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The Custom Catch #2 Grand Auditorium acoustic-electric guitar finds Taylor’s luthiers blending enhanced Grand Auditorium comfort with tantalizing deluxe tonewoods, including reclaimed sinker redwood and Honduran rosewood. This instrument’s sinker redwood top sports detailed “stripy” figuring and has a moody, expressive voice, much like cedar, but with a more dynamic, touch-sensitive response. This top's vibrations receive robust support from Honduran rosewood and V-Class bracing, which lead to a crystalline depth that’s especially present when fingerpicking. Other must-see highlights include deluxe cocobolo binding and purfling as well as "Ocean Vine" inlays and opal-studded bridge pins. 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 at Sweetwater!





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Rare resonant tonewoods





The Custom Catch #2’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”). Honduran rosewood back and sides add sophisticated timbre to Custom Catch #2 with manicured fidelity like that of a piano or bell. Honduras boasts some of the finest growing conditions in the world for rosewood, and discerning ears are sure to appreciate its coveted and mature sound!





Immaculate detailing





The Custom Catch #2 exudes luxury ? even when you least expect it! Subtle binding enhances virtually every inch of this guitar, and since the binding is made using hardwood ebony and cocobolo, this means lasting beauty that showcases natural resources. What’s more, “Ocean Vine” inlays, Gotoh tuners, and opal-studded bone bridge pins complement Custom Catch #2’s tonewood hues wonderfully, leaving you free to enjoy the coordinated looks of this stunning creation.





Even more extras: Taylor ES2 electronics and the TaylorSense system





From the first pluck to the final touch of sustain, the Custom Catch #2 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 #2 Grand Auditorium Acoustic-electric Guitar Features:


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


Grand Auditorium body with V-Class bracing provides masterful comfort and balanced performance for any style of music


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


Honduran rosewood back and sides provide piano-like foundations with deep timbre and focused tone


Satin-finished mahogany neck fitted with the flagship Taylor profile


Versatile 25.5-inch scale ebony fingerboard, bound with ebony and laced with wooden “Ocean Vine” inlays


Ebony headstock binding and cocobolo body binding with black, white, and cocobolo purfling


Premium hardware, including bone bridge pins studded with red Australian opal and Gotoh 510 tuners


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