Taylor Academy 12e-N (2017 – 2022)

The Taylor Academy 12e-N is designed to provide a comfortable, inexpensive solution for musicians looking for a nylon-string sound with player-friendly fittings. It delivers sharp classical tone with a feel that’s ideal for both beginning and seasoned players.

This small Grand Concert acoustic-electric guitar has a solid spruce top for excellent projection, clarity, and resonance, as well as a radiused fretboard with a 1-7/8″ nut width that gives enough string spacing for fingerstyle play without putting excessive pressure on your fretting hand.

The Taylor Academy 12e-N features everything a new player might want, including built-in ES-N electronics and a lightweight gig bag for protection

Taylor Craftsmanship Meets Empowered Learning

The Taylor Academy series is ideal for both novices and professionals looking for Taylor quality on a budget and helpful features. For ultimate comfort, the Academy 12e-N has a slender neck, plenty of string spacing, and a radiused fingerboard.

Taylor’s trademark Grand Concert body’s reduced waist produces a more comfortable classical guitar with excellent fingerpicking articulation.

A resonant lutz spruce top, ebony fingerboard, maple neck, and ES-N electronics round out the major characteristics. The Academy series is designed not only to go the extra mile, but also to last a lifetime – get yours from Sweetwater now!

Comfort now, not later

The Academy series features not only outstanding Taylor quality, but also subtle bonuses for an enhanced playing experience. The built-in armrest softens the contact point between your arm and the guitar for more relaxed playing, and the 1.875-inch nut provides a more relaxed string feel. These daring touches link your fingertips to the music and keep you playing.

Premium picks for outstanding sound

Premium tone necessitates high-quality wood, which is why the Academy 12e-N has a lutz spruce top specifically chosen to improve nylon strings and fingerstyle dynamics.

The light weight and tonal attributes of Lutz spruce enable notes ring true with balance and endurance. The Taylor Academy 12e-N has a solid maple neck, an ebony fingerboard, and layered sapele back and sides. Together, these tonewoods provide exceptional value in terms of appearance, sound, and feel.

Plug-in anytime

The onboard Taylor ES-N electronics let you plug the Academy 12e-N in at a moment’s notice. The ES-N system is specifically designed for nylon string guitars, so you get a natural and warm amplified sound.

Taylor Academy 12e-N Acoustic-electric Guitar Features:

• Nylon-string 12e model with special tonewoods and electronics built for classical guitar
• Grand Concert body shape’s slim articulate profile is perfect for fingerstyle
• Lutz Sitka spruce top specifically selected to highlight nylon strings and fingerstyle dynamics
• Layered sapele back and sides sculpt sound with depth and dimension
• Hard-rock maple neck with a radiused ebony fingerboard and a slim profile is easy to play
• 1.875-inch nut width provides ample string spacing and a softer string feel
• Nubone nut and micarta saddle enhance vibrational transfer from string to body
• Taylor ES-N electronics deliver natural-sounding amplified tone

Taylor Academy 12e-N Tech Specs

• String Type:Nylon
• Number of Strings:6
• Body Shape:Academy Grand Concert
• Left-/Right-handed:Right-handed
• Color:Natural
• Finish:Varnish
• Top Wood:Lutz Spruce
• Back & Sides Wood:Layered Sapele
• Binding:Black
• Neck Shape:Slim
• Radius:20″
• Fingerboard Material:West African Crelicam Ebony
• Fingerboard Inlay:Dots
• Number of Frets:17
• Scale Length:25.5″
• Tuning Machines:Classical Nickel
• Bridge Material:Ebony
• Nut/Saddle Material:Nubone/Micarta
• Nut Width:1.875″
• Electronics:ES-B
• Strings:Pro Arte Carbon Hard Tension
• Case/Gig Bag:Gig Bag
• Manufacturer Part Number:CA01035016904811000