Taylor 324 V-Class Grand Auditorium Acoustic Guitar Shaded Edge Burst

The Taylor 324 acoustic guitar incorporates Taylor’s unique Grand Auditorium shape that helped establish the Taylor acoustic sound. This popular body shape makes for a versatile guitar that yields ample volume in response to light fingerpicking and reacts to medium strumming and flatpicking with a clear, balanced sound across the tonal spectrum. The 324 blends Taylor’s Grand Auditorium shape with a mahogany body and V-Class bracing to create a guitar that’s earthy, focused and responsive. As with all Taylor guitars, the 324 is extremely comfortable to play and very responsive to the touch. Other noteworthy features include satin black tuners, Gemstone inlay pattern and a deluxe Taylor hardshell case. Tonewood PairingTropical mahogany is known for a meaty midrange featuring a strong fundamental without adding a lot of ringing overtones. It responds well to players with a strong attack who like dry, earthy, lo-fi sounds. It has a natural compression that smooths out strumming and picking technique. Mahogany's clear and direct tonal character makes it a great option for playing and standing out among other instruments. V-Class BracingTaylor's V-Class bracing is essentially a "sonic engine" that optimizes the response of an acoustic guitar in three key ways: by boosting volume, sustain and by largely resolving the intonation (in-tune-ness) issues that have long plagued acoustic guitars. V-Class bracing creates purer, more orderly notes that don't cancel each other out or sound "off.�?They have clearer, more consistent response, and the whole fretboard is brought into greater sonic alignment for a more musical playing/listening experience. Guitars with V-Class bracing are easier to tune; the pitch sounds purer and more solid, and electronic tuners can more easily locate notes for quick, precise tuning.