Taylor 512CEN Nylon String Grand Concert

The Taylor 512CEN is a 500 series Grand Concert shape nylon strung Electro Acoustic guitar with a Red Cedar top and Tropical Mahogany back and sides. The cedar top gives the 512CEN a dark and complex tone that will really turn heads while the mahogany further reinforces the body of the sound. This tone works perfectly with a nylon string guitar and when you consider the tone of the smaller GC body shape it all adds up to a strong and unique tone that you won't find anywhere else! The on board pre-amp lets you plug into any PA or Acosutic amp and get the same great tone just louder!

• Body Shape: Grand Concert
• Top: Red Cedar
• Back and Sides:Tropical Mahogany

Here's what Taylor say about the 500 Series

Like rosewood, mahogany remains one of the most enduring tonewoods among acoustic players. Its voice tends to yield a rich midrange, with a wonderful balance of warmth, clarity and complexity. It also pairs well with both spruce and cedar tops depending on the playing application. Our two smaller model shapes, the 512ce and 514ce, feature cedar tops that favor complexity over power, while the spruce-top Dreadnought and GS models come standard with Engelmann spruce, which blends warmth and strong projection. New for 2012, a pair of mahogany/cedar nylon-string models add fresh tonal flavor to nylon’s worldly voice. The refined appointment package features a new laser-engraved Deco Diamond inlay scheme, faux tortoise shell binding, and a dark body stain that honors mahogany’s heritage.

Specification

• Back/Sides: Tropical Mahogany
• Top: Engelmann Spruce (510ce, 516ce) Western Red Cedar (512ce, 512ce-N, 514ce, 514ce-N)
• Finish: Gloss Top, Back and Sides
• Rosette: 3-Ring Abalone
• Fretboard Inlay: Pearloid Deco Diamonds
• Binding: Faux Tortoise Shell (Body, Fretboard)
• Bracing: Standard II with Relief Rout or Nylon Pattern
• Electronics: Expression System or ES-N (Nylon)Tuning Machines: Taylor Gold or Nylon Gold with Ivoroid Buttons
• Case: Taylor Deluxe Hardshell (Brown)