The Taylor 512ce 12-Fret is a high-value grand concert model in the Taylor line up, embracing Tropical Mahogany and Western red cedar as the tone wood combination. Refinements for 2026 make this iconic instrument more compelling than ever.

The guitar starts with all solid woods consisting of Tropical Mahogany for the back and sides and Western red cedar the top. This tone wood combination gives the player a nice, rich midrange and top end clarity with a touch of compression and a darker, warmer sound from the cedar top. The Grand Concert body shape is the most comfortable body shape in the Taylor line up and responds well to fingerstyle or players who strum with a lighter attack.

Whether you're playing fingerstyle or recording in the studio or playing on stage or on the couch, the Grand Concert body shape is easy to play, fits in the sonic mix wonderfully, has a 24 7/8" scale for easier execution of challenging chords and can be played for a extended period of time more easily than larger guitar sizes. The 12-Fret design brings the neck in two frets, creating an easier left hand chord feel and creates a warmer response by changing the bridge position. The Grand Concert can also put out more sound with a lighter attack or touch.

New for this model for 2026 are three major, game changing innovations, such as the Action Control Neck -- a long-tenon neck joint design that not only improves tone and sustain but allows a qualified technician to adjust the neck angle in seconds with… read more the strings still on and the guitar under tension.

The result? The ability to set up the guitar for individual playing styles like never before.

Also new to this model is Scalloped V Class Bracing. With changes to the internal architecture, the guitar now brings more low end and bloom to the table while embracing all sustain and intonation benefits of the original V Class bracing system.

And finally the Claria pick up system, a revolutionary active pickup system that redefines acoustic amplified tone with a proprietary high definition, active high fidelity preamp and under the saddle pickup system. Simply put, the most plug-and-play pickup system with volume, tone, and contour shaping soundhole controls to achieve the ultimate amplified acoustic sound.

The 2026 next generation 512ce 12-Fret features an all gloss finish on the body, meridian Italian Acrylic and faux pearl fretboard and peghead inlays, 24.78" scale length, venetian cutaway, white body binding, black fretboard binding, celluloid pickguard, and ships in a deluxe hard shell case.

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