Taylor Academy 22e:

If you ask avid acoustic guitarists about their top recommendations for buying your first instrument, they will likely stress the importance of playability and finding an instrument that can deliver a warm tone. Both of those attributes are responsible for the rapid rise and current dominance of Taylor Guitars as the premier choice for many of music's most noteworthy stars. Their Academy series is designed to bring that pizazz to guitarists of every skill level and budget. With Academy 22e, you get a wonderfully comfortable guitar with a solid walnut top for a dynamically rich sound with plenty of focus and clarity between notes.

Solid Walnut Top

As a top wood, walnut’s natural compression lends itself to a great sound with plenty of openness. The critical upper midrange is particularly sweet, delivering the perfect tone for deep strumming and intricate fingerpicking. Visually speaking, Walnut is a natural beauty combining rich brown mixed with lighter accents.

Grand Concert Body Style

Academy 22e features Taylor's more compact Grand Concert body. This style is truly the perfect storm, as you get the impressive fret access needed for fingerpicking, but thanks to Taylor's internal bracing, your chords still sound full and developed. Taylor's experimental armrest delivers additional comfort. First appearing on some of the brands most premium guitars, the armrest is a revolution if you want to play an ultra long session.

That Taylor Neck

Always a joy to play, Taylor blessed the Academy 22e with an easy play narrow neck design. The hard rock maple is topped with Taylor's proprietary west African ebony fingerboard with a shorter 27-7/8 inch scale. The neck has a matte finish for additional comfort and speedy navigation.

ES-B Extras

We love a guitar that can grow with the player. The Academy 22e features built in ES-B Electronics so you can plug it directly into an acoustic amp or the venue's sound system once you graduate to playing live. And remember, this is more than just volume control, this impressive preamp also features 3 Bands of EQ accessed via sliders and a built in tuner designed for the dark stage.

Features:

• Premium Taylor craftsmanship at a more affordable value
• Comfortable Grand Concert Style Compact Body with Armrest
• Solid Walnut Top
• Layered Walnut Back and Sides
• Hard Rock Maple Neck
• West African Ebony Fingerboard with 20 Frets
• 27- 7/8 inch scale length
• Taylor ESB Electronics
• built-in Digital Tuner
• Includes Gig Bag