All Mahogany, Zero Compromise Acoustic That Actually Breathes
The Taylor Builder’s Edition 524ce is what happens when you take an all-mahogany Grand Auditorium, give it V-Class bracing, and obsess over every playing comfort. You get that punchy mahogany midrange, but with blooming overtones and sustain that feels almost electric. If you live for feel, tone, and detail, this one hits that sweet spot.
All-Mahogany Voice, Reimagined With V-Class Bracing
Forget the old idea of mahogany being dry and boxy. Neo-tropical mahogany on the top, back, and sides gives this 524ce a vibrant, dynamic response with a focused midrange that still has shimmer on top. Chords bloom and hang, single notes feel thick but never muddy.
Taylor’s V-Class bracing is the secret sauce here. It opens up the guitar so it is louder, rings longer, and intonates more cleanly up the neck. Real talk, you can feel the whole top come alive under your right hand in a way standard X-braced mahogany guitars just do not.
Builder’s Edition Comfort Built For Long Sessions
This is where the Builder’s Edition magic really kicks in. The beveled armrest and chamfered body edges make the guitar melt into your ribcage instead of digging into it, so three-hour sets feel like a warmup. The contoured neck heel keeps the cutaway area smooth and open so upper fret work feels natural instead of like you are fighting a block of wood.
The Silent Satin finish is ultra smooth and low friction, so your hands glide without sticking, and it keeps incidental handling noise down. That matters on a quiet stage or under a studio mic where every little sleeve and shirt rub would normally get picked up.
Grand Auditorium Versatility For Stage And Studio
The Grand Auditorium body shape hits that sweet spot between comfort and power. It is sensitive enough for nuanced fingerstyle but has plenty of headroom when you dig in with a flatpick. Strummed, picked, or hybrid, it responds evenly across the neck without any weird hot or dead spots.
Taylor’s Expression System 2 keeps all that character intact when you plug in. The ES2 translates the woody warmth and mid punch of the mahogany body in a way that sits beautifully in a mix, whether you are going straight to front of house or into an interface.
Premium Details That Make A Real-World Difference
West African Crelicam ebony is everywhere you want it: fingerboard, bridge, binding accents, and truss rod cover. It adds a slick, glassy feel under your fretting hand and a solid, focused attack to the notes. The Compass mother of pearl inlays are tasteful and classy without screaming for attention.
Gotoh 510 tuners in antique gold are the kind of hardware you usually only see on high-end boutique builds. They feel incredibly smooth and hold tune rock solid, which is exactly what you want when you are stretching strings with big bends or open tunings. It all ships in a Taylor Deluxe brown hardshell case that is ready for the road.
Dialed In And Ready To Inspire
This specific Builder’s Edition 524ce is in our Evansville, Indiana shop right now, inspected and ready to go. It is a brand new guitar with that ultra comfortable Builder’s Edition feel, set up to play clean and buzz free out of the box.
Want it tweaked for your tuning or string gauge before it ships? Tell us how you like your guitars set up and we will dial it in so it feels like home on day one.
Questions about this guitar? Call (888) 794-8482 and talk to a real player on our team, no scripts, just honest guidance.
