Taylor Custom Gold Label Super Auditorium - Figured Black Walnut (Top, Back & Sides)
A Vintage-Voiced Taylor with a Distinctive Walnut Character

This early Taylor Custom Gold Label Super Auditorium highlights the essence of the Gold Label philosophy: a more vintage-voiced Taylor tone, brought to life through master-grade materials, refined craftsmanship, and an emphasis on musical character rather than ornate design. Built entirely from figured black walnut-top, back, and sides-this custom model delivers a uniquely warm, rich, and sustaining voice that stands apart from both traditional spruce-rosewood pairings and Taylor's modern acoustic profile.

Taylor's Adirondack Gold Label bracing, assembled with hot hide glue, reinforces the top for enhanced responsiveness and a more seasoned acoustic character. The result is a guitar with exceptional sustain, a warm tonal core, and the blooming harmonic texture walnut is known for. Whether played softly or driven hard, it rewards players with clarity, depth, and lingering resonance.

The design language is elegant, clean, and classic. Grained ivoroid binding outlines the stunning walnut figure, while the ivoroid and tortoise shell rosette adds vintage-flavored character. The imperial pattern fretboard inlay, rendered in ivoroid along with the ivoroid Taylor logo, reinforces the timeless aesthetic. A walnut truss rod cover ties the appointments back to the primary tonewood, completing the cohesive visual identity.

Premium components bring the instrument to a professional level:

LR Baggs VTC pickup for warm, organic amplified tones

Antique chrome Gotoh 510 tuners for precise, smooth tuning

Bone nut and saddle for maximum resonance and tonal integrity

Gloss body finish to highlight the walnut figuring

This Custom Gold Label Super Auditorium offers a distinctive sonic personality-warmer than spruce, more sustaining than mahogany, and full of natural sweetness with a touch of vintage dryness. Perfect for players seeking an expressive, earthy voice with depth and detail.

Musical, understated, and tonally rich, this walnut-built custom stands as a beautiful interpretation of Taylor's vintage-inspired Gold Label sound.