Taylor has redesigned its flagship rosewood/spruce 800 series guitars with refinements to material components and voicing. The changes include custom-calibrated bracing and wood thicknesses for each shape, protein glues (bracing, bridge) to enhance the tonal transfer, a thinner finish, custom-gauged Elixir HD string sets for the Grand Concert and Grand Auditorium, and a new Expression System 2 pickup. New aesthetic touches include rosewood purfling, Element fretboard inlay, rosewood pickguards, and “smoky ebony” fretboards.