Description

Taylor Academy 12e 6 Strings Grand Concert Electro Acoustic Guitar With Bag- Natural Overview:

Taylors Academy Series makes the playing experience more accessible in every way, packing signature Taylor playing features into an affordable package. With the Academy 12e, our compact Grand Concert body makes the perfect companion for fingerpicking or anyone with a lighter touch who craves the physical comfort of a small-body guitar. The guitars design specs are optimized for playing ease. Taylors patented, slim-profile neck features an array of hand-friendly touches: a shorter 24-7/8-inch scale length, 1-11/16-inch nut width, low action, and light gauge strings, all of which contribute to a slinky handfeel. The lightweight guitar body, featuring layered sapele back and sides with a solid Sitka spruce top, boasts an ergonomic armrest that enhances the playing comfort for ones picking arm. The guitar was also voiced to be extra responsive to make the playing experience as relaxed as possible. The guitar comes with an onboard ES-B pickup that includes a built-in digital chromatic tuner, and comes with a sturdy lightweight gig bag.

Features:
Discover the features that make this guitar unique

Grand Concert Shapes
A smaller-bodied guitar ideally suited for fingerstyle.

Sitka Spruce Top Woods
The soundboard choice for most guitars, Sitka spruce produces a broad dynamic range and accommodates a versatile range of playing styles.

Layered Sapele Body Woods
Layered wood construction is used to offer attractive, durable and affordable models.

ES-B Electronics
This pickup/preamp combo includes a built-in digital chromatic tuner.

Non-cutaway
The clean, symmetrical look of a traditional acoustic guitar.

Specifications:
Body

• Body type: Taylor Academy Deep Grand Concert
• Cutaway: No
• Top wood: Solid Sitka Spruce
• Back & sides: Layered Sapele
• Bracing pattern: Academy Series Bracing
• Body finish: Satin Varnish
• Orientation: Right-Handed

Neck

• Neck shape: Standard Taylor Profile
• Nut width: 1-11/16″ (42.8mm)
• Fingerboard: West African Crelicam Ebony
• Neck wood: Hard Rock Maple
• Scale length: 24-7/8″
• Number of frets: 20
• Neck finish: Satin Varnish

Electronics

• Pickup/preamp: ES-B
• Brand: Taylor
• Configuration: Behind-the-Saddle Transducer with Adjustable Sensors
• Preamp EQ: Volume, Tone
• Feedback filter: No
• Tuner: Yes – Digital Chromatic LED

Other

• Headstock overlay: Copafera
• Tuning machines: Chrome Tuners with Chrome Buttons
• Bridge: Genuine African Ebony
• Saddle & nut: Micarta “Wave” Saddle; NuBone Nut
• Number of strings: 6
• Special features: Elixir Phosphor-Bronze Medium Gauge Strings