Taylor 2012 712ce Rosewood/Spruce Nylon String Grand Concert Acoustic-Electric Guitar Vintage Sunburst

A small-body nylon string with an Engelmann spruce top, Indian rosewood back and sides, soft cutaway and Taylor ES-N electronics.

The Taylor 2012 712ce Rosewood/Spruce Nylon String Grand Concert Acoustic-Electric Guitar features an Engelmann spruce top. Engelmann yields a slightly more aged tone than Sitka, and accommodates fairly aggressive playing. A Vintage Sunburst top and ivoroid Heritage fretboard inlays conjure a distinctively old-school Americana vibe. Grand Concert (GC) Body Width: 15" / Body Depth: 4-3/8" / Body Length: 19-1/2" A smaller bodied guitar ideally suited for fingerstyle. The small-body Grand Concert debuted in 1984 to meet the needs of a new wave of adventurous acoustic fingerstyle players. In contrast to the traditionally darker, boomier voices of bigger body styles like dreadnoughts and jumbos, the GC’s compact size and tapered waist kept the overtones in check. It was also more comfortable to play while sitting down, and the guitar’s slightly wider neck gave players more room for complex fingerings. The GC’s smaller sonic footprint also fit cleanly in a mix with other instruments when tracking in the studio and with a band on stage, making it a useful tool for professional session and side players. The current generation of GC models continues to accommodate fingerstylists with finger-friendly traits like a shorter 24-7/8-inch scale length, which makes fretting easier and adds a slightly slinkier feel on the strings due to the lighter string tension. If you feel more comfortable with a small body or favor controlled overtones, a Grand Concert is a great option. Indian Rosewood One of the most popular and traditional guitar woods of all time, rosewood takes the basic sonic thumbprint of mahogany (which has a strong midrange) and expands it in both directions. Rosewood sounds deeper in the low end and brighter on the top end (one might describe the treble notes as zesty, sparkly or sizzly, with more articulation). If you look at its frequency range visually, rosewood would appear to be more scooped in the middle, yielding less midrange bloom than mahogany. Like mahogany, rosewood’s vintage heritage has helped firmly establish its acoustic legacy. It’s a great sound in part because we know that sound. In some music circles in which preserving the traditional sound helps bring a sense of authenticity to the music — certain strains of Americana, for example — rosewood has an iconic status. Also like mahogany, rosewood is a versatile tonewood, which has contributed to its popularity. One can fingerpick it, strum it and flatpick it. It’s very consistent, so players can usually rely on it to deliver. ES-N® Like the the ES-T, The ES-N is a single-source, under-saddle transducer, but the preamp design and tone controls were customized to complement the nylon-string voice. Standard ES control knobs enable plenty of tone-shaping and preserve the natural design aesthetic.


Features

Shape: Grand Concert
Back/Side Wood: Indian Rosewood
Top Wood: Engelmann Spruce
Neck/Heel: Tropical Mahogany
Electronics: ES-N®
Bracing: Nylon Bracing
Binding: Ivoroid
Fretboard Wood: Ebony
Fretboard Inlay: Heritage Diamonds
Headstock Overlay: Indian Rosewood
Bridge Inlay: None
Bridge Pins: None
Nut & Saddle: Tusq
Tuners: Classical Gold with Synthetic Ivory Buttons
Truss Rod Cover: Indian Rosewood
Back/Side Finish: Gloss
Top Finish: Gloss
Neck Finish: Satin
Cutaway: Nylon Soft
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