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The essence of the Taylor playing experience lives within the rosewood/spruce 800 Series. With the debut of its comprehensive redesign in 2014, master guitar designer Andy Powers took what was already Taylor’s flagship guitar series and deployed an array of voicing enhancements, ranging from customized bracing and wood thicknesses for each body sty... Click To Read More About This Product
Gear returned in mint condition. If you're looking for a virtually new instrument in possibly less-than-perfect packaging, this is a great value.
Includes 45-Day, No-Hassle Returns
Includes full manufacturer's warranty
Gear returned in great condition, with only minor signs of use, such as slight scuffs or pick marks. It looks and plays like new and may be considered an equivalent to display units found in retail stores.
Includes 45-Day, No-Hassle Returns
Includes full manufacturer's warranty
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Overview
The essence of the Taylor playing experience lives within the rosewood/spruce 800 Series. With the debut of its comprehensive redesign in 2014, master guitar designer Andy Powers took what was already Taylor’s flagship guitar series and deployed an array of voicing enhancements, ranging from customized bracing and wood thicknesses for each body style to the use of protein glues and ultra-thin finish, to bring out another level of musicality. Together, these refinements deliver much more than the sum of their parts. For everyone from pros to hobbyists, they make the playing experience more expressive, inspiring and fun.
The 812ce 12-Fret comes with a Taylor deluxe hardshell case.
Body Shape Taylor's Grand Concert is slightly smaller that its Grand Auditorium and yields controlled overtones, so the sound won't occupy a lot of sonic space. This is often a key consideration when other instruments are in the mix, such as in a performance or recording environment, and it allows the guitar to be heard more clearly. The Grand Concert pairs well with both 14-fret and 12-fret neck-to-body construction, and offers an articulate voice with top-end chime. It's perfect for fingerstyle players and light strummers, though flatpickers are known to enjoy its tonal character too. Its intimate size makes it lap/couch-friendly, and a great fit for players who find smaller instruments more physically comfortable. Taylor’s compact Grand Concert 12-fret guitars deliver a uniquely inspiring playing experience. The shorter 12-fret neck and 24.87 in. scale length create a slinky handfeel that makes fretting and bending strings easier, and the different bridge placement articulates the top in a way that produces a remarkably powerful voice for a small body. Under the hood, Taylor’s Performance bracing is optimized for each particular model, and on this all-mahogany 12-fret, players can expect more warmth, power and responsiveness than ever.
Tonewoods A guitar's top is the primary filter and distributor of vibrating string energy through the guitar, which means it has a huge impact on its sound. Sitka Spruce is the most prevalent guitar top wood of the modern era. It blends stiffness and elasticity in just the right proportions which translates into broad dynamic range with crisp articulation. Solid Indian rosewood back and sides complement the Sitka top with sound that's made it one of the most popular tone woods ever. Rosewood produces the strongest bass response among the tone woods commonly used for guitars, with a slightly scooped midrange. Rosewood's sweeping frequency range - deep lows that assert a throaty growl with sparkling highs - rings out with bell-like, high-fidelity clarity. It yields a full-range acoustic voice with complex overtones and extended sustain.
Electronics Taylor's ES2 is a revolutionary pickup design that delivers the latest in Taylor’s ongoing innovation in acoustic guitar amplification. The heart of the Expression System 2 is Taylor’s patented behind-the-saddle pickup, which features three uniquely positioned and individually calibrated pickup sensors. Because the pickup doesn't sit under the saddle, the bottom of the saddle comes in full contact with the bridge, allowing all the nuance of the guitar's tone to come through clearly whether playing acousticly or plugged-in. The location of the sensors enables a more dynamic range of acoustic sound to be captured than ever before while playing plugged-in. Together with Taylor’s custom-designed “professional audio”-grade preamp, this system produces exceptional amplified tone and responsiveness. On stage through a PA, plugged into your favorite acoustic amplifier, or direct into recording software, the Expression System 2 faithfully conveys the voice of your Taylor guitar. The Taylor Expression System 2 operates through a proprietary 9-volt battery compartment and easy-to-use volume, and active bass and treble controls.
Other Features Custom-calibrated wood thicknesses and bracing for each body shape, 3.5 mil finish thickness, protein glue (bracing and bridge), rosewood pickguard, rosewood top trim, single ring abalone rosette edged with rosewood, pearl "Element" fingerboard inlay, maple binding (non-figured).
The Taylor Difference What sets Taylor Guitars apart? Unmatched build quality, the most stable and playable necks, a vast array of tonal options, eco-conscious and ethically-sourced raw materials, and a lifetime of service and support.
Features
Body
Body type: Taylor Grand Concert 12-Fret
Cutaway: Single cutaway
Top wood: Solid Sitka Spruce
Back & sides: Solid Indian Rosewood
Bracing pattern: 800 Series Advanced Performance Grand Concert Bracing with Relief Rout
Body finish: Gloss 3.5 Top, Back and Sides
Orientation: Right-Handed
Neck
Neck shape: Taylor Standard Profile
Nut width: 1.75 in. (44.5 mm)
Fingerboard: Genuine African Ebony
Neck wood: Tropical Mahogany
Scale length: 24.87 in.
Number of frets: 18
Neck finish: Satin
Electronics
Pickup/preamp: Yes
Brand: Taylor
Configuration: Behind-the-Saddle Transducer with Adjustable Sensors
Preamp EQ: 2-Band
Feedback filter: Phase
Tuner: None
Other
Headstock overlay: Genuine African Ebony
Tuning machines: Taylor Nickel Tuners with Nickel Buttons
Bridge: Genuine African Ebony
Saddle & nut: Micarta "Wave" Saddle; Tusq Nut
Number of strings: 6
Special features: See "Other Features" above
Case: Taylor Deluxe Hard Shell Case
Accessories: None
Country of origin: United States
Specifications
Shape: 12-Fret Grand Concert Number of Strings: 6 Scale length: 24-7/8" Body Length: 19-1/2" Body Width: 15" Body Depth: 4-3/8" Neck Width: 1-3/4" Bracing: CV Bracing with Relief Rout Fretboard Inlay: 800 Series Binding: Curly Maple Bridge Pins: Ebony with Abalone Dots Truss Rod Cover: Indian Rosewood Top Finish: Gloss Pickguard: Tortoise Number of Frets: 20 Back Config: 2-piece No Wedge Backstrap Finish: None Buttons: Gold Fingerboard Ext: None Heel Cap Binding: Curly Maple Peghead Finish: Satin Peghead Binding: Curly Maple Peghead Type: Standard Rosette Size: Single Ring Type of Neck Joint: Scarf Back/Side Wood: Indian Rosewood Top Wood: Sitka Spruce Electronics: Expression System Cutaway: Venetian Nut & Saddle: Tusq Neck/Heel: Tropical Mahogany Fretboard Wood: Ebony Headstock Overlay: Indian Rosewood Bridge Inlay: None Tuners: Taylor Gold Back/Side Finish: Gloss Neck Finish: Satin Case: Taylor Deluxe Hardshell Brown Armrest Binding: None Backstrap Wood: None Brand of Strings: Elixir Light Edge Trim: None Fretboard Binding: Curly Maple Heel length: 3-1/2" Peghead Inlay: None Peghead Logo: Taylor Mother of Pearl Rosette Mat. : Abalone Stain/Sunburst: None Wedge: None
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