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Taylor GA3e-12 Sapele/Spruce Grand Auditorium 12-String Acoustic-Electric Guitar 

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    A comfortable twelve string made of sustainable materials that doesn’t skimp on tone.

    The Taylor 2012 GA3e-12 Sapele/Spruce Grand Auditorium 12-String Acoustic-Electric Guitar is as beautiful sounding as it is looking. The 12-string is part of acoustic guitar lore, and a major part of Taylor history. The non-cutaway sapele/sitka acoustic version is a contemporary take on the tradition. True 12-string tone in a more slender hourglass shape for a smaller sonic footprint, and constructed of sustainable sapele for a smaller ecological footprint.

    Grand Auditorium (GA)
    The Grand Auditorium shape of the GA3e embodies the ultimate all-purpose acoustic. The mid-size Grand Auditorium falls between a Dreadnought and Grand Concert. The shape produces an original acoustic voice that is big enough to handle medium-strength picking and strumming, yet with impressive balance across the tonal spectrum, especially in the midrange, producing clear, well-defined notes that suited both strumming and fingerstyle playing. The GA’s overall presence tracks well with other instruments both in a studio mix and on stage.

    Sapele
    An alternative tonewood that joined the Taylor fold over a decade ago. Unlike many popular tonewoods, sapele is a highly sustainable, relatively fast-growing wood from West Africa. Tonally, it does everything that mahogany does, with a little extra treble zing. Like ovangkol, it’s a great all-purpose tonewood that will deliver a consistent, balanced tone in a variety of playing applications, from fingerstyle to strumming.

    12-String Bracing
    Twelve-strings generally employ heavier braces than 6-strings in order to handle the increased tension of twice the number of strings, and to prevent the top from being overdriven. Taylor 12-strings have thicker tops and thicker pin plates. They have heavier, non-scalloped bracing, to support the top and adequately amplify the tone of the guitar.

    Expression System
    Taylor’s groundbreaking Expression System (ES) was designed to naturally amplify the warm acoustic sound of your guitar. The ES is an all-magnetic acoustic guitar pickup system that works like a microphone to produce a pure signal and a warm, natural acoustic sound. When you plug in, you'll hear the sound of your guitar, not the sound of the pickup. No complicated controls. No tone simulators. Just a clean amplified acoustic guitar sound supported by three simple controls — volume, bass and treble.

    Features

    • Shape: Grand Auditorium
    • Back/side wood: sapele
    • Top wood: sitka spruce
    • Neck/heel: tropical mahogany
    • Electronics: ES
    • Bracing: 12-String Bracing with Relief Rout
    • Binding: ivoroid
    • Fretboard: ebony
    • Fretboard inlay: dots
    • Headstock overlay: Indian rosewood
    • Bridge inlay: none
    • Bridge pins: ebony with abalone dots
    • Nut and saddle: Tusq
    • Tuners: Taylor Gold
    • Truss rod cover: Indian rosewood
    • Back/side finish: gloss
    • Top finish: gloss
    • Neck finish: satin
    • Pickguard: none

    Enjoy signature Taylor sound and playability. Order today.

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