Taylor 35th Anniversary GS Armrest - Cocobolo

An edge bevel on the bass side of a guitar’s lower bout blends a practical design function — a comfortable armrest for one’s picking arm — with elegant contouring that offers unique aesthetic appeal. Inspired in part by the work of renowned luthier Grit Laskin, our armrest will be featured on four different anniversary GS models. "We thought we'd offer players a guitar with the coolest, most complex binding treatment you can get on an acoustic," says Bob Taylor. 

Each model showcases a different wood for the back and sides (also used for a headstock backstrap): cocobolo, AA-grade Macassar ebony, feathered walnut and quilted maple. The wood sets were specially selected for their unique aesthetic qualities, making for an extremely limited run of each model. 

All armrest models feature Sitka spruce tops with our tone-enhancing CV bracing, an abalone rosette, Gotoh tuners, a bone nut and saddle, and the Expression System® pickup. The quilted maple model will have a sunset honeyburst top, Indian rosewood armrest and binding, and a Venetian cutaway, while the other three models each will have an ebony armrest and binding and a Florentine cutaway (no top burst).