Tone and playability are hallmarks of Taylor guitars, and you'll find the 100 Series delivers plenty of each. Sporting a solid Sitka spruce top and sapele laminate back and sides, the redesigned 100 Series now features both Dreadnought and Grand Auditorium shapes, along with cutaway and Taylor electronics options. Value, yes. Compromise, no.

• Dreadnought Body shape
• Solid Sitka Spruce Top
• Sapele laminate back and sides
• Ebony fretboard and bridge
• Elixir Medium Gauge strings
• Includes Taylor gig bag.