Taylor 512ce Acoustic/Electric Guitar

In stock
SKU
TAY512CE
Maker/Manufacturer/Artist
TAYLOR GUITARS
$3,499.00
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Solid Torrefied Sitka Spruce top, Solid Urban Ironbark back & sides

Solid Torrefied Sitka Spruce top, Solid Urban Ironbark back & sides

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.

Features

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:  Blackwood Back & Sides / Tobacco Top
  • Armrest:  No
  • Top Finish:  Gloss
  • Backstrap Finish:  None
  • Bridge Inlay:  None
  • Armrest Binding:  None
  • Rosette Material:  Abalone
  • 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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Maker/Manufacturer/Artist TAYLOR GUITARS
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Description

Solid Torrefied Sitka Spruce top, Solid Urban Ironbark back & sides

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.

Features

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:  Blackwood Back & Sides / Tobacco Top
  • Armrest:  No
  • Top Finish:  Gloss
  • Backstrap Finish:  None
  • Bridge Inlay:  None
  • Armrest Binding:  None
  • Rosette Material:  Abalone
  • 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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