Taylor ACADEMY-12e-N Grand Concert Acoustic/Electric Classical Guitar with ES-N Pickup & Gig Bag

This acoustic/electric nylon-string Grand Concert from our Academy Series may be the best nylon-string guitar you’ll find for the money. The underlying design goal of the series is to make the acoustic guitar accessible to more players by bringing Taylor’s legendary playability and tone into an affordable price range. One of the benefits of a nylon-string guitar is that the light string tension is easy on the fingertips. Another inviting feature is a built-in armrest to enhance the playing comfort. Tonally, the wood pairing of layered sapele back and sides with a solid Lutz spruce top, together with the body’s internal bracing, project a warm, mellow nylon voice with crisp percussive appeal that suits a variety of musical styles and responds well to both fingerpicking and flatpicking. The onboard ES-N pickup and preamp captures that nylon character and give you additional tone-shaping control. Whether you’re a steel-string player looking to add an affordable nylon-string to your acoustic toolbox or crave a great-sounding acoustic guitar that’s easy on the hands and the wallet, the A12e-N is an option well worth exploring.

Grand Concert Shape - A smaller-bodied guitar ideally suited for fingerstyle.
Lutz Spruce Top Woods - This natural hybrid of Sitka and White spruce also shares characteristics with Adirondack spruce, responding with power, richness and volume.
Layered Sapele Body Woods - Layered wood construction is used to offer attractive, durable and affordable models.
ES-B Electronics - This pickup/preamp combo includes a built-in digital chromatic tuner.
Non-cutaway - The clean, symmetrical look of a traditional acoustic guitar.

Highlights
Scale Length: 25-1/2"
Nut & Saddle: Nubone Nut/Micarta Saddle
Bracing: Academy Series
Truss Rod Cover: Black Plastic
Pickguard: None
Number of Frets: 17
Tuners: Classical Nickel
Case: Gig Bag
Brand of Strings: Pro Arte Carbon Hard Tension
Body Length: 19 1/2"
Body Width: 15"
Body Depth: 4 3/8"

Body
Binding/Edge Treatment: Black
Top Finish: Varnish
Back Config: Layered
Backstrap Finish: None
Rosette Size: Three Ring
Bridge Inlay: None
Back/Side Finish: Varnish
Armrest Binding: None
Backstrap Wood: None
Rosette Mat.: Baltic Birch
Stain/Sunburst: None
Wedge: None
Armrest: yes

Neck
Neck Width: 1-7/8"
Fretboard Inlay: 4mm Dot Italian Acrylic
Fretboard Binding/Edge Treatment: None
Heel Cap Binding: Black
Type of Neck Joint: Taylor Neck
Neck/Heel: Mahogany
Fretboard Wood: West African Crelicam Ebony
Neck Finish: Varnish
Heel Length: 3-1/2"

Peghead
Peghead Finish: None
Peghead Binding: None
Peghead Type: Slot Head
Peghead Purfling: None
Headstock Overlay: Copafera
Peghead Inlay: None
Peghead Logo: Printed on Headstock Overlay

Other
Bridge Pins: None
Buttons: Pearloid
Fingerboard Ext: None
Edge Trim: None

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