Taylor Academy 12e Left Handed Electro Acoustic
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The Taylor Academy 12e is designed for guitarists of all skill levels, offering a comfortable and inviting playing experience. Built with a solid spruce top and layered walnut back and sides, this guitar delivers exceptional sound quality and playability.
Taylor Academy 12e Left Handed Electro Acoustic Key Features
- Solid Torrefied Spruce Top: The torrefied spruce top, treated with Taylor's special roasting process, produces a bold, warm sound with an aged-in sweetness, ensuring a rich tonal experience.
- Compact Grand Concert Body: The smaller Grand Concert body shape is perfect for fingerstyle playing, providing a comfortable feel and articulate sound that's ideal for both beginners and experienced players.
- Layered Walnut Back and Sides: Walnut's crisp highs and deep, woody low end evolve as the guitar ages, offering a balanced tonal spectrum that enhances any playing style.
- Ergonomic Armrest: The built-in armrest on the lower bout ensures enhanced comfort for your strumming arm, making long playing sessions more enjoyable.
- Taylor Neck: Featuring a slender profile, the Taylor neck makes fretting notes and chords easier, accommodating players of all levels.
- ES-B Electronics: The ES-B pickup/preamp combo includes a built-in digital chromatic tuner, making amplification and tuning straightforward and reliable.
- Lightweight Gig Bag: The included padded gig bag provides excellent protection and easy transportation, perfect for musicians on the go.
A Comfortable Playing Experience for Learners and Experts
The Taylor Academy 12e combines ergonomic design with high-quality materials to create a guitar that's as comfortable to play as it is beautiful to listen to. Its smaller body and built-in armrest make it a joy to play, whether you're a beginner or an experienced guitarist.
Grand Concert Body
The Grand Concert body shape is known for its clarity and balance, making it ideally suited for fingerstyle playing. Its compact size also makes it comfortable for smaller players.
Walnut Back and Sides
Walnut’s tonal characteristics include crisp highs and a deep, woody low end that becomes more pronounced as the guitar is played in, offering a rich, evolving sound.
Sitka Spruce Top
Renowned for its broad dynamic range and versatility, Sitka spruce is the preferred soundboard choice for many guitars. It accommodates a wide range of playing styles, from soft fingerpicking to aggressive strumming.
ES-B Electronics
The ES-B system includes a built-in digital chromatic tuner, making it easy to amplify and tune your guitar on the fly. This ensures that your guitar sounds great in any setting, whether you're practicing at home or performing on stage.
Taylor Academy 12e Electro Acoustic Guitar Specs
- Number of Strings: 6 String
- Orientation: Right Handed
- Body Shape: Grand Concert
- Bracing System: X Bracing
- Cutaway: Non-cutaway
- Color: Natural
- Electronics: ES-B
- Case/Bag: Gig Bag
- Top Wood: Sitka Spruce
- Back Configuration: Layered
- Armrest: Yes
- Top Finish: Matte
- Back/Side Finish: Matte
- Neck Wood: Maple
- Fretboard Inlay: 4mm Dot Italian Acrylic
- Neck Finish: Matte
- Scale Length: 24-7/8"
- Peghead Type: Standard
- Nut & Saddle: Nubone Nut, Micarta Saddle
- Bridge Pins: Black
- Strings: D'Addario XS Coated Phosphor Bronze Light (.012 - .053)
- Pickguard: Tortoise
- Tuners: Chrome (100/200)
Conclusion
The Taylor Academy 12e Electro Acoustic Guitar offers a premium playing experience with its combination of ergonomic design, high-quality materials, and advanced electronics. Perfect for both beginners and seasoned players, this guitar is a versatile and valuable addition to any musician's collection.
| Manufacturer | Taylor |
|---|---|
| SKU | 337396 |
| Shipping Weight (kg) | 4.000000 |
| MPN | FA03033017017951000 |
| Case Included | gig bag |
| Colour | natural |
| Warranty | 2 Years |
| Series | Academy Series |
| Scale Length | 24-7/8" |
| Nut Width | 1.75" |
| Neck Wood | Maple Neck |
| Pickup Config | Acoustic Pickup System |
| Number Of Strings | 6 string |
| Right / Left-Handed | left handed |
| Fingerboard | ebony fingerboard |
| Guitar Style | grand concert |
| Body Size | full size |
| Body Material | walnut body |
Extended Christmas Exchanges
For orders placed between 12th November and 24th December 2024, you’ll have until 31st January 2025 to exchange your purchase for a product of the same value, or pay the difference for a more expensive piece of gear. Find out more*.
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