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The Custom Catch #32 12-fret Grand Concert acoustic-electric guitar finds Taylor’s luthiers blending enhanced Grand Concert comfort with Master Grade Hawaiian koa and stripy sinker redwood for incredible tone. Four key features are key to Custom Catch #32’s playability: a short-scale fingerboard, a 12-fret neck joint, a slotted headstock, and a beveled armrest. On their own, any one of these features would grant soft, smooth playability that’s nimble and responsive. When combined, they allow for effortless play and expressive tone beyond anything most players have ever experienced. The Custom Catch #7 from Sweetwater is tastefully bound with ebony and adorned with upscale “Nouveau” inlays at the fingerboard, headstock, and bridge. Other aesthetic highlights include koa/paua purfling and bone bridge pins studded with Australian opal. 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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Rare resonant tonewoods





Custom Catch #32’s sinker redwood top is sliced from old-growth redwood logs recovered from Northern California rivers, where they’ve often sat for more than a century. Sinker redwood takes on unique hues from mineral-rich water and natural sediment over the years, which adds tastefully aging and “stripy” character to already stunning woodgrain. Sonically, redwood has a bold and quick response with bright brilliance and warm overtones similar to cedar (around the Taylor office, it’s often referred to as “cedar on steroids”). Custom Catch #32’s koa back and sides showcase exemplary Master Grade qualities, namely detailed figuring with sonic traits comparable to mahogany with a bit more bite. Like any koa guitar, Custom Catch #32 opens up with additional low-end warmth the more it’s played over time.





Effortless Grand Concert playability





One of Taylor’s iconic guitar shapes, the player-friendly Grand Concert body style combines modest dimensions and a short-scale fingerboard for matchless comfort onstage or off! The Grand Concert sings with a chiseled tone, outsized projection, and an impressive dynamic range, making it especially popular with solo artists and studio players. A maneuverable size and responsive sound let players relax and exert less while still making their musical point, which leaves surplus energy for putting toward singing, technique, and accurate play. What’s more, for better access to upper frets, Custom Catch #32 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 #32 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!


Taylor Custom Catch #32 12-fret Grand Concert Acoustic-electric Guitar Features:


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


Grand Concert body with V-Class bracing provides unrivaled comfort and a tight, focused sound


12-fret neck joint, short-scale fingerboard, slotted headstock, and beveled armrest support smooth tone and luxurious playability


Unique sinker redwood top with stripy grain delivers nuanced power with overtone warmth similar to cedar’s


Master Grade Hawaiian koa back and sides selected for figure and performance


“Nouveau” headstock, fingerboard, and bridge inlays carved from paua shell


24.875-inch scale ebony fingerboard, bound with ebony


Ebony binding laced with purfling made from hardwood koa and paua shell


Premium hardware, including stained bone bridge pins adorned with Australian opal


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