Designed and built with beginner guitar players in mind, the Academy Series 10 combines the full-bodied tone and response of the classic dreadnought shape with Taylor’s standards of comfort and playability. Our trademark neck, devised as a more practical take on the traditional guitar neck, makes it easier to fret strings, hold chords, and bend notes, thanks to a slimmer profile and the slightly shorter 24-7/8-inch scale length of the Academy Series. Plus, the Academy 10 ships with one of our most premium features: an armrest, which provides a more comfortable fit for players who are just learning how to manage the larger body of an acoustic guitar. With a solid spruce top and layered sapele back and sides, the dreadnought shape of the Academy 10 produces a warm sound with a strong low end and clear, ringing high tones, smoothened out by the punchy midrange of layered sapele. Between its rich sound and a comfortable shape built to invite inspiration, the Academy 10 provides a perfect solution for beginner players or those looking to buy on a budget.
Features:
- Shape – Dreadnought
- Top Wood – Sitka Spruce
- Body Wood – Layered Sapele
- Electronics – No Electronics
- Cutaways – Non-cutaway
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 – Die-Cast Chrome
- Case – Gig Bag
- Brand of Strings – Elixir Phosphor Bronze Light
- Body Length – 20″
- Body Width – 16″
- Body Depth – 4 5/8″
Body:
- Binding/Edge Treatment – None
- 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 – None
- Type of Neck Joint – Scarf
- Neck/Heel – Tropical Mahogany
- Fretboard Wood – West African 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 Polycarbonate
- Buttons – Chrome
- Fingerboard Ext – None
- Edge Trim – None
