Taylor GTE Blacktop with Pickup

GTe Blacktop

6-String | Sitka Spruce Top | Walnut Back and Sides | Tropical Mahogany Neck | Eucalyptus Fretboard | Expression System® 2 Electronics | AeroCase

Overview

• Solid walnut back and sides for rich, warm tone
• Solid spruce top serves up projection and clarity
• GT body offers a bold voice in a compact frame
• Striking matte-black finish treatment for top
• Includes ES2 pickup and a light, sturdy AeroCase

With its compact body shape and punchy sound, the GTe Blacktop adds a fresh visual flavour to our line of GT guitars along with a new sonic profile thanks to its walnut back and sides. Along with a spruce top, this model’s all-solid tonewoods yields a midrange-focused response similar to mahogany but with a bit more overtone presence. Walnut’s initially dry character opens up as the guitar is played, and you’ll notice more bloom and power in the low end with time. The C-Class bracing inside dials up even more bass resonance and warmth. Its balance and clarity makes the GTe Blacktop a great choice for live play, recording, or songwriting purposes, pairing up with the portable GT frame for a seriously fun experience that’s both comfortable and musically inspiring.

(images below are to illustrate features and wood type and not to indicate colour, which can be seen in the gallery above)

Taylor GT (Grand theatre)

Compact yet gifted with a bold voice, the GT’s scaled-down frame offers surprising tonal power and texture.

Walnut

Walnut’s crisp highs are balanced by a deep, woody low end that emerges as the guitar is played in.

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.