520e - Serial Number 1109057018
Taylor’s 500 Series Dreadnoughts boast several distinctive design strokes, including a slightly shorter 24-7/8-inch scale length and a V-carve neck with a slotted headstock. The result is an inviting handfeel that makes string bending fun and serves up a great Dreadnought option for singer-songwriters in search of a bold and expressive voice. The all-mahogany body unleashes a woody, focused tone with appealing midrange warmth, and the mahogany top helps smooth out a player’s attack to produce a balanced voice with crisp highs and soft lows. With Taylor’s Performance bracing optimized for the Dreadnought shape and the model’s other features, the 520e makes a musically versatile acoustic that blends well with other instruments, either unplugged or amplified with Taylor’s Expression System 2 electronics. A shaded edgeburst body, faux tortoise shell binding, and grained ivoroid Century inlays support a neo-classic aesthetic, especially with the slotted headstock.
Highlights
Scale Length
24-7/8"
Nut & Saddle
Tusq Nut/Micarta Saddle
Bracing
Performance with Relief Rout
Truss Rod Cover
Black Plastic
Pickguard
Tortoise
Number of Frets
20
Tuners
Taylor Slot Head
Case
Taylor Deluxe Hardshell Brown
Brand of Strings
Elixir Phosphor Bronze Medium
Body Length
20"
Body Width
16"
Body Depth
4 5/8"
Body
Binding/Edge Treatment
Tortoise
Top Finish
Gloss
Back Config
2-piece No Wedge
Backstrap Finish
None
Rosette Size
Single Ring
Bridge Inlay
None
Back/Side Finish
Gloss
Armrest Binding
None
Backstrap Wood
None
Rosette Mat.
Grained Ivoroid/Tortoise/Grained Ivoroid
Stain/Sunburst
Medium Brown Stain with Shaded Edge Burst
Wedge
None
Armrest
no
Neck
Neck Width
1-3/4"
Fretboard Inlay
Century
Fretboard Binding/Edge Treatment
Ebony
Heel Cap Binding
Ebony
Type of Neck Joint
Taylor Neck
Neck/Heel
Tropical Mahogany (V-Carve Neck)
Fretboard Wood
Ebony
Neck Finish
Satin
Heel Length
3-1/2"
Peghead
Peghead Finish
Gloss
Peghead Binding
None
Peghead Type
Slot Head
Peghead Purfling
None
Headstock Overlay
Ebony
Peghead Inlay
None
Peghead Logo
Grained Ivoroid
Other
Bridge Pins
Ebony
Buttons
Grained Ivoroid
Fingerboard Ext
None
Edge Trim
None