Los Angeles has always served as a vibrant hub for America’s music culture, with a rich history spanning record labels, recording studios and emerging artists all intertwined under the warmth of the Southern California sun. Musical instrument shops have played a major part in that exchange, bringing players together to test out the latest gear and make connections with other musicians. Among the most iconic shops in Los Angeles is the Guitar Center in Hollywood, its flagship store, situated on the storied Sunset Boulevard.
Now, Taylor is thrilled to celebrate that history with the new Sunset Blvd™ Collection, a family of guitars available exclusively at Guitar Center stores. Designed in partnership with Guitar Center, these models combine signature Taylor craftsmanship and playability with alluring visual appointments and rich, versatile tone.
Sunset Blvd Guitars: Exclusive Features
All Sunset Blvd guitars will feature distinctive aesthetic details exclusive to the collection, including:
- A warm-hued, golden-brown Sunset Edgeburst top finish
- Accented Diamond fretboard inlays in Italian acrylic
- Gold Taylor tuning machines
- A unique interior label featuring the Sunset Blvd name
Meet the Sunset Blvd Guitars
Sunset Blvd 414ce Studio SEB
Key Specs:
- Back/side wood: Solid Indian Rosewood
- Top wood: Torrefied Sitka Spruce
- Body shape: Grand Auditorium
- Bracing: V-Class
- Electronics: ES2
- Protection: Padded Gig Bag
This beautifully appointed Grand Auditorium acoustic-electric is also a member of our new Studio model family, which offers premium playability, tone and craftsmanship at a price that’s more accessible to everyday musicians. Featuring back and sides of solid Indian rosewood paired with a torrefied Sitka spruce top, this 400 Series guitar serves up a versatile blend of warmth and clarity accented by a rich overtone profile. Inside, our V-Class bracing architecture dials up more volume, longer sustain and clearer harmony between notes all the way up the fretboard. Chamfered body edges offer a seamless playing experience that complements the slender, easy-playing neck profile, ensuring a relaxed feel at any skill level. It includes ES2 electronics and a sturdy padded gig bag with built-in backpack straps.
Sunset Blvd 214ce DLX SEB
Key Specs:
- Back/side wood: Layered Indian Rosewood
- Top wood: Solid Torrefied Sitka Spruce
- Body shape: Grand Auditorium
- Bracing: Cantilevered V-Class
- Electronics: ES2
- Protection: Deluxe Hardshell Case
This Deluxe model from our 200 Series sports layered Indian rosewood back and sides with a solid torrefied Sitka spruce top, combining with a cantilevered form of our V-Class bracing to deliver a bold voice with pristine highs, an extra dash of played-in warmth and clear power and balance across the tonal spectrum. Built-in ES2 electronics make it easy to plug in and play through an amplifier or PA system with authentic acoustic tone. This Grand Auditorium includes a deluxe hardshell case for storage and transportation.
Sunset Blvd GS Mini-e Rosewood SEB
Key Specs:
- Back/side wood: Layered Indian Rosewood
- Top wood: Solid Torrefied Sitka Spruce
- Body shape: GS Mini
- Bracing: X-Bracing
- Electronics: ES-B w/ Digital Tuner
- Protection: Structured Gig Bag
Rounding out the trio of Sunset Blvd guitars is this beautifully appointed acoustic-electric GS Mini, featuring the compact, travel-friendly footprint and punchy acoustic voice that players have loved for 15 years. A solid torrefied spruce top yields a clear, played-in midrange response that punches far above its modest size, with layered rosewood back and sides adding chocolatey visual hues. A slightly narrower-than-standard nut width of 1-11/16” makes for easy fretting regardless of your experience level, and the ES-B pickup with built-in digital tuner and EQ controls ensures you have everything you need wherever your music takes you. It includes a structured gig bag.
Sunset Blvd Models in Guitar Center Stores Now
Head to your local Guitar Center store to test out the Sunset Blvd collection for yourself, and keep your eyes open for more new guitars coming to the collection soon.
