Description
The Taylor Academy 12e Grand Concert acoustic-electric guitar is designed to help the entry-level player achieve rich, rewarding sound from day one. It’s crafted to be inviting and durable, with a comfortable and lightweight body shape that enables easy strumming and fretting, and produces full, solid tone.
The Academy 12e Grand Concert has a solid Sitka spruce top with layered sapele back and sides, as well as a genuine African ebony fingerboard and bridge. The neck is shaped in Taylor’s patented design, with a 24-7/8″ scale length and 1-11/16″ nut to enhance the overall feel and playability for entry-level players. It also has a simplified version of an armrest, in order to provide a comfortable, rewarding experience.
The Academy 12e also includes Taylor’s ES-B system, which incorporates piezo design elements from the flagship Taylor ES2 system. Powered by a 9V battery, its onboard preamp includes a built-in digital chromatic tuner, an LED display for tuning and low battery indication and a tone-sculpting 3-band EQ. The Academy 12e comes with a deluxe gig bag.
Specs & Features
- Body type: Grand Concert/OO
- Top wood: Solid Sitka spruce
- Back & sides: Layered sapele
- Bracing pattern: Academy series
- Body finish: Satin varnish
- 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
- Pickup/preamp: ES-B
- EQ/Tuner: 3-band preamp EQ
- Special features: Digital chromatic LED tuner
- Tuning machines: Chrome tuners with chrome buttons
- Orientation: Right-handed
- Number of strings: 6 string
- Case: Gig bag
- Country of origin: Mexico
- Actual weight: 4.3 lbs.
