Description
The Taylor Academy 12e-N Grand Concert nylon-string acoustic-electric guitar gives you a premium playing experience at an affordable price. Designed for beginners and pros alike, this lightweight, comfortable guitar produces a bold, resonant tone perfect for any style.
Premium Materials for an Authentic Sound
The Academy 12e-N’s solid torrefied spruce top and layered walnut back and sides give you a warm, balanced tone with crisp articulation. The ebony fingerboard and bridge provide smooth playability and sustain. Together, these premium woods create an authentic nylon-string sound that inspires you to keep playing.
Slim Neck and Lightweight Body For Comfort
With its slim maple neck and compact body, the Academy 12e-N feels light and comfortable in your hands. The 24.875″ scale length and 1.875″ nut width make fretting chords and melodies effortless. Whether you’re a beginner building calluses or a pro performing all night, this guitar helps you focus on your music rather than your fingers.
Onboard Electronics For Amplified Sound
The Academy 12e-N features Taylor’s ES-B pickup system, which captures the nuances of your playing and translates them into an amplified signal. Adjust the volume and tone with the easy-to-use knobs or shape your sound further with the 3-band EQ. When plugged in, this guitar provides a natural amplified tone for any venue.
Superior Quality for the Money
While the Academy 12e-N is an affordable model, it upholds the same standards of quality as Taylor’s high-end guitars. With its solid construction, premium components and comfortable feel, this guitar provides professional performance at a price anyone can afford. For nylon-string tone and playability that inspires, the Taylor Academy 12e-N delivers.
Specs
- Body type: Taylor Academy Grand Concert
- Top wood: Solid Torrefied Spruce
- Back & sides: Layered Walnut
- Bracing pattern: Academy Series Bracing
- Body finish: Satin
- Orientation: Right-Handed
- Neck shape: Standard Taylor Profile
- Nut width: 1-7/8″ (47.62mm)
- Fingerboard: Genuine West African Ebony
- Neck wood: Hard Rock Maple
- Scale length: 25-1/5″
- Number of frets: 17
- Neck finish: Satin
- Pickup/preamp: Taylor ES-B
- Pickup configuration: Behind-the-Saddle Transducer with Adjustable Sensors
- Preamp EQ: Volume, Tone
- Tuner: Yes – Digital Chromatic LED Other
- Headstock overlay: Copafera
- Tuning machines: Classical Nickel with Faux Pearl Buttons
- Bridge: Genuine West African Ebony
- Saddle & nut: Micarta “Wave” Saddle; NuBone Nut
- Number of strings: 6
- Special features: Solid Torrefied Spruce Top, Beveled Walnut Armrest
- Case: Soft Gig Bag
- Country of origin: Mexico
- Actual weight: 4.0 lbs.
