Taylor Academy 12E Grand Concert Acoustic-Electric Guitar Walnut

Built with a solid spruce top and layered walnut back and sides, the compact, inviting Academy 12e offers an approachable playing experience for guitarists of all skill levels. The torrefied spruce top, treated with our special roasting process, serves up bold sound with plenty of projection and a touch of aged-in warmth and sweetness. The armrest carved into the lower bout makes for a more comfortable feel for your strumming arm, while the Taylor neck features a slender profile that accommodates your fretting hand, making this a great choice for new learners. With built-in ES-B electronics for easy amplification, the Academy 12e is more than ready for the next step in your musical journey.

Features

• Solid torrefied spruce top for seasoned warmth and depth
• Compact Grand Concert body with an inviting feel
• Taylor Neck makes fretting notes and chords easier
• Built-in armrest for enhanced playing comfort
• Includes electronics, built-in tuner

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

Walnut
Walnut’s crisp highs are balanced by a deep, woody low end that emerges as the guitar is played in.

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

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

Specifications:

Body
- Body type: Grand Concert/OO
- Top wood: Solid Sitka spruce
- Back & sides: Layered sapele
- Bracing pattern: Academy series
- Body finish: Satin varnish

Neck
- Neck shape: Standard Taylor profile
- Nut width: 1.687" (42.8 mm)
- Fingerboard: Genuine African ebony
- Neck wood: Hard rock maple
- Scale length: 24.875"
- Number of frets: 20
- Neck finish: Satin varnish
- Bridge: Genuine African ebony
- Saddle & nut: Micarta "Wave" saddle; NuBone nut

Electronics
- Pickup/preamp: ES-B
- EQ/Tuner: 3-band preamp EQ
- Special features: Digital chromatic LED tuner

Other
- Tuning machines: Chrome tuners with chrome buttons
- Orientation: Right-handed
- Number of strings: 6 string
- Case: Gig bag
- Country of origin: Mexico