DEMO Taylor Academy 12e Acoustic-Electric Guitar SN 7293

Taylor’s 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 guitar’s design specs are optimized for playing ease. Taylor’s 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 one’s 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.   

Grand concert body shape

Solid Sitka spruce top

Layered sapele back and sides

Sapele set neck

ES-B pickup system with onboard tuner, volume and tone controls

West African ebony fretboard with acrylic dot inlays

West African ebony bridge

Chrome die-cast tuners

Baltic birch three ring rosette

Built-in "armrest" on bass-side lower bout

NuBone nut and mircarta compensated saddle

20 frets

1.6875" nut width

24.875" scale length

15" body width (at widest)

4.375" body depth (at deepest)

Natural satin finish