Taylor 312ce Next Generation Sapele / Sitka Spruce Shaded Edgeburst w/case

The Taylor 312ce Next Generation blends compact comfort, solid-wood tone, and Taylor’s latest performance-focused innovations into a highly versatile acoustic-electric package. Featuring a Grand Concert body shape with a solid Sitka spruce top and solid sapele back and sides, this model delivers a clear, balanced voice with impressive projection, blooming sustain, and surprising low-end depth for its smaller frame.

Taylor’s scalloped V-Class bracing with Relief Rout enhances resonance, sustain, and note-to-note consistency while maintaining the articulate clarity Grand Concert guitars are known for. The compact body shape makes the 312ce especially comfortable for fingerstyle players and nuanced dynamic playing, while still offering enough projection and warmth for full strumming applications.

Designed for modern performance, the Next Generation 312ce features Taylor’s Action Control Neck with a long-tenon neck joint for enhanced resonance and easy setup adjustment without removing strings. The Claria Acoustic Pickup System provides natural amplified tone with intuitive soundhole-mounted controls for adaptable live performance. Finished in a striking Shaded Edgeburst gloss finish, this model also features black binding, faux pearl Weathervane inlays, and a classic firestripe pickguard.

Highlights

• Grand Concert body with Venetian cutaway
• Solid Sitka spruce top with solid sapele back and sides
• 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: Sapele
• Back Configuration: 2-Piece No Wedge
• Bracing System: Scalloped V-Class Bracing with Relief Rout
• Rosette: White Plastic Single Ring
• Body Binding: Black
• Finish: Shaded Edgeburst 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: Black
• Fingerboard Inlay: Faux Pearl Weathervane
• Neck Finish: Satin

Hardware

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

Electronics

• Electronics System: Claria Acoustic Pickup System

Miscellaneous

• Number of Strings: 6
• Orientation: Right-Handed
• Case: Brown Taylor Deluxe Hardshell Case Included
• Strap Pin: Black
• End Pin: Black
• Peghead Veneer: West African Crelicam Ebony
• Peghead Inlay: Faux Pearl Weathervane
• Peghead Type: Paddle
• Peghead Finish: Satin

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