Description

Academy 12e

Taylor’s Academy Series makes the playing experience more accessible in every way, packing signature Taylor playing features into an affordable package. With the Academy 12e, our compact Grand Concert body makes the perfect companion for fingerpicking or anyone with a lighter touch who craves the physical comfort of a small-body guitar. The guitar’s design specs are optimized for playing ease. Taylor’s patented, slim-profile neck features an array of hand-friendly touches: a shorter 24-7/8-inch scale length, 1-11/16-inch nut width, low action, and light gauge strings, all of which contribute to a slinky handfeel. The lightweight guitar body, featuring layered sapele back and sides with a solid Sitka spruce top, boasts an ergonomic armrest that enhances the playing comfort for one’s picking arm. The guitar was also voiced to be extra responsive to make the playing experience as relaxed as possible. The guitar comes with an onboard ES-B pickup that includes a built-in digital chromatic tuner, and comes with a sturdy lightweight gig bag.

Specifications

Highlights

Scale Length 24-7/8"
Nut & Saddle Nubone Nut/Micarta Saddle
Bracing Academy Series
Truss Rod Cover Black Plastic
Pickguard None
Number of Frets 20
Tuners Chrome (100/200)
Case Gig Bag
Brand of Strings Elixir Phosphor Bronze Light
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 1-11/16"
Fretboard Inlay 4mm Dot Italian Acrylic
Fretboard Binding/Edge Treatment None
Heel Cap Binding Black
Type of Neck Joint Taylor Neck
Neck/Heel Hard Rock Maple
Fretboard Wood West African Crelicam Ebony
Neck Finish Varnish
Heel Length 3-1/2"

Peghead

Peghead Finish None
Peghead Binding None
Peghead Type Standard
Peghead Purfling None
Headstock Overlay Copafera
Peghead Inlay None
Peghead Logo Printed on Headstock Overlay

Other

Bridge Pins Black
Buttons Chrome
Fingerboard Ext None
Edge Trim None

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