The 512ce is one of Taylor's 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 the 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 edge burst. It ships with ES2 electronics in a deluxe hardshell guitar case.
Specifications:
- Body Shape: Grand Concert with Venetian Cutaway
- Body Material: Sitka Spruce (Top), Urban Ironbark (Body & Back)
- Body Finish: Gloss
- Fretboard Material: West African Crelicam Ebony
- Scale Length: 24-7/8"
- No. of Frets: 20
- Fretboard Inlays: Aerial, Italian Acrylic, Faux Pearl
- Electronics: Expression System® 2
- Bridge: West African Crelicam Ebony
- Pickguard: Tortoise
- Strings: Phosphor Bronze Light
- Tuning Machines: Taylor Closed Gear Tuners
- Hardware Finish: Nickel
- Case: Taylor Deluxe Hardshell Brown