{"product_id":"taylor-american-dream-ad11e-blacktop-acoustic-guitar","title":"Taylor American Dream AD11e Blacktop Acoustic Guitar","description":"\u003c!-- more --\u003e\n\u003c!-- split --\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch4\u003eExperience Warm Acoustic Guitar Tones With The Taylor GTe Blacktop Acoustic Guitar\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the first GT guitars to be released in the context of an existing series, the GTe Blacktop blends the dazzling sparkle and warmth of Walnut with the unmatched playability of the GT's comfortably compact frame. With its shorter body and scale length, the GT's proportions are smaller than the Grand Concert but larger than the GS Mini, finding a sweet spot where comfort meets rich, solid-wood tone. The superstar tonewood pairing of Walnut back and sides with a Sitka spruce top delivers all the clarity and balance you'd expect from a full-size rosewood guitar, while its smaller footprint and shorter scale (24-1\/8\") provide a slinkier feel that makes complex chords or arpeggio formations easier to hold. Under the hood, the GTe Blacktop reflects Taylor's envelope-pushing design approach - they've adapted the tone-enhancing benefits of V-Class bracing into a new pattern that provides similar increases in volume and sustain for the GT's smaller frame. Called C-Class bracing, this interior architecture boosts the response in the bass range, yielding warmth and presence that a guitar of this size typically can't produce. This model is appointed to match its counterparts in the 800 Series, featuring maple binding with black purfling accents, a single-ring abalone rosette, a thin 4.5-mil gloss finish on the entire body, and mother-of-pearl fretboard and peghead inlays in our Element pattern. The GTe Mahogany ships with built-in ES2 electronics for organic plugged-in tone and comes with their exclusive AeroCase, whose ultra-lightweight construction and padded walls provides ample protection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eTaylor GT\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eCompact yet gifted with a bold voice, the GT's scaled-down frame offers surprising tonal power and texture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eExpression System® 2 Electronics\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Expression System® 2 captures more of a guitar's dynamic properties using a breakthrough behind-the-saddle design.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eSPECIFICATIONS\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHighlights\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScale Length: 24-1\/8\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNut \u0026amp; Saddle: Black Tusq Nut, Micarta Saddle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBracing: C-Class\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTruss Rod Cover: West African Crelicam Ebony\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePickguard: Mahogany\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNumber of Frets: 20\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTuners: Taylor Nickel Mini\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCase: Aerocase\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrand of Strings: Elixir Phosphor Bronze Light\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBody Length: 18.5\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBody Width: 15\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBody Depth: 4.25\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBody\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBinding\/Edge Treatment: Rock Maple\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTop Finish: Gloss 4.5\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBack Config: 2-piece No Wedge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBackstrap Finish: None\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRosette Size: Single Ring\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBridge Inlay: None\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBack\/Side Finish: Gloss 4.5\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArmrest Binding: None\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBackstrap Wood: None\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRosette Mat.: Abalone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStain\/Sunburst: None\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWedge: None\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArmrest: no\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNeck\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNeck Width: 1-23\/32\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFretboard Inlay: Element\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFretboard Binding\/Edge Treatment: None\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeel Cap Binding: West African Crelicam Ebony\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eType of Neck Joint: Scarf\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNeck\/Heel: Tropical Mahogany\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFretboard Wood: West African Crelicam Ebony\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNeck Finish: Satin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeel Length: 3-1\/4\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeghead\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeghead Finish: Gloss\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeghead Binding: None\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeghead Type: Standard\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeghead Purfling: None\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeadstock Overlay: Walnut\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeghead Inlay: Element\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeghead Logo: Taylor Mother of Pearl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOther\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBridge Pins: West African Ebony with Green Abalone Dots\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eButtons: Smoked Nickel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFingerboard Ext: None\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEdge Trim: Walnut\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\n\nManufacturer: Taylor Guitars\u003cbr\u003eModel: AD11E BLACKTOP-23\u003cbr\u003eSKU: I682693-0-WHXC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWe are Chuck Levin's Washington Music Center\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince 1958, Chuck Levin’s Washington Music Center has been the trusted destination for musicians and audio professionals across Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. 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