Jacob Collier Signature Model 5-String

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. 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.

Regular price $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

2024 quantities are now sold out. All orders placed will be shipped in Q1 2025. All guitars are built to order and shipped free of charge.

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 came from his unconventional exposure to the guitar as a young musician—a combination of having played 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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Specifications

Highlights

Body Shape
Grand Concert

Orientation
Right-Handed Only

Bracing System
V-Class Bracing

String Gauges
.053”-.042”-.030”-.017”-.012”

Electronics
LR Baggs - Element VTC

Case
Brown Aerocase

Nut Width
1-11/16"

Scale Length
24-7/8"

Top Wood
Hawaiian Koa

Back/Side Wood
Hawaiian Koa

Rosette
Black/Maple/Black Single Ring

Top Finish
Matte

Back/Side Finish
Matte

Neck Wood
Neo-tropical Mahogany

Fretboard Wood
West African Crelicam Ebony

Fretboard Inlay
Mother-of-Pearl 4mm Dots

Peghead Type
Paddle

Peghead Veneer Wood
Colorful West African Crelicam Wood

Peghead Inlay
Matte

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

Learn how to play Jacob's song "Little Blue."

In this instructional video, Jacob explains his custom 5-string tuning and shows you how to play the chords to his popular song.

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