Meet Taylor’s most affordable US-made acoustics: the American Dream series

Meet Taylor’s most affordable US-made acoustics: the American Dream series

Taylor’s newly announced American Dream series represents its most affordable solid-wood US-made acoustics – with V-Class bracing, too – to date.
Named after the company’s first workshop, purchased in 1974 by a 19-year-old Bob Taylor and a 21-year-old Kurt Listug, the series was commissioned as a means to offer players a more affordable premium acoustic, amid these financially difficult, coronavirus-ridden times.
The series comprises two Grand Pacific dreadnoughts: the AD17, available in a natural or in a Blacktop, and the AD27.
AD17 Natural and Black Top
This marks the first Taylor Grand Pacific model to use ovangkol – a tonewood with rosewood-like properties, derived from West Africa – in its back and sides, matched up with a spruce top and a mahogany neck. This combination is said to deliver a full-sounding midrange. Taylor’s V-Class bracing offers this instrument impressive sustain, better intonation and clarity, making this a workhorse guitar suitable for both gigging and studio use.

The AD17 comes with an Urban Sienna colour treatment to accentuate the ovangkol back and side’s variegation, as well as a thin matte finish that’s familiar to the Builder’s Edition models. Meanwhile, the Blacktop edition gives off a visually striking, two-tone look. Both versions are available with or without Taylor’s ES-2 electronics system.
AD17 Blacktop / Image: Taylor GuitarsAD27
The AD27 is a robust musical tool that’s built for fans of mahogany-topped dreadnoughts. This Taylor sources its top wood from Central and South America, where the mahogany is renowned for its rich dark colour, powerful low-end and meaty sounding midrange. Its back and sides are a matching dark figure solid sapele. Taylor emphasises this guitar’s rustic charm with an Urban Sienna stain and matte finish. Once again, V-Class bracing equips this guitar with great intonation and clarity. And like the AD17, this model comes available with or without an ES-2 electronics system.
Rosette details from a AD27 / Image: Taylor GuitarsPricing
The AD17 is priced at $1,399 ($1,599 with electronics); the AD17 Blacktop at $1,499 ($1,699 with electronics); and the AD27 at $1,399 ($1,599 with electronics)
Learn more about the American Dream Series at taylorguitars.com
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