Taylor Guitars Three Scintillating Flavors of Hawaiian Koa

Island Origins Meet Sonic Beauty: Koa Guitars Across the Taylor Line

With stunning visuals and vibrant acoustic sound, Hawaiian koa is a tonewood like no other.

Koa has long been a centerpiece of the Taylor lineup, offering players a punchy, midrange-forward voice to match its richly hued appearance. Now, you’ll find koa guitars in many flavors, from the Select-grade sets on the 700 Series to the all-new Gold Label Collection.

See a selection of our favorite Hawaiian koa guitars below and visit your local shop to hear them for yourself.

Featured Koa Models

Builder’s Edition K14ce

This Grand Auditorium is one of our best-selling Builder’s Edition Collection guitars for good reason, blending comfort-enhancing contours with warm lows and mids, clear trebles, and a dynamic response.

Gold Label 814e Koa SB

Crafted with figured koa back and sides, our new Action Control Neck™ and fanned V-Class bracing, this Super Auditorium model from our new Gold Label Collection yields a deep, open, warm sound that channels vintage acoustic inspiration.

722ce

Crafted with back, sides and top of solid Select-grade koa, this accommodating all-koa Grand Concert model yields a clear, articulate voice that’s especially suited for fingerstyle and recording applications.

Grown exclusively in Hawaii, koa trees hold an important place in the islands’ ecology and cultural history. After more than 150 years of native forest depletion, Taylor is doing its part to replenish native Hawaiian forests and grow koa for the future.