Taylor American Dream Series AD22e (1202182035) Acoustic Guitars

AD22e
The AD22e offers players all the warm, seasoned tone, workmanlike style and exceptional value of the American Dream Series in a compact, accommodating Grand Concert frame. Featuring all-solid-wood construction and Taylor’s tone-enhancing V-Class bracing, this model’s mahogany top pairs with sapele back and sides for a rich response with a bold midrange character and clear, pristine highs. The Grand Concert’s 24-⅞” scale length makes for a relaxed, slinky feel that will please fingerstylists and traditional pickers alike, while the hardwood top helps to even out the attack for a more balanced sound all the way down the neck. Chamfered body edges provide an even more intimate feel, while the ultra-thin matte finish preserves the guitar’s performance-forward aesthetic. Other visual details include 4mm dot fretboard inlays in Italian acrylic, black top purfling, a faux-tortoiseshell pickguard and a single-ring rosette. The non-cutaway AD22e includes our ES2 acoustic pickup and ships with a lightweight, durable AeroCase.

FEATURES

• Grand Concert Body Shape: A smaller-bodied guitar ideally suited for fingerstyle.
  
• Tropical Mahogany Top: The hardwood top produces strong fundamentals with clarity and focus.
  
• Sapele Back & Sides: One of the best all-around tonewoods there is, sapele will deliver for any playing style.
  
• Expression System 2: The Expression System 2 captures more of a guitar’s dynamic properties using a breakthrough behind-the-saddle design.
  
• V-Class Bracing: A revolutionary design that balances the flexibility and stability of the top, V-Class bracing produces unmatched sustain, volume, and intonation.
  

SPECIFICATIONS

HIGHLIGHTS

• Scale Length: 24-7/8″
  
• Nut & Saddle: Tusq Nut/Micarta Saddle
  
• Bracing: V-Class
  
• Truss Rod Cover: Black Plastic
  
• Pickguard: Tortoise
  
• Number of Frets: 20
  
• Tuners: Taylor Nickel
  
• Case: Aerocase
  
• Brand of Strings: D’Addario Coated Phosphor Bronze – Light
  
• Body Length: 19 1/2″
  
• Body Width: 15″
  
• Body Depth: 4 3/8″
  

BODY

• Binding/Edge Treatment: None
  
• Top Finish: Matte
  
• Back Config: 2-piece No Wedge
  
• Rosette Size: Single Ring
  
• Bridge Inlay: None
  
• Back/Side Finish: Matte
  
• Armrest Binding: None
  
• Backstrap Wood: None
  
• Rosette Mat.: Black Sapele/Maple
  
• Stain/Sunburst: Urban Sienna
  
• Wedge: None
  
• Armrest: None
  

NECK

• Neck Width: 1-3/4″
  
• Fretboard: 4mm Dot Italian Acrylic
  
• Fretboard Binding/Edge Treatment: None
  
• Heel Cap Binding: Black
  
• Type of Neck Joint: Scarf
  
• Neck/Heel: Tropical Mahogany
  
• Fretboard Wood: Eucalyptus
  
• Neck Finish: Matte
  
• Heel Length: 3-1/4″
  

PEGHEAD

• Peghead Finish: Matte
  
• Peghead Binding: None
  
• Peghead Type: Standard
  
• Peghead Purfling: None
  
• Headstock Overlay: Eucalyptus
  
• Peghead Inlay: None
  
• Peghead Logo: Italian Acrylic
  

OTHER

• Bridge Pins: Black Plastic
  
• Buttons: Nickel
  
• Fingerboard Ext: None
  
• Edge Trim: Black/White/Black