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Continue ShoppingTaylor Academy 12e Grand Concert Sitka Spruce/Sapele ES-B
6-String Acoustic-Electric Guitar with Ebony Fingerboard, Includes Gig Bag. Made in Mexico.
Taylor Academy 12e Grand Concert Sitka Spruce/Sapele ES-B
Brand New
- $849.00
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Brand New
- $849.00
In store now
Note: Due to differences in wood grain, the item you receive may not exactly match the item in the photos.
Taylor Academy 12e Grand Concert Sitka Spruce/Sapele ES-B
Fit for both for beginner players and experienced guitarists, Taylor’s Academy series distills each version down to its essential ingredients, combining playing comfort, inspiring sound, and a minimalist aesthetic—all of which amount to an accessible price. Featuring a comfortable armrest, Academy series models pair layered sapele back and sides, with a solid Sitka spruce top to generate projection, clarity and volume.
Grand Concert
With its shorter, 24 7/8-inch scale length the Taylor Grand Concert body shape favors the fingerstyle player, as well as single-note lead and solo guitar arrangements, issuing notes with precise clarity and offering easy action even on the highest frets. The model’s smaller body makes for a comfortable feel, without skimping on rich, robust tonal resonance, or valuable volume.
V-Class
The Taylor Grand Concert features Taylor’s innovative new V-Class bracing, which lets the soundboard of the guitar vibrate naturally, increasing sustain and overall cohesiveness, and generating additional volume without sacrificing sustain. This design puts the body more in tune with the strings, improving articulation and harmonic alignment, resulting in a sound that is optimally warm and seasoned, nicely blended, and full of luscious low end without being muddy.
ES-B Electronics
These models also include a built-in ES-B pickup that offers clear, natural amplified tone, as well as a digital tuner with an easy-to-read LED display.
Scale Length: 24-7/8"
Tuners: Chrome (100/200)
Body Width: 15"
Nut & Saddle: Nubone Nut, Micarta Saddle
Truss Rod Cover: Black Plastic
Number of Frets: 20
Case: Gig Bag
Body Length: 19 1/2"
Body Depth: 4 3/8"
Binding Edge Treatment: Black
Back Config: Layered
Rosette Size: Three Ring
Back/Side Finish: Varnish
Armrest: Yes
Top Finish: Varnish
Rosette Material: Baltic Birch
Neck Width: 1-11/16"
Type of Neck Joint: Taylor Neck
Fretboard Wood: West African Crelicam Ebony
Heel Length: 3-1/2"
Fretboard Inlay: 15"
Heel Cap Binding: Black
Neck/Heel: Maple
Neck Finish: Varnish
Peghead Type: Standard
Headstock Overlay: Copafera
Peghead Logo: Printed on Headstock Overlay
Bridge Pins: Black
Buttons: Chrome
Taylor Academy 12e Grand Concert Sitka Spruce/Sapele ES-B
Fit for both for beginner players and experienced guitarists, Taylor’s Academy series distills each version down to its essential ingredients, combining playing comfort, inspiring sound, and a minimalist aesthetic—all of which amount to an accessible price. Featuring a comfortable armrest, Academy series models pair layered sapele back and sides, with a solid Sitka spruce top to generate projection, clarity and volume.
Grand Concert
With its shorter, 24 7/8-inch scale length the Taylor Grand Concert body shape favors the fingerstyle player, as well as single-note lead and solo guitar arrangements, issuing notes with precise clarity and offering easy action even on the highest frets. The model’s smaller body makes for a comfortable feel, without skimping on rich, robust tonal resonance, or valuable volume.
V-Class
The Taylor Grand Concert features Taylor’s innovative new V-Class bracing, which lets the soundboard of the guitar vibrate naturally, increasing sustain and overall cohesiveness, and generating additional volume without sacrificing sustain. This design puts the body more in tune with the strings, improving articulation and harmonic alignment, resulting in a sound that is optimally warm and seasoned, nicely blended, and full of luscious low end without being muddy.
ES-B Electronics
These models also include a built-in ES-B pickup that offers clear, natural amplified tone, as well as a digital tuner with an easy-to-read LED display.
Scale Length: 24-7/8"
Tuners: Chrome (100/200)
Body Width: 15"
Nut & Saddle: Nubone Nut, Micarta Saddle
Truss Rod Cover: Black Plastic
Number of Frets: 20
Case: Gig Bag
Body Length: 19 1/2"
Body Depth: 4 3/8"
Binding Edge Treatment: Black
Back Config: Layered
Rosette Size: Three Ring
Back/Side Finish: Varnish
Armrest: Yes
Top Finish: Varnish
Rosette Material: Baltic Birch
Neck Width: 1-11/16"
Type of Neck Joint: Taylor Neck
Fretboard Wood: West African Crelicam Ebony
Heel Length: 3-1/2"
Fretboard Inlay: 15"
Heel Cap Binding: Black
Neck/Heel: Maple
Neck Finish: Varnish
Peghead Type: Standard
Headstock Overlay: Copafera
Peghead Logo: Printed on Headstock Overlay
Bridge Pins: Black
Buttons: Chrome
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- Brand: Taylor
- UPC: 887766111658
Description & Specs
Note: Due to differences in wood grain, the item you receive may not exactly match the item in the photos.Taylor Academy 12e Grand Concert Sitka Spruce/Sapele ES-B
Fit for both for beginner players and experienced guitarists, Taylor’s Academy series distills each version down to its essential ingredients, combining playing comfort, inspiring sound, and a minimalist aesthetic—all of which amount to an accessible price. Featuring a comfortable armrest, Academy series models pair layered sapele back and sides, with a solid Sitka spruce top to generate projection, clarity and volume.
Grand Concert
With its shorter, 24 7/8-inch scale length the Taylor Grand Concert body shape favors the fingerstyle player, as well as single-note lead and solo guitar arrangements, issuing notes with precise clarity and offering easy action even on the highest frets. The model’s smaller body makes for a comfortable feel, without skimping on rich, robust tonal resonance, or valuable volume.
V-Class
The Taylor Grand Concert features Taylor’s innovative new V-Class bracing, which lets the soundboard of the guitar vibrate naturally, increasing sustain and overall cohesiveness, and generating additional volume without sacrificing sustain. This design puts the body more in tune with the strings, improving articulation and harmonic alignment, resulting in a sound that is optimally warm and seasoned, nicely blended, and full of luscious low end without being muddy.
ES-B Electronics
These models also include a built-in ES-B pickup that offers clear, natural amplified tone, as well as a digital tuner with an easy-to-read LED display.
Scale Length: 24-7/8"
Tuners: Chrome (100/200)
Body Width: 15"
Nut & Saddle: Nubone Nut, Micarta Saddle
Truss Rod Cover: Black Plastic
Number of Frets: 20
Case: Gig Bag
Body Length: 19 1/2"
Body Depth: 4 3/8"
Binding Edge Treatment: Black
Back Config: Layered
Rosette Size: Three Ring
Back/Side Finish: Varnish
Armrest: Yes
Top Finish: Varnish
Rosette Material: Baltic Birch
Neck Width: 1-11/16"
Type of Neck Joint: Taylor Neck
Fretboard Wood: West African Crelicam Ebony
Heel Length: 3-1/2"
Fretboard Inlay: 15"
Heel Cap Binding: Black
Neck/Heel: Maple
Neck Finish: Varnish
Peghead Type: Standard
Headstock Overlay: Copafera
Peghead Logo: Printed on Headstock Overlay
Bridge Pins: Black
Buttons: Chrome
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