Taylor Academy 12e-N Nylon String Acoustic-Electric Guitar Natural

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.

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Weight: 3.6lbs

Case: Gig Bag

Year: 2022

String Type: Nylon

Number of Strings: 6

Body Shape: Academy Grand Concert

Left-/Right-handed: Right-handed

Color: Natural

Finish: Varnish

Top Wood: Solid Lutz Spruce

Back & Sides Wood: Layered Sapele

Body Bracing: Academy bracing

Neck Wood: Sapele

Radius: 20"

Fingerboard Material: Ebony

Fingerboard Inlay: Dots

Number of Frets: 17

Scale Length: 25.5"

Tuning Machines: Classical Nickel

Bridge Material: Ebony

Nut/Saddle Material: Nubone/Micarta

Nut Width: 1.875"

Electronics: ES-B preamp system with built-in tuner

Strings: Pro Arte Carbon Hard Tension