Taylor 512ce Urban Ironbark Grand Concert Acoustic/Electric Guitar with V-Class Bracing, ES2 Pickup & Hardshell Case

6-String | Sitka Spruce Top | Urban Ironbark Back and Sides | Tropical Mahogany Neck | West African Crelicam Ebony Fretboard | Expression System® 2 Electronics | Venetian Cutaway | Taylor Deluxe Hardshell Brown Case

The 512ce is one of our first models to feature back and sides of solid Urban Ironbark, a dense, hard tonewood that yields a rich, sophisticated response with a deep low end and high-fidelity voice reminiscent of Indian rosewood, along with some of mahogany's midrange punch and focus. The Grand Concert 512ce pairs Urban Ironbark with a torrefied Sitka spruce top, lending a played-in character that makes for a warm, piano-like sound with remarkable balance across the tonal spectrum. With V-Class bracing inside, this compact acoustic-electric serves up room-filling projection and blooming sustain, offering a muscular quality that remains sensitive to a soft touch. Appointments include new Aerial inlays in Italian acrylic, a single-ring abalone rosette trimmed with maple and black purfling, and a tastefully subtle edgeburst. It ships with ES2 electronics in a deluxe hardshell guitar case.

Grand Concert - A smaller-bodied guitar ideally suited for fingerstyle.

Urban Ironbark - This tonewood from our urban wood initiative yields power, fidelity and depth for a supremely balanced, muscular sound.

Sitka Spruce - The soundboard choice for most guitars, Sitka spruce produces a broad dynamic range and accommodates a versatile range of playing styles.

Expression System® 2 - The Expression System® 2 captures more of a guitar’s dynamic properties using a breakthrough behind-the-saddle design.

Venetian Cutaway - The Venetian cutaway is known for its soft, round lines. The sloping peak of the cutaway will vary depending on the shape of the body.

V-Class Bracing - Our patented V-Class bracing is a revolutionary new pattern — a new sonic engine — that marks a major shift away from traditional steel-string bracing patterns.

Highlights
Scale Length:  24-7/8"
Bracing:  V-Class Bracing
Pickguard:  Tortoise
Tuners:  Taylor Nickel
Strings:  Phosphor Bronze Light
Body Width:  15"
Nut & Saddle:  Black Tusq Nut, Micarta Saddle
Truss Rod Cover:  Black Plastic
Number of Frets:  20
Case:  Taylor Deluxe Hardshell Brown
Body Length:  19 1/2"
Body Depth:  4 3/8"

Body
Binding Edge Treatment:  West African Crelicam Ebony
Back Config:  2-piece or 4-piece Simons Wedge
Rosette Size:  Single Ring
Back/Side Finish:  Gloss
Backstrap Wood:  None
Stain/Sunburst:  Medium Brown Stain Back/Sides/Neck
Armrest:  No
Top Finish:  Gloss
Backstrap Finish:  None
Bridge Inlay:  None
Armrest Binding:  None
Rosette Material:  Ivoroid
Wedge:  None

Neck
Neck Width:  1-3/4"
Fretboard Binding/Edge Treatment:  West African Crelicam Ebony
Type of Neck Joint:  Scarf
Fretboard Wood:  West African Crelicam Ebony
Heel Length:  3-1/4"
Fretboard Inlay:  Aerial, Italian Acrylic, Faux Pearl
Heel Cap Binding:  West African Crelicam Ebony
Neck/Heel:  Tropical Mahogany
Neck Finish:  Satin

Peghead
Peghead Finish:  Gloss
Peghead Type:  Standard
Headstock Overlay:  West African Crelicam Ebony
Peghead Logo:  Grained Ivoroid
Peghead Binding:  None
Peghead Purfling:  None
Peghead Inlay:  Century

Other
Bridge Pins:  West African Crelicam Ebony
Fingerboard Ext:  None
Buttons:  Nickel
Edge Trim:  None

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