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, our 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.

*This guitar may come equipped with ES-2, ES-B, or ES-B(pre-2022) electonics. Please contact us before placing your order to inquire about availability.

Grand Concert Shape
A smaller-bodied guitar ideally suited for fingerstyle.

Sitka Spruce Top
The soundboard choice for most guitars, Sitka spruce produces a broad dynamic range and accommodates a versatile range of playing styles.

Layered Sapele Body
Layered wood construction is used to offer attractive, durable and affordable models.

ES-B Electronics
This pickup/preamp combo includes a built-in digital chromatic tuner.

Non-cutaway
The clean, symmetrical look of a traditional acoustic guitar.

Highlights

• Scale Length 24-7/8"
• Nut & Saddle Nubone Nut/Micarta Saddle
• Bracing Academy Series
• Truss Rod Cover Black Plastic
• Pickguard None
• Number of Frets 20
• Tuners Chrome (100/200)
• Case Gig Bag
• Brand of Strings Elixir Phosphor Bronze Light
• Body Length 19 1/2"
• Body Width 15"
• Body Depth 4 3/8"

Body

• Binding/Edge Treatment Black
• Top Finish Varnish
• Back Config Layered
• Backstrap Finish None
• Rosette Size Three Ring
• Bridge Inlay None
• Back/Side Finish Varnish
• Armrest Binding None
• Backstrap Wood None
• Rosette Mat. Baltic Birch
• Stain/Sunburst None
• Wedge None
• Armrest yes

Neck

• Neck Width 1-11/16"
• Fretboard Inlay 4mm Dot Italian Acrylic
• Fretboard Binding/Edge Treatment None
• Heel Cap Binding Black
• Type of Neck Joint Taylor Neck
• Neck/Heel Hard Rock Maple
• Fretboard Wood West African Crelicam Ebony
• Neck Finish Varnish
• Heel Length 3-1/2"

Peghead

• Peghead Finish None
• Peghead Binding None
• Peghead Type Standard
• Peghead Purfling None
• Headstock Overlay Copafera
• Peghead Inlay None
• Peghead Logo Printed on Headstock Overlay

Other

• Bridge Pins Black
• Buttons Chrome
• Fingerboard Ext None
• Edge Trim None