The Next Generation 324ce is a Grand Auditorium with a solid mahogany top over sapele back and sides. Taylor describes a balanced, warm voice centred in the midrange: the mahogany top's natural compression smooths the attack, and the sapele adds some shimmer up top. The scalloped V-Class bracing puts more weight in the lower register.
The long-tenon Action Control Neck lets you raise or lower the action to suit your playing, or to follow the guitar as the seasons change. The Claria Acoustic Pickup System is set up to sound clear and distinct in a mix, playing solo or with a band.
It comes in Shaded Edgeburst, with a firestripe pickguard, black binding, satin black tuners and Weathervane inlays. For the same body and woods on the compact Grand Concert, see the Next Generation 322ce. For this design with a bevelled mahogany armrest, the Next Generation Builder's Edition 324ce.
SPECIFICATIONS
BODY
Country of Origin: USA
Body Shape: Grand Auditorium
Cutaway: Venetian Cutaway
Bracing System: Scalloped V-Class Bracing with Relief Rout
Number of Strings: 6 String
Top Wood: Mahogany
Back/Side Wood: Sapele
Rosette: White (.047") Single Ring
Back Configuration: 2-piece No Wedge
Body Binding: Black
Armrest: None
Top Finish: Gloss
Back/Side Finish: Gloss
NECK
Neck Wood: Neo-Tropical Mahogany
Fretboard Wood: West African Crelicam Ebony
Neck Profile: Standard Carve
Fretboard Inlay: Faux Pearl Weathervane
Fretboard Binding: Black
Neck Finish: Satin
Nut Width: 1-3/4"
Peghead Veneer Wood: West African Crelicam Ebony
Scale Length: 25-1/2"
Peghead Inlay: Faux Pearl Weathervane
Peghead Type: Paddle
Peghead Binding: None
Peghead Finish: Satin
ELECTRONICS
Electronics: The Claria Acoustic Pickup System
HARDWARE
Bridge: West African Crelicam Ebony
Nut & Saddle: Black Tusq Nut, Micarta Saddle
Bridge Pins: West African Crelicam Ebony
Strings: D'Addario XS Coated Phosphor Bronze Light (.012 - .053)
Pickguard: Firestripe
Tuners: Taylor Satin Black with Satin Black Buttons
Strap Pin: Black
End Pin: Black
CASE
Case/Bag: Taylor Deluxe Hardshell Brown



