REVIEW | TREY HENSLEY SPECIAL EDITION TAYLOR
TREY HENSLEY GOLD LABEL 510E SPECIAL EDITION TAYLOR GUITAR
Review by Eric Dahl
We received the Trey Hensley Gold Label 510e Special Edition directly from Taylor, and from the moment I opened the case it was clear this guitar was aiming at a very different lane than the Taylor stereotype many players still carry around.
The first thing that struck me was the Antique Blond gloss top. It has a restrained, lightly aged aesthetic— more“ well-kept vintage dread” than modern boutique gloss. Combined with the cream binding, rosette, crest headstock, and vintage-style Taylor logo, the visual language is cohesive. This is not a flashy guitar, but it is confident in its understatement.
Under the hood, things get more interesting.
The torrefied Sitka spruce top immediately reveals itself in the attack. There’ s a dryness and quickness to the note onset that you typically associate with older instruments— less
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