Taylor 520ce Dreadnought Cutaway ES2 Acoustic-Electric Guitar Medium Brown Stain

A full-size cutaway guitar with mahogany body and top and updated electrics.




Mahogany’s focused midrange is elevated to new
heights with a mahogany top, especially in the form of Taylor's
Dreadnought body style, known for its strong upper mids. The tone of
this cutaway edition is meaty yet clear, and translates into a great
amplified sound with Taylor’s Expression System 2 electronics.
Appointments include a black pickguard, ivoroid binding and rosette, and
a Century fretboard inlay.

Dreadnought (DN)
Body Width: 16" / Body Depth: 4 5/8" / Body Length: 20"
The potent tone flatpickers and strummers love.

The
most traditional of guitar shapes, Bob Taylor has evolved the Taylor
Dreadnought over time to honor its enduring sonic heritage yet also
refine the look and sound into a more modern package. The Taylor
Dreadnought still boasts that powerful dreadnought tone that old school
pickers expect, with deep lows and crisp highs, but with a voice that,
like every Taylor, is more evenly balanced across the entire tonal
spectrum. Perhaps more than any other shape, the Dreadnought remains
linked with roots music like bluegrass and folk, in part because of its
traditional role in defining those sounds. Pickers and strummers with an
aggressive attack will love the Taylor Dreadnought’s blend of power and
articulation, which allows for clear lead lines and crisp, driving
rhythms.

Expression System 2
The Taylor
Expression System 2 (ES2) is a revolutionary pickup design that delivers
the latest in Taylor’s ongoing innovation in acoustic guitar
amplification. The heart of the Expression System 2 is Taylor’s
proprietary behind-the-saddle pickup (patent pending), which features
three uniquely positioned and individually calibrated pickup sensors.
The location of the sensors enables a more dynamic range of acoustic
sound to be captured than ever before. Together with Taylor’s
custom-designed “professional audio”-grade preamp, this system produces
exceptional amplified tone and responsiveness. On stage through a PA,
plugged into your favorite acoustic amplifier, or direct into recording
software, the Expression System 2 faithfully conveys the voice of your
Taylor guitar.

Behind the ES2 Design: Rethinking the Piezo Pickup
For
decades, piezo-electric transducers have been positioned under the
saddle of a guitar based on the long-held belief that the string and top
vibration cause the saddle to “bounce” up and down. But Taylor’s
electronics team, led by developer David Hosler, discovered that the
vertical movement is actually heavily restricted, and that the saddle
gets “locked down” due to the string tension’s downward pressure. That’s
why a traditional under-saddle pickup with piezo-electric crystals
often responds with a sound often characterized as thin, brittle, brash
or synthetic, especially with more aggressive playing.

The
saddle’s natural range of movement as the guitar is being played is
actually back and forth like a pendulum. That revelation led Taylor’s
design team to relocate the crystals from under the saddle to behind it.
The new positioning enables the crystals to respond more naturally to
the guitar’s energy as it is transferred through the saddle. Three
pickup sensors are installed behind the saddle, through the bridge, with
three tiny Allen screws that calibrate the position of the sensors in
relation to the saddle.

Like the original Expression System, the
ES2 features the same volume and tone control knobs. The preamp is
similar but with a slightly different gain structure. As a result it
will be about 25 percent hotter, which is more in line with other
pickups. This makes it plug-and-play friendly both for artists and live
sound mixers.




Features

Big sounding dreadnought body
Tropical mahogany body and top
Ivoroid binding adn rosette
Updated Expression Sytstem 2 electronics
Includes case




Enjoy improved Taylor tone with ES2 electronics. Order today.





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