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Taylor Academy 12e Grand Concert Acoustic-Electric Guitar Natural
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Rich sound and smooth playability for the entry-level player.
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.
Features
- Solid Sitka spruce top with layered sapele back and sides
- Hard rock maple neck in a standard Taylor profile
- Genuine African ebony fingerboard and bridge
- Taylor ES-B system
Get rewarding tone from day one with the Taylor Academy 12e Grand Concert acoustic-electric guitar. Order today.
Academy 12e Grand Concert Acoustic-Electric Guitar Specifications:
Body- Body type: Grand Concert
- 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
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