With classic austere looks and outstanding tone!
The Taylor GA4 Grand Auditorium Acoustic Guitar has traditional styling that creates an elegant, understated
look. Exotic Ovangkol is paired with a Sitka spruce top for a beautiful meeting of tone and looks. The GA4's appointments
include a bound neck, chrome-plated tuners, and an Indian rosewood headstock overlay.
When people talk about "the Taylor
sound," knowingly or not they're probably describing the Grand Auditorium. Introduced in 1994 as a limited edition to commemorate
Taylor's 20th Anniversary, the GA would go on to establish itself as a definitive Bob Taylor original.
Tonally, the guitar embodied the signature qualities of balance, clarity, and versatility that became hallmark Taylor traits.
Visually, the shape gave the world an equally balanced and refined aesthetic of smooth curves. In both respects, the GA was
at once big enough and small enough to cover a lot of ground.
The goal, he says, was simply to make a guitar that was big like a dreadnought, but without a dreadnought's traditionally
boomy sound. "I was looking for a good, clear tone that had volume when you played fingerstyle, but then when you strummed
didn't have too much bass."
The GA has the width and depth of a Dreadnought, but its tapered waist
and contours give it the appearance of a smaller instrument, making it comfortable to play. The tonal balance means it's full
in the lower register, present in the midrange, and sparkling on the treble strings.
The GA's tonal balance has made it a favorite among artists AND engineers. "You put a mic in front of the guitar and set
everything to zero, you turn on the tape, and you play," Bob continues. "We had a lot of studio owners and engineers buy
those guitars just to put in the studio, because when things started going bad with players' guitars during a session, the
engineer would say, 'We can get this job done today if you just play this guitar.' So that was sort of what we had in mind
with that. And a lot of it was the shape. We made a few bracing changes, but we depended on the shape to change that tone."
Play a GA if: You want the Swiss Army Knife of acoustics, capable of handling everything from fingerpicking to medium strumming
to moderate flatpicking.
Taylor GA4 Grand Auditorium Acoustic Guitar Features:
- Guitar Body Style: 6-String Grand Auditorium
- Back &Body Style: 6-String Grand Auditorium
- Back & Sides: Ovangkol
- Top: Sitka Spruce
- Rosette: Plastic
- Neck: Tropical American Mahogany
- Fretboard: Bound Ebony
- Fretboard Inlay: Small Pearl Dots
- Headstock Overlay: Indian Rosewood
- Binding: Cream Plastic
- Bridge: Ebony
- Nut and Saddle: Tusq
- Tuning Machines: Chrome-Plated Taylor
- Strings: Elixir Light Gauge Strings with Nanoweb Coating
- Scale Length: 25-1/2"
- Truss Rod: Adjustable
- Neck Width at Nut: 1-3/4"
- No. of frets: 20
- Fretboard Radius: 15"
- Bracing: Standard II (Forward Shifted Pattern W/Relief Rout)
- Finish: Satin With Gloss
- Cutaway: None
- Electronics: None
- Body Width: 16"
- Body Depth: 4-5/8"
- Body Length: 20"
- Overall Length: 41"
- Sides: Ovangkol
- Top: Sitka Spruce
- Rosette: Plastic
- Neck: Tropical American Mahogany
- Fretboard: Bound Ebony
- Fretboard Inlay: Small Pearl Dots
- Headstock Overlay: Indian Rosewood
- Binding: Cream Plastic
- Bridge: Ebony
- Nut and Saddle: Tusq
- Tuning Machines: Chrome-Plated Taylor
- Strings: Elixir Light Gauge Strings with Nanoweb Coating
- Scale Length: 25-1/2"
- Truss Rod: Adjustable
- Neck Width at Nut: 1-3/4"
- No. of frets: 20
- Fretboard Radius: 15"
- Bracing: Standard II (Forward Shifted Pattern W/Relief Rout)
- Finish: Satin With Gloss
- Cutaway: None
- Electronics: None
- Body Width: 16"
- Body Depth: 4-5/8"
- Body Length: 20"
- Overall Length: 41"
Comfortable Grand Auditorium size and that lucid Taylor sound. Order today.