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 a tonal response that boasts 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, a Venetian cutaway, and Taylor’s Expression System 2 pickup.
FEATURES
- Shape: Grand Concert
- Top Wood: Tropical Mahogany
- Body Wood: Tasmanian Blackwood
- Electronics: Expression System 2
- Cutaway: Venetian Cutaway
- 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: Taylor Slot Head
- Binding: Black
- Top Finish: Satin
- Back Config: 2-Piece No Wedge
- Rosette Size: Three Ring
- Back/Side Finish: Satin
- Rosette Mat.: Plastic
- Stain/Sunburst: Medium Brown Stain with Shaded Edge Burst Top
- Fretboard Inlay: Small Diamonds
- Fretboard Binding: Black
- Heel Cap Binding: Black
- Type of Neck Joint: Scarf
- Neck/Heel: Tropical Mahogany
- Fretboard Wood: Ebony
- Neck Finish: Satin
- Bridge Pins: Ebony
- Buttons: Ivoriod