Over the past year, Taylor Guitars has worked in tandem with talented artists across multiple genres to create instruments that reflect their unique musical styles — including GRAMMY winners Jacob Collier and Zedd.
As Taylor expands its acclaimed Gold Label series — first introduced in January 2025 — it’s only natural that the company has partnered with a beloved member of the Taylor family: Trey Hensley.
The powerhouse new Gold Label 510e dreadnought, Taylor’s first collaborative Gold Label guitar, channels Hensley’s signature style. The Nashville virtuoso, a longtime Taylor player who has wowed audiences and industry peers alike, is known for his fiery flatpicking and thoughtful songwriting.
The collaboration comes as both Taylor and Hensley are hitting new highs in their respective journeys. Named Guitar Player of the Year at the 2025 IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards (his second win after 2023), Hensley also won a GRAMMY for Best Traditional Blues Album in 2025 as part of the Taj Mahal Sextet. His 2015 album with Rob Ickes, Before the Sun Goes Down, earned a GRAMMY nomination, and he has collaborated with legends including Johnny Cash, June Carter Cash, Dolly Parton and Earl Scruggs.
A Guitar as Unique as Its Signature Artist
Hensley’s artistic fervor is matched by his enthusiasm for his new dreadnought. "I’m beyond honored to have my name associated with what I believe to be a perfect guitar,” says Hensley. “I’ve been a fan of the Gold Label Taylors since the inception, and to be able to work with Taylor on the introduction of a square-shoulder dreadnought into the Gold Label lineup is insanely cool!”
The new Trey Hensley Gold Label 510e celebrates Hensley’s artistry with aunique set of features, starting with a deeper version of Taylor’s classic square-shoulderDreadnought body shape. This model is crafted with back and sides of solid mahoganypaired with a torrefied Sitka spruce top. Fanned V-Class bracing delivers a warm, woodymidrange with outstanding power and sustain, especially in the low end. The long-tenonAction Control Neck offers enhanced resonance and allows fast, easy adjustability todial in the ideal string height for any scenario or playing style. Hensley helped fine-tune theguitar’s response, opting for medium-gauge D’Addario Nickel Bronze strings.
An Acoustic Voice Suited to a Broad Range of Players
The Gold Label 510e is designed around Hensley’s playing style like a well-fitted glove, but its inviting shape and classic sound possesses a broader appeal. “I believe every player at every skill level within every style will love this guitar as much as I do,” says Hensley. “It’ll excel at anything and everything. I’ve never played a better guitar than this new 510 Gold Label…thank you, Taylor, for knocking this out of the park!"
A key element to the model’s wide-ranging tonal allure: the guitar is outfitted with Hensley’s preferred pickup system for performance — the Baggs Anthem SL — combining an Element under-saddle piezo pickup with a TRU·MIC condenser microphone and an endpin preamp. The system includes a soundhole-mounted volume control for ease and simplicity. The result? A guitar ideally suited for the concert stage, with a natural, organic sound and user-friendly electronics.
Instilling Beauty in Every Detail
Blending Gold Label’s distinctive heritage-flavored aesthetic with understated elegance, this model features an Antique Blond torrefied spruce top that glows with warm, golden-brown hues. Other details include a Honduran rosewood Curve Wing bridge with bone pins, cream binding with black/white purfling, a matching rosette, and Crest inlays in cream. A double-layer pickguard (ivoroid and faux tortoise) and a Trey Hensley Gold Label interior label complete the look. And each guitar ships in a deluxe hardshell case with a British Cocoa exterior.
Together, Hensley and Taylor have meticulously crafted an instrument that delivers a fully satisfying experience in just about every way: feel, looks and tone. If you’re looking for a stage-ready workhorse to inspire your next live performance, or if you simply want to bond with a sumptuous guitar in your living room, you’ll find it in the Trey Hensley Gold Label 510e by Taylor.
The first 100 guitars will be offered as Special Edition models that include a certificate of authenticity hand-signed by Hensley.
For more information visit https://www.taylorguitars.com/guitars/acoustic/trey-hensley-gold-label-510e-se .
