“The koa version’s beauty is much more than skin deep – the upgrade is worth the price if you’re a discriminating fingerstyle player”: Taylor 222ce-K DLX review

Koa is a very attractive-looking tonewood that is commonly associated with high-end models or expensive custom or boutique instruments.

Because of its higher cost, many guitarists haven’t experienced koa’s distinctive tonal qualities, which are sort of a “goldilocks” combo of the powerful bass of rosewood, sweet, warm mids of mahogany and brilliance of maple.

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