When the time is right to make your Taylor performance-ready, having the Expression System pickup installed will give you an amplified sound that's as close as possible to the natural acoustic tone of your guitar. The Expression System can be added to any full-size, all solid-wood Taylor (300 Series and up).

The ES Install puts the power of the ES in a Taylor that doesn't currently have electronics, or a guitar that has other electronics inside the body of the guitar and won't present an obstruction to the installation process. NT neck design only. PRICE: $500

The ES Retrofit is used on a Taylor that has the Fishman Onboard Blender, Fishman Prefix or the L.R. Baggs pickup used on the Doyle Dykes Signature Model. The retrofit pickup features a standard endpin jack and an internal mounted 9v battery. Side mounted controls fill the existing preamp hole in the guitar. PRICE: $500

The ES Retrofit for "classic" Taylor necks (one-piece, pre-NT neck design) incorporates the same type of a neck/string sensor used on the standard ES, only the pickup housing is mounted in the soundhole. PRICE: $500

The ES upgrade will modify your ES-equipped Taylor guitar from the former AA battery power source to the 9v system currently being used. The latest version of the ES also includes a fused string ground, battery indicator LED and switches that allow you to turn off one or both body sensors. PRICE: $300

Standard turnaround time for ES installation is 4-6 weeks, not counting shipping time. Shipping costs are the responsibility of the customer. To arrange an ES installation, contact the Taylor Customer Service department at (800) 943-6782 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Pacific Standard Time, Monday through Friday.