Taylor’s 12-fret necks feature the slightly shorter 24-7/8-inch scale length of the Grand Concert and a repositioned bridge that sits closer to the center of the lower bout. The result is a slinkier handfeel that makes it easier to form chords and bend strings, and tonally, surprising power, warmth, and sustain for the smaller body. The blackwood back and sides produce a strong midrange focus with a splash of top-end shimmer, while the mahogany top helps even out the tonal response. Other distinctive features include a shaded edgeburst top, an all-satin finish, small diamond inlays in Italian acrylic, and Taylor’s Expression System 2 pickup.
Features:
- Shape – Grand Concert
- Top Wood – Tropical Mahogany
- Body Wood – Tasmanian Blackwood
- Electronics – Expression System 2
- Cutaways – Non-cutaway
Highlights:
- Scale Length – 24-7/8″
- Nut & Saddle – Tusq Nut/Micarta Saddle
- Bracing – Performance with Relief Rout
- Truss Rod Cover – Black Plastic
- Pickguard – Black
- Number of Frets – 18
- Tuners – Classical Gold w/Synthetic Ivory Buttons
- Case – Taylor Deluxe Hardshell Brown
- 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 – Satin
- Back Config – 2-piece No Wedge
- Backstrap Finish – None
- Rosette Size – Three Ring
- Bridge Inlay – None
- Back/Side Finish – Satin
- Armrest Binding – None
- Backstrap Wood – None
- Rosette Mat. – Plastic
- Stain/Sunburst – Medium Brown Stain with Shaded Edge Burst Top
- Wedge – None
- Armrest – no
Neck:
- Neck Width – 1-3/4″
- Fretboard Inlay – Small Diamonds
- Fretboard Binding/Edge Treatment – Black
- Heel Cap Binding – Black
- Type of Neck Joint – Scarf
- Neck/Heel – Tropical Mahogany
- Fretboard Wood – Ebony
- Neck Finish – Satin
- Heel Length – 3-1/4″
Peghead:
- Peghead Finish – Satin
- Peghead Binding – None
- Peghead Type – Slot Head
- Peghead Purfling – None
- Headstock Overlay – Ebony
- Peghead Inlay – None
- Peghead Logo – Italian Acrylic
Other:
- Bridge Pins – Ebony
- Buttons – Ivoriod
- Fingerboard Ext – None
- Edge Trim – None
