Taylor 2025 Builder's Edition 524ce w/case

2025 Taylor Builder’s Edition 524ce

Serials Available: 1204105001 / 1202265069 / 1209125022

The Taylor Builder’s Edition 524ce is a Grand Auditorium acoustic-electric designed around comfort, balance, and refined tonal response. Built with a solid neo-tropical mahogany top and solid Shamel ash back and sides, it delivers a warm, focused midrange with natural compression, complemented by clear fundamentals and controlled overtones from the ash body.

Comfort-forward features define this model, including a beveled armrest, chamfered body edges, a contoured cutaway, and Taylor’s Curve Wing bridge. V-Class bracing enhances volume, sustain, and intonation across the fretboard, while ES2 electronics provide a natural amplified sound. Finished in a gloss Kona Burst with distinctive Builder’s Edition appointments, the 524ce is designed to feel effortless in hand while offering a rich, balanced voice.

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Highlights

• Solid mahogany top with solid Shamel ash back and sides
• V-Class bracing for improved sustain, projection, and intonation
• Builder’s Edition comfort features including beveled armrest and contoured cutaway
• Kona Burst gloss finish with Compass inlays and firestripe pickguard
• ES2 electronics with deluxe hardshell case included

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Specifications

Body

• Body Shape: Grand Auditorium
• Number of Strings: 6
• Cutaway: Beveled cutaway
• Top Wood: Neo-tropical mahogany
• Back & Sides: Shamel ash
• Back Configuration: 2-piece, no wedge
• Bracing System: V-Class bracing
• Rosette: Faux pearl single ring
• Body Binding: None (chamfered edges)
• Armrest: Beveled neo-tropical mahogany
• Top Finish: Gloss
• Back / Side Finish: Gloss
• Color: Kona Burst back and sides, natural top

Neck

• Neck Wood: Neo-tropical mahogany
• Neck Profile: Standard carve
• Scale Length: 25-1/2"
• Nut Width: 1-3/4"
• Fretboard Wood: West African Crelicam ebony
• Fretboard Inlay: Faux pearl Compass
• Fretboard Binding: West African Crelicam ebony
• Neck Finish: Satin

Hardware

• Bridge: West African Crelicam ebony
• Bridge Pins: West African Crelicam ebony
• Tuners: Gotoh 510 antique chrome with antique chrome buttons
• Strap Pin: Black
• End Pin: Black

Electronics

• Pickup System: Expression System® 2

Miscellaneous

• Orientation: Right handed
• Peghead Type: Paddle, standard
• Peghead Veneer Wood: West African Crelicam ebony
• Peghead Inlay: Faux pearl Compass
• Peghead Binding: None
• Peghead Finish: Satin
• Nut: Black TUSQ
• Saddle: Micarta
• Strings: D’Addario XS Coated Phosphor Bronze Light (.012–.053)
• Pickguard: Firestripe
• Case: Deluxe hardshell case

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