Taylor Jacob Collier Signature Model JCSM-5 5-String Guitar

Presenting the all new Taylor Jacob Collier Signature Model JCSM-5 5-String Guitar.

This 5-string edition of the Jacob Collier Signature Model is inspired by a custom 5-string Taylor acoustic guitar that the acclaimed singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer has been playing for several years.

Designed in conjunction with Jacob, it features Taylor’s compact Grand Concert body style and is crafted with solid, Select-grade Hawaiian koa top, back and sides that display rich variegation.

The ebony chosen for the fretboard, bridge and headstock overlay features natural marbling, showcasing a blend of espresso and caramel hues. The visual character of the woods gives each guitar its own unique personality, which means each owner will enjoy a truly one-of-a-kind instrument to inspire their musical pursuits.

Like Jacob’s personal Taylor guitar, the JCSM-5 is tuned to DAEAD to offer players the same unique voicing he loves. For beginners, this makes the guitar more accessible with simpler chord voicings.

Jacob's interest in playing a 5-string acoustic guitar tuned to DAEAD came from his unconventional exposure to the guitar as a young musician—a combination of having played bass originally, and being exposed to a 4-string tenor guitar tuned in fifths.

Though he was a self-described guitar novice at the time, his sophisticated understanding of music and harmonic relationships allowed him to hear the voicing possibilities of a 5-string guitar with those unique tuning intervals.

"I started to imagine a sort of language of guitar playing where it was half in fourths and half in fifths because I think both are really helpful and important," he said in a podcast conversation with Paul Davids.

For more advanced players, the JCSM-5 offers a whole new tonal palette to explore, which promises to spark fresh musical discoveries.

Photos are of one from our inventory, SN 1203115021, individual color and grain will vary from guitar to guitar.

Highlights
Body Shape: Grand Concert
Orientation: Right-Handed Only
Bracing System: V-Class Bracing
Factory String Gauges: .053”-.042”-.030”-.017”-.012”
Factory Tuning: DAEAD
Electronics: LR Baggs - Element VTC
Case: Brown Aerocase
Nut Width: 1-11/16"
Scale Length: 24-7/8"

Body
Top Wood: Hawaiian Koa
Back/Side Wood: Hawaiian Koa
Rosette: Black/Maple/Black Single Ring
Top Finish: Matte
Back/Side Finish: Matte

Neck
Neck Wood: Neo-tropical Mahogany
Fretboard Wood: West African Crelicam Ebony
Fretboard Inlay: Mother-of-Pearl 4mm Dots

Peghead
Peghead Type: Paddle
Peghead Veneer Wood: Colorful West African Crelicam Wood
Peghead Inlay: Matte

Other
Nut & Saddle: Black TUSQ Nut, White Micarta Saddle
Bridge: West African Crelicam Ebony
Bridge Pins: West African Crelicam Ebony
Tuners: Gotoh 510 Antique Chrome with Antique Chrome Buttons
Strap Pin: Black
End Pin: Black