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Condition Report

This K22ce is in minty-fresh condition! It looks basically new, with hardly any signs of use and no cosmetic flaws to report. It comes with its original hardshell case, too! 

A Koa Killer

Wildwoodians, we are proud to showcase the K22ce. With its other high-end appointments like maple binding, a wooden spring vine inlay, and shaded edgeburst finish, the K22ce cuts a stunning figure. It looks elegant and refined, yet ... Read More...

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    Taylor Guitars

  • neck measurements

    .850 1st - .890 9th

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Condition Report

This K22ce is in minty-fresh condition! It looks basically new, with hardly any signs of use and no cosmetic flaws to report. It comes with its original hardshell case, too! 

A Koa Killer

Wildwoodians, we are proud to showcase the K22ce. With its other high-end appointments like maple binding, a wooden spring vine inlay, and shaded edgeburst finish, the K22ce cuts a stunning figure. It looks elegant and refined, yet it maintains a tasteful, earthy aesthetic.

And the K22ce sounds wonderful, too! Koa is a spectacular tonewood that produces sweet, singing highs, focused midrange, and tight, well-defined bass. As a result, the all-koa K22ce has a clear, woody voice with that inimitable Taylor sparkle in the high end. Though it certainly sounds spectacular now, the cool thing about koa is that it sounds better and better the more you play it. The midrange broadens and becomes richer and more harmonically resonant, and the highs become lusher as you put in more play hours. So, the K22ce is a guitar that will grow with you and sound better and better as you practice and grow as player!

I've Got to Admit it's Getting Better

And that really is the heart of the K22ce’s appeal. It's a beautiful guitar of heirloom quality, it's ridiculously comfortable to play, and when you pass it down to your children or grandchildren it will sound even better than it did the day it came out of the box. We're proud to showcase such a spectacular instrument for our exceptional customers, and we know the K22ce will inspire you endlessly.

Grand Concert Greatness

Taylor's Grand Concert body shape offers a host of strengths to both fingerstyle players and strummers. Guitars with this shape produce punchy midrange response, well-defined low-end, and plenty of that classic Taylor sparkle and chime. Their articulation is incredible, and their woody attack captures every detail and nuance of your right-hand dynamics. When you dig into them, more and more overtones pop out of the top as the sound becomes more piano-like and full, like a box full of lush resonance. This is because the Grand Concert's smaller body has less headroom, which makes it easier to get the top moving and get some natural-sounding compression.

A V-Classic

I would be remiss if I did not mention how the K22ce utilizes Taylor's new V-Class bracing. It's an elegant solution to a problem that has plagued luthiers for decades. For years, acoustic guitar builders had to compromise between volume and sustain. Flexibility equals volume, and stiffness equals sustain. Obviously, a piece of wood cannot be rigid and flexible at the same time, so builders had to go for one or the other.

Andy Powers wanted to have his cake and eat it, too. After much tinkering, V-Class bracing was his elegant solution to the problem that has plagued luthiers for centuries. As the name implies, V-Class bracing features two long pieces of wood that make a "V" shape together. The bracing is quite thin and flexible near the rear bout, but it becomes thicker as you get closer to the soundhole.

So, you get volume from the flexible parts of the bracing, and sustain from the rigid parts! Many areas of the guitar neck that typically sound weak (ninth fret on the G string, for instance) have just as much presence, resonance, and sustain as the low E. As a result, the K22ce sounds supremely balanced and sculpted. When you hear one played live in the room, you'd swear a mix engineer had already done a bunch of post-production work on it. And, it gives the guitar piano-like note separation and crystalline clarity even when you play fancy jazz chords!

Intonation Station

V-Class bracing also does wonders for the guitar's intonation. Are you ready to have your mind blown? When I visited the Taylor headquarters El Cajon, Andy Powers explained that an acoustic guitar's intonation is not necessarily just the sum of the typical adjustments like saddle height, nut slots, and neck angle (though they do a play a part). The way that the actual guitar itself vibrates also has a lot to do with how in-tune it sounds.

Andy told me to picture it like this: when you take close-up slow-motion footage of a guitar's top with a high-speed camera as someone plays it, you can see the top move vividly. On a traditional X-braced guitar, the top vibrates in a disorderly, disjointed manner. This can cause a guitar with the perfect saddle height and neck angle to sound out of tune when you play a big open chord.

By contrast, guitars with V-Class bracing vibrate in a much more orderly manner. The graduated braces compel the energy from the player's attack to move from the thin outer part of the bracing to the thicker inner part in an efficient manner. If you were to take a high-speed shot of a V-Class top, you would see it rock back and forth evenly in a pleasing pattern. Because of that V-Class magic, the K22ce sounds so in-tune that it's scary.

  • Brand Name

    Taylor Guitars

  • Model

    2021 K22ce

  • Type

    Grand Concert

  • Top Finish

    Gloss Shaded Edgeburst

  • Top Wood

    Solid Koa

  • Back and Sides Finish

    Gloss Shaded Edgeburst

  • Bracing

    V-Class

  • Binding

    Rock Maple

  • Back & Sides Wood

    Solid Koa

  • Neck Dimensions

    .850 1st - .890 9th

  • Neck Wood

    Tropical Mahogany

  • Fingerboard Wood

    West African Crelicam Ebony

  • Fingerboard Inlays

    Spring Vine

  • Scale Length

    24 7/8"

  • Nut Material

    Black Graphite-Infused Tusq

  • Cutaway

    Venetian

  • Electronics

    Expression System 2

  • Saddle

    Micarta

  • Rosette

    Single-Ring Big Leaf Maple

  • Tuners

    Taylor Slothead

  • bridge

    West African Crelicam Ebony

  • Pickguard

    None

  • Case

    Original Hardshell Case

An instrument from Wildwood isn't just an ordinary guitar. It's your guitar. Each and every instrument we sell includes a full, point by point setup, an exhaustive evaluation, and expert shipping procedures, with first class, industry leading standards from start to finish. Why? Because you deserve it.

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Condition Report

This K22ce is in minty-fresh condition! It looks basically new, with hardly any signs of use and no cosmetic flaws to report. It comes with its original hardshell case, too! 

A Koa Killer

Wildwoodians, we are proud to showcase the K22ce. With its other high-end appointments like maple binding, a wooden spring vine inlay, and shaded edgeburst finish, the K22ce cuts a stunning figure. It looks elegant and refined, yet it maintains a tasteful, earthy aesthetic.

And the K22ce sounds wonderful, too! Koa is a spectacular tonewood that produces sweet, singing highs, focused midrange, and tight, well-defined bass. As a result, the all-koa K22ce has a clear, woody voice with that inimitable Taylor sparkle in the high end. Though it certainly sounds spectacular now, the cool thing about koa is that it sounds better and better the more you play it. The midrange broadens and becomes richer and more harmonically resonant, and the highs become lusher as you put in more play hours. So, the K22ce is a guitar that will grow with you and sound better and better as you practice and grow as player!

I've Got to Admit it's Getting Better

And that really is the heart of the K22ce’s appeal. It's a beautiful guitar of heirloom quality, it's ridiculously comfortable to play, and when you pass it down to your children or grandchildren it will sound even better than it did the day it came out of the box. We're proud to showcase such a spectacular instrument for our exceptional customers, and we know the K22ce will inspire you endlessly.

Grand Concert Greatness

Taylor's Grand Concert body shape offers a host of strengths to both fingerstyle players and strummers. Guitars with this shape produce punchy midrange response, well-defined low-end, and plenty of that classic Taylor sparkle and chime. Their articulation is incredible, and their woody attack captures every detail and nuance of your right-hand dynamics. When you dig into them, more and more overtones pop out of the top as the sound becomes more piano-like and full, like a box full of lush resonance. This is because the Grand Concert's smaller body has less headroom, which makes it easier to get the top moving and get some natural-sounding compression.

A V-Classic

I would be remiss if I did not mention how the K22ce utilizes Taylor's new V-Class bracing. It's an elegant solution to a problem that has plagued luthiers for decades. For years, acoustic guitar builders had to compromise between volume and sustain. Flexibility equals volume, and stiffness equals sustain. Obviously, a piece of wood cannot be rigid and flexible at the same time, so builders had to go for one or the other.

Andy Powers wanted to have his cake and eat it, too. After much tinkering, V-Class bracing was his elegant solution to the problem that has plagued luthiers for centuries. As the name implies, V-Class bracing features two long pieces of wood that make a "V" shape together. The bracing is quite thin and flexible near the rear bout, but it becomes thicker as you get closer to the soundhole.

So, you get volume from the flexible parts of the bracing, and sustain from the rigid parts! Many areas of the guitar neck that typically sound weak (ninth fret on the G string, for instance) have just as much presence, resonance, and sustain as the low E. As a result, the K22ce sounds supremely balanced and sculpted. When you hear one played live in the room, you'd swear a mix engineer had already done a bunch of post-production work on it. And, it gives the guitar piano-like note separation and crystalline clarity even when you play fancy jazz chords!

Intonation Station

V-Class bracing also does wonders for the guitar's intonation. Are you ready to have your mind blown? When I visited the Taylor headquarters El Cajon, Andy Powers explained that an acoustic guitar's intonation is not necessarily just the sum of the typical adjustments like saddle height, nut slots, and neck angle (though they do a play a part). The way that the actual guitar itself vibrates also has a lot to do with how in-tune it sounds.

Andy told me to picture it like this: when you take close-up slow-motion footage of a guitar's top with a high-speed camera as someone plays it, you can see the top move vividly. On a traditional X-braced guitar, the top vibrates in a disorderly, disjointed manner. This can cause a guitar with the perfect saddle height and neck angle to sound out of tune when you play a big open chord.

By contrast, guitars with V-Class bracing vibrate in a much more orderly manner. The graduated braces compel the energy from the player's attack to move from the thin outer part of the bracing to the thicker inner part in an efficient manner. If you were to take a high-speed shot of a V-Class top, you would see it rock back and forth evenly in a pleasing pattern. Because of that V-Class magic, the K22ce sounds so in-tune that it's scary.

Specifications

    • Serial Number

      1211191044

    • Brand Name

      Taylor Guitars

    • Model

      2021 K22ce

    • Top Finish

      Gloss Shaded Edgeburst

    • Top Wood

      Solid Koa

    • Back and Sides Finish

      Gloss Shaded Edgeburst

    • Bracing

      V-Class

    • Binding

      Rock Maple

    • Back & Sides Wood

      Solid Koa

    • Neck Dimensions

      .850 1st - .890 9th

    • Neck Wood

      Tropical Mahogany

    • Fingerboard Wood

      West African Crelicam Ebony

    • Fingerboard Inlays

      Spring Vine

    • Scale Length

      24 7/8"

    • Nut Material

      Black Graphite-Infused Tusq

    • Cutaway

      Venetian

    • Electronics

      Expression System 2

    • Saddle

      Micarta

    • Rosette

      Single-Ring Big Leaf Maple

    • Tuners

      Taylor Slothead

    • bridge

      West African Crelicam Ebony

    • Pickguard

      None

    • Case

      Original Hardshell Case

Why Order from Us

An instrument from Wildwood isn't just an ordinary guitar. It's your guitar. Each and every instrument we sell includes a full, point by point setup, an exhaustive evaluation, and expert shipping procedures, with first class, industry leading standards from start to finish. Why? Because you deserve it.

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