Taylor Academy Series 12e Grand Concert Acoustic, Koa Back & Sides
Taylor playability & tone at an accessible price point, embellished with striking AA-grade Koa woods
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Want to Click and Collect or try items at our Guildford Store?
The store is open 10am - 6pm Monday to Saturday and 11am - 5pm Sunday and bank holidays.
The stock information shows the quantity of units that are available to purchase at the Guildford store and the quantity of units that are available at our off-site Guildford warehouse. These stock levels are updated in real time.
Our Click and Collect service is available at our Guildford store from 10am - 6pm Monday to Saturday, and 11am - 5pm on Sunday. You can either choose click and collect as your delivery option online or, during store opening hours, call our sales team at 01483 456777 to place a 10% deposit.
If you have placed your order online, you will receive a confirmation email of your order and a separate follow-up text or email to confirm when your item is ready for collection.
Please do not come to the store before you have received the follow-up message, as your order may not yet be ready at the store.
If the only available stock is in our off-site warehouse it can be brought to the store location for you to try - you just need to contact the store within opening hours. Please note any requests received after 3.30pm will not arrive at the store until the following morning.
Please be aware that, unless you have paid a deposit to reserve the item, it will continue to be free, both online and in-store, for another customer to buy. Therefore we would advise you to place a 10% deposit by either using the on-line click and collect service or calling us 01483 456777.
SKU: TAYLOR-A12EKOA
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Product Description
Taylor’s Academy Series offers an approachable playing experience for guitarists of all skill levels. This limited-edition 12e model offers both an alternative tone and a striking new look with rare AA-grade Hawaiian Koa used for the back & sides. Expect a comfortably intimate feel and clear, responsive sound from this fingerstyle-friendly Grand Concert acoustic.
About the Taylor AA-Koa Limited Edition Academy Guitars
Each guitar features a solid torrefied spruce top paired with gorgeous layered Hawaiian Koa back and sides. The outer layer boasts dramatically figured AA-grade Koa, making these some of our most visually stunning Academy Series models to date. The specially roasted soundboard yields a balanced and dynamic tone profile with plenty of projection along with played-in warmth and sweetness.
All three models in the Koa Academy range feature a carved armrest that ensures a smoother strumming-arm experience, while a slim Taylor neck profile and optimized setup offer more relaxed fretting. Other notables include Italian acrylic fretboard dot inlays, an ES-B pickup with a built-in digital tuner, chrome tuning machines (steel string) or classical nickel with faux-pearl buttons (nylon-string).
Specifications
- Back/Side Wood: Layered Figured AA-Grade Hawaiian Koa
- Top Wood: Torrefied Spruce
- Neck: Hard Rock Maple
- Fretboard: Smoked Eucalyptus
- Nut Width: 1-11/16”
- Scale Length: 24-7/8”
- Bracing: Academy Series Bracing
- Electronics: ESB
- Guitar Protection: Tan Soft Gig Bag
- Strings: D’Addario XS Coated Phosphor Bronze Medium