bracing
- Top: Sinker redwood
- Neck: Hard Rock maple
- Fingerboard: West African Crelicam ebony
- Custom Koa and mother-of-pearl Vine fingerboard inlays
- Ungrained Hawaiian koa binding
- Custom single ring rosette with binding
- Scale: 632 mm (24.88")
- Nut width: 44.5 mm (1-3/4")
- Black TUSQ nut
- Pickup: Expression System 2
- West African Crelicam ebony handle with white Micarta inlay
Coloured bone bridge pins, Taylor smoked nickel machine heads with smoked nickel tuning pegs, Colour: Natural (top) and Light Amber (neck, back and sides), Includes brown Taylor Deluxe hard case, Made in USA
*Note:* Register your Taylor guitar to extend your warranty to 12 years.
- • Sinker redwood top delivers a uniquely responsive and complex tonal character.
- • Big Leaf flamed maple back and sides offer focused projection and a refined aesthetic.
- • Expression System 2 pickup provides exceptionally natural amplified tone with nuanced dynamics.
- • Crelicam ebony fingerboard and nut ensure smooth playability and rich sustain.
- • The limited run of 25 makes acquisition challenging and resale value potentially volatile.
- • The maple construction might lack the warmth preferred by some for softer fingerstyle playing.
- • Premium-priced, placing it outside the reach of many aspiring guitarists.
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