Sitka Spruce top, Maple back & sides - gloss finish
Recently reintroduced after our redesign of the commanding Grand Orchestra body shape, the 618e offers an experience unlike any other in the Taylor line. This model features our largest body style made with solid Big Leaf maple and Sitka spruce, resulting in a vibrant, warm, transparent sound that's uniquely reflective of each individual player's stylistic quirks and technique.
Overview
Grand Orchestra body offers power and sensitivity
Solid maple highlights reflect your signature style
V-Class bracing for projection and sustain
Soft-touch responsiveness for a wide dynamic range
Features ES2 pickup and includes hardshell case
Features
Grand Orchestra
Taylor's biggest body shape blends power, detail and balance across the tonal spectrum.
Maple
Revoiced to produce greater warmth, complexity, volume, sustain and responsiveness
Sitka Spruce
The soundboard choice for most guitars, Sitka spruce produces a broad dynamic range and accommodates a versatile range of playing styles.
Expression System® 2
The Expression System® 2 captures more of a guitar’s dynamic properties using a breakthrough behind-the-saddle design.
V-Class Bracing
Our patented V-Class bracing is a revolutionary new pattern — a new sonic engine — that marks a major shift away from traditional steel-string bracing patterns.
Specifications
Highlights
Body
Binding Edge Treatment: Rock Maple
Back Config: 2-piece No Wedge
Rosette Size: Single Ring
Back/Side Finish: Gloss 6.0
Backstrap Wood: None
Stain/Sunburst: Antique Blond
Armrest: No
Top Finish: Gloss
Backstrap Finish: None
Bridge Inlay: None
Armrest Binding: None
Rosette Material: Paua
Wedge: None
Neck
Neck Width: 1-3/4"
Fretboard Binding/Edge Treatment: West African Crelicam Ebony
Type of Neck Joint: Scarf
Fretboard Wood: West African Crelicam Ebony
Heel Length: 3-7/8"
Fretboard Inlay: Mission
Heel Cap Binding: West African Crelicam Ebony
Neck/Heel: Hard Rock Maple
Neck Finish: Satin
Peghead
Peghead Finish: Gloss
Peghead Type: Standard
Headstock Overlay: West African Crelicam Ebony
Peghead Logo: Taylor Mother of Pearl
Peghead Binding: West African Crelicam Ebony
Peghead Purfling: Koa
Peghead Inlay: Mission, Celluloid/Shell, Grained Ivoroid/Mother of Pearl
Other
Bridge Pins: West African Ebony with Green Abalone Dots
Sitka Spruce top, Maple back & sides - gloss finish
Recently reintroduced after our redesign of the commanding Grand Orchestra body shape, the 618e offers an experience unlike any other in the Taylor line. This model features our largest body style made with solid Big Leaf maple and Sitka spruce, resulting in a vibrant, warm, transparent sound that's uniquely reflective of each individual player's stylistic quirks and technique.
Overview
Grand Orchestra body offers power and sensitivity
Solid maple highlights reflect your signature style
V-Class bracing for projection and sustain
Soft-touch responsiveness for a wide dynamic range
Features ES2 pickup and includes hardshell case
Features
Grand Orchestra
Taylor's biggest body shape blends power, detail and balance across the tonal spectrum.
Maple
Revoiced to produce greater warmth, complexity, volume, sustain and responsiveness
Sitka Spruce
The soundboard choice for most guitars, Sitka spruce produces a broad dynamic range and accommodates a versatile range of playing styles.
Expression System® 2
The Expression System® 2 captures more of a guitar’s dynamic properties using a breakthrough behind-the-saddle design.
V-Class Bracing
Our patented V-Class bracing is a revolutionary new pattern — a new sonic engine — that marks a major shift away from traditional steel-string bracing patterns.
Specifications
Highlights
Body
Binding Edge Treatment: Rock Maple
Back Config: 2-piece No Wedge
Rosette Size: Single Ring
Back/Side Finish: Gloss 6.0
Backstrap Wood: None
Stain/Sunburst: Antique Blond
Armrest: No
Top Finish: Gloss
Backstrap Finish: None
Bridge Inlay: None
Armrest Binding: None
Rosette Material: Paua
Wedge: None
Neck
Neck Width: 1-3/4"
Fretboard Binding/Edge Treatment: West African Crelicam Ebony
Type of Neck Joint: Scarf
Fretboard Wood: West African Crelicam Ebony
Heel Length: 3-7/8"
Fretboard Inlay: Mission
Heel Cap Binding: West African Crelicam Ebony
Neck/Heel: Hard Rock Maple
Neck Finish: Satin
Peghead
Peghead Finish: Gloss
Peghead Type: Standard
Headstock Overlay: West African Crelicam Ebony
Peghead Logo: Taylor Mother of Pearl
Peghead Binding: West African Crelicam Ebony
Peghead Purfling: Koa
Peghead Inlay: Mission, Celluloid/Shell, Grained Ivoroid/Mother of Pearl
Other
Bridge Pins: West African Ebony with Green Abalone Dots
