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, Taylor's 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.

Body type: Taylor Academy Deep Grand Concert
Cutaway: No
Top wood: Solid Sitka Spruce
Back & sides: Layered Sapele
Bracing pattern: Academy Series Bracing
Body finish: Matte 2.0 Varnish
Orientation: Right-Handed
Neck shape: Standard Taylor Profile
Nut width: 1-11/16" (42.8mm)
Fingerboard: Genuine African Ebony
Neck wood: Sapele
Scale length: 24-7/8"
Number of frets: 20
Neck finish: Matte 2.0 Varnish
Pickup/preamp: ES-B
Brand: Taylor
Configuration: Behind-the-Saddle Transducer with Adjustable Sensors
Preamp EQ: Volume, Tone
Feedback filter: No
Tuner: Yes - Digital Chromatic LED
Headstock overlay: Lexan
Tuning machines: Chrome Tuners with Chrome Buttons
Bridge: Genuine African Ebony
Saddle & nut: Micarta Saddle; NuBone Nut
Number of strings: 6
Special features: Armrest
Case: Deluxe Taylor Gig Bag
Accessories: None
Country of origin: Mexico