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The Custom Catch #34 Grand Auditorium acoustic-electric guitar finds Taylor’s luthiers exploring the cutting-edge of luxury acoustic design. This Custom Catch pairs a balanced all-purpose Grand Auditorium body style with deluxe tonewoods! The top is carved from Lutz spruce, a rare natural hybrid known for its sophisticated sound. Rosewood forms the back and sides for a classic sound with round, mature bass and smooth glassy highs. Moreover, Custom Catch #34’s Hawaiian koa binding, maple purfling, and colorful wood/shell tree inlay add an undeniable aura of sophistication. The finishing touch comes via the acclaimed ES2 electronics system, which is upgraded with TaylorSense features for seamless monitoring of humidity, temperature, and battery life. Secure a guitar that’s bound to be treasured forever, only while supplies of this Custom Catch last!





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Exquisite artisan tonewoods





This Custom Catch’s emphasis on exemplary tonewood cuts ensures a memorable sound with a look that matches! The top is carved from Lutz spruce and fitted with V-Class bracing for boosted clarity, power, and presence. Lutz spruce is a relatively new hybridization of several spruce species that makes for an excellent soundboard. Show-stopping back and sides carved from solid Indian rosewood complement spruce’s power with bell-like depth, dignified clarity, and round trebles that highlight your performances. Furthermore, a premium mahogany neck and ebony fingerboard provide masterful support as you play. Between the frets, the fingerboard is laced with an intricate tree inlay carved from shell and wood for appeal that’s destined to be the talk of the town!





Serial 1202224120


Serial 1202224120


Balanced Grand Auditorium design





The Grand Auditorium player-friendly design is built for professionals who want to hop from style to style quickly without switching guitars! One of Taylor’s iconic guitar shapes, the Grand Auditorium’s comfortable low profile sonically outsized by its strong voice and projection. Since it’s balanced across lows, mids, and highs, players who favor transparent-sounding guitars will love the Custom Catch #34’s warm and crisp fingerpicking response that darkens up when flatpicking or strumming with force. Moreover, for better access to upper frets, the Custom Catch #34 also features Taylor’s signature Venetian cutaway.





Even more extras: Taylor ES2 electronics and the TaylorSense system





From the first pluck to the final touch of sustain, the Custom Catch #34 oozes supplemental acoustic tone. As a result, Taylor equipped it with its proprietary Expression System 2 (ES2) for maximum instrumental authenticity. At the core of the ES2 is a precisely calibrated pickup resting behind the saddle for responsive, accurate capture and an enhanced dynamic range. On the body, three soft-touch control knobs ensure simple management over volume, treble, and bass output for essential fine-tuning, and a built-in phase switch on the preamp supplies an easy fix to live frequency feedback. It's all topped off with the company's renowned TaylorSense system, providing the status of your instrument's humidity, battery life, temperature, and impact for immediate maintenance and performance feedback.





TaylorSense lets you monitor guitar health from your smart devices!


Serial 1202224120


Taylor Custom Catch #34 Grand Auditorium Acoustic-electric Guitar Features:


Part of the exquisite Custom Catch tradition, passionately crafted annually in small quantities


Versatile GA body with Venetian cutaway provides unrivaled comfort and sophisticated tone


Lutz spruce top provides the top-notch sound of a rare hybrid species


Indian rosewood back and sides fuel sculpted definition with a crystalline sound


Premium figured Hawaiian koa body binding with maple purfling


Neo-tropical mahogany neck fitted with the flagship Taylor profile


V-Class bracing teases out strong projection with a heightened dynamic response


ES2 electronics facilitate high-quality amplification, plus TaylorSense monitoring upgrades


Ebony fingerboard, bound with ebony and adorned with a colorful tree inlay made from shell and wood