One of the first of Taylor's new Grand Theater (GT for short) body size guitars to be released in the context of an existing series, the new GT 811 blends the dazzling sparkle and warmth of Indian rosewood with the unmatched playability of the GT’s comfortably compact frame.
With its shorter body and scale length, the GT’s proportions are smaller than the Grand Concert but larger than the GS Mini, finding a sweet spot where comfort meets rich, solid-wood tone. The superstar tonewood pairing of Indian rosewood back and sides with a Sitka spruce top delivers all the clarity and balance you’d expect from a full-size rosewood guitar, while its smaller footprint and shorter scale (24-⅛”) provide a slinkier feel that makes complex chords or arpeggio formations easier to hold.
Under the hood, the GT 811 reflects Taylor’s envelope-pushing design approach—they’ve adapted the tone-enhancing benefits of V-Class bracing into a new pattern that provides similar increases in volume and sustain for the GT’s smaller frame. Called C-Class bracing, this interior architecture boosts the response in the bass range, yielding warmth and presence that a guitar of this size typically can’t produce.
This model is appointed to match its counterparts in the 800 Series, featuring maple binding with black purfling accents, a single-ring abalone rosette, a thin 4.5-mil gloss finish on the entire body, and mother-of-pearl fretboard and peghead inlays in their Element pattern. The GT 811 ships with their exclusive AeroCase, whose ultra-lightweight construction and padded walls provides ample protection.
Scale Length: 24-1/8"
Nut & Saddle: Black Tusq Nut, Micarta Saddle
Bracing: C-Class
Truss Rod Cover: West African Crelicam Ebony
Pickguard: Rosewood
Number of Frets: 20
Tuners: Taylor Nickel Mini
Case: Aerocase
Brand of Strings: Elixir Phosphor Bronze Light
Body Length: 18-½”
Body Width: 15”
Body Depth: 3-¾”
Body
Binding/Edge Treatment: Rock Maple
Top Finish: Gloss 4.5
Back Configuration: 2-piece No Wedge
Backstrap Finish: None
Rosette Size: Single Ring
Bridge Inlay: None
Back/Side Finish: Gloss 4.5
Rosette Material: Abalone
Neck
Neck Width: 1-23/32"
Fretboard Inlay: Element
Fretboard Binding/Edge Treatment: None
Heel Cap Binding: West African Crelicam Ebony
Type of Neck Joint: Scarf
Neck/Heel: Tropical Mahogany
Fretboard Wood: West African Crelicam Ebony
Neck Finish: Satin
Heel Length: 3-1/4"
Peghead
Peghead Finish: Gloss
Peghead Binding: None
Peghead Type: Standard
Peghead Purfling: None
Headstock Overlay: Indian Rosewood
Peghead Inlay: Element
Peghead Logo: Taylor Mother of Pearl
Other
Bridge Pins: West African Ebony with Green Abalone Dots
Buttons: Smoked Nickel
Fingerboard Extension: None
Edge Trim: Maple/Indian Rosewood
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