Jacob Collier Signature Model 5-String

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 with Jacob, the JCSM-5 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 (the lower strings are tuned by fourths while the higher strings are tuned by fifths). For beginners, this makes the guitar more accessible with simpler chord voicings. For more advanced players, it
offers a whole new tonal palette to explore, which promises to spark fresh musical discoveries.

€2,799

Plus tax. Free shipping and case included.

Note: Each guitar has unique visual traits due to differences in wood grain. Guitars ordered through this website may feature minor visual variations from the one pictured.

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Availability and Shipping Details

All guitars are built to order. In the United Kingdom and Europe, only 25 5-string guitars will be available in 2024. Guitars purchased before October 18th will be prioritized for holiday delivery on or before December 22, 2024. Guitars purchased after that date will be delivered in Q1 of 2025.

Product Details

5-string Grand Concert body shape
Select-grade Hawaiian koa top, back and sides
Visually unique variegated ebony fretboard,  bridge and peghead overlay
Custom koa truss rod cover with laser-etched JC logo
Equipped with onboard LR Baggs Element VTC acoustic electronics
Premium Gotoh 510 tuning machines with antique chrome buttons
Includes free custom guitar strap and ships in a Taylor AeroCase

About Jacob's 5-String

Jacob's interest in playing a 5-string acoustic guitar tuned to DAEAD (with the D and A strings an octave apart) came from his unconventional exposure to the guitar as a young musician—a combination of playing bass 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.

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