Blending a comfortable frame, rich solid-wood tone and striking aesthetics, the Ben Harper Gold Label 512e Special Edition is a fitting tribute to its namesake, a longtime Taylor player and award-winning singer-songwriter. Proving again that the Gold Label Collection offers fertile ground for collaboration, this deeper-bodied Grand Concert acoustic-electric boasts back and sides of solid mahogany topped with torrefied spruce for an enticingly warm, woody midrange voice that combines a strong fundamental focus with pleasing articulation and impressive power across the frequency range. Inside, our fanned V-Class bracing dials up greater volume, sustain and low-end presence, while the roasting process for the spruce soundboard adds a touch of aged-in sweetness and depth. Along with the compact body shape, players will appreciate the easy microadjustability of the Action Control Neck as well as the adaptability of the Claria System electronics and their intuitive soundhole-mounted controls. Visual cues add up to a bold neo-vintage character, including a Honduran rosewood fretboard and peghead veneer, cream-colored binding and a matching rosette with black trim, a cream-colored pickguard, Crest inlays, polished bronze tuning machines, and bone bridge pins. Rounding out the package is a golden-brown shaded edgeburst top developed with Ben Harper himself, capped with a gloss finish for the top, back and sides.

Overview

• Designed with GRAMMY-winning songwriter and guitarist Ben Harper
• Torrefied spruce top yields bold projection and aged-in warmth
• Mahogany back and sides serve up a woody midrange voice
• Deeper Grand Concert body offers a comfortable feel and surprising power
• Includes Claria electronics and deluxe hardshell case

General:
Brand Name: Taylor
Case Type: Hardshell Case
Hardware Color: Bronze
Made in: Made in the USA
Product Color: Shaded Edge Burst
Serial Number: 1205206023
Series: Taylor 500 Series
Weight: 4lbs 5oz

Body:
Body Binding: Cream Binding
Body Finish: Gloss
Body Material: Neo-Tropical Mahogany
Body Shape: Grand Concert (Deep Body)
Bracing Pattern: Fanned V-Class
Purfling: Black/White Purfling
Rosette: Single Ring
Top Material: Torrefied Sitka Spruce

Neck:
Fingerboard Inlay: Crest, Plastic, Cream
Fingerboard Material: Honduran Rosewood
Frets to Body: 14
Headstock Inlay or Decal: Crest, Cream
Headstock Veneer: Honduran Rosewood w/Black Underlay
Neck Binding: Wood, Honduran Rosewood
Neck Finish: Satin
Neck Joint: Action Control Neck
Neck Material: Neo-Tropical Mahogany
Neck Shape: Standard Carve
Neck Tint or Color: Brown
Number of Frets: 20 Frets
Nut Material: Tusq, White
Nut Width: 1.75"
Side Marker Inlay: Silver Dots
Truss Rod: Adjustable

Electronics:
Acoustic Electronics: Claria

Hardware:
Bridge: Wood, Honduran Rosewood
Bridge Pins: Bone
Pickguard: Cream/Black
Saddle Material: Micarta, White
Tuning Machines: Taylor Polished Bronze, Mini