Taylor 812ce Next Generation Indian Rosewood / Sitka Spruce Natural w/case

The Taylor 812ce Next Generation elevates the Grand Concert platform with refined craftsmanship, premium tonewoods, and innovative modern features designed to enhance both tone and playability. Built with solid Indian rosewood back and sides paired with a Sitka spruce top, this compact acoustic-electric delivers exceptional balance, warmth, articulation, and harmonic richness across a wide range of playing styles.

Taylor’s scalloped V-Class bracing with Relief Rout enhances sustain, projection, and low-end presence while improving harmonic consistency between notes. The result is a richly textured voice with sparkling trebles, full bass response, and lush overtones that make the rosewood/spruce pairing so highly regarded. The compact Grand Concert body offers remarkable comfort and responsiveness, making it equally suited for fingerstyle precision and articulate flatpicking.

Designed for modern performance, the 812ce Next Generation features Taylor’s Action Control Neck system for quick and precise setup adjustments, along with the Claria Acoustic Pickup System for natural amplified tone and intuitive live performance control. Premium aesthetic appointments include a radius-style Indian rosewood armrest, green abalone rosette, mother-of-pearl Element inlays, maple binding, smoky ebony fingerboard, and a gloss natural finish.

Highlights

• Grand Concert body with Venetian cutaway
• Solid Indian rosewood back and sides with Sitka spruce top
• Scalloped V-Class bracing with Relief Rout
• Taylor Action Control Neck system
• Claria Acoustic Pickup System

Specifications

Body

• Body Shape: Grand Concert
• Cutaway: Venetian Cutaway
• Top Wood: Sitka Spruce
• Back and Sides Wood: Indian Rosewood
• Back Configuration: 2-Piece No Wedge
• Bracing System: Scalloped V-Class Bracing with Relief Rout
• Rosette: Green Abalone Single Ring, Bound Sound Hole
• Body Binding: Pale Non-Figured Hard Rock Maple
• Armrest: Radius Indian Rosewood
• Finish: Natural Gloss

Neck

• Neck Wood: Neo-Tropical Mahogany
• Neck Profile: Standard Carve
• Scale Length: 24-7/8"
• Nut Width: 1-3/4"
• Fingerboard Material: West African Crelicam Ebony
• Fingerboard Binding: West African Crelicam Ebony
• Fingerboard Inlay: Mother-of-Pearl Element
• Neck Finish: Satin

Hardware

• Bridge Material: West African Crelicam Ebony
• Nut Material: Black Tusq
• Saddle Material: White Micarta
• Bridge Pins: West African Ebony with Green Abalone Dots
• Pickguard: Indian Rosewood
• Tuners: Taylor Smoked Nickel with Smoked Nickel Buttons
• Strings: D'Addario XS Coated Phosphor Bronze Light (.012-.053)

Electronics

• Electronics System: Claria Acoustic Pickup System

Miscellaneous

• Orientation: Right-Handed
• Case: Brown Taylor Deluxe Hardshell Case Included
• Strap Pin: Black
• End Pin: Black
• Peghead Veneer: West African Crelicam Ebony
• Peghead Inlay: Mother-of-Pearl Element
• Peghead Finish: Gloss

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