Taylor 412CE Electro Acoustic Guitar - Natural

Taylor 412CE Electro Acoustic Guitar - Natural Finish

The Taylor 400 Series
Ovangkol lends exotic flare to the 400 Series®, with a tone many find similar to Indian rosewood. Follow the fluid lines of the Venetian cutaway, dramatically outlined with contrasting white binding. The Expression System pickup completes the package on this popular acoustic/electric.

Taylor 412CE
A smaller body highlighted by a Venetian cutaway and the Expression System™, this Grand Concert shines as either a fingerstyle guitar or a light strummer.

Additional Information on the Taylor 412CE...

Ovangkol Back and Sides
Ovangkol is an attractive hardwood indigenous to tropical West Africa. Usually, its coloration runs from yellow-brown to a mottled olive-brown to dark brown, and it features stripes that run from gray to almost black. When it has significant purple coloration, however, ovangkol's variegation and grain pattern closely resemble East Indian rosewood. It also shares some tonal characteristics with rosewood, but boasts the livelier "sparkle" found in such medium-density hardwoods as mahogany, walnut, and koa.

Taylor Expression System
The Expression System incorporates three different magnetic sensors. Two strategically placed Dynamic Body Sensors™ affixed to the underside of the soundboard capture the complex nuances of the top's vibration, while a Dynamic String Sensor™ mounted beneath the fretboard extension registers string and neck vibration.

The preamp, developed with collaborative input from pro audio pioneer Mr. Rupert Neve, boosts the pickup signal cleanly, without the need for artificial EQ "coloration". The balanced, low-impedance signal the Expression System produces can run direct into a mixer or PA in most situations, and is free of distortion at almost any volume.

Three simple, unintrusive onboard control knobs preserve the aesthetic beauty of your Taylor, yet allow you to easily adjust the volume, bass, and treble to suit your personal preferences and performance environment. When set flat, the tone controls add no color and produce the most natural sound. Or, add bass or treble (or subtract) to adjust for the room or personal tastes.

The payoff is in the purity of high-fidelity amplified tone, unprecedented dynamic range, and extraordinary resistance to feedback and distortion. It enables all of the expressive subtleties of your playing to come through, just the way you intended.

The Expression System is available exclusively on Taylor guitars in 300 Series and above.

Taylor 412CE Electro Acoustic Guitar Specifications
Type/Shape: 6-String Grand Concert
Back & Sides: Solid Ovangkol
Top: Sitka Solid Spruce
Soundhole Rosette: Plastic
Neck: Tropical American Mahogany
Fretboard: Ebony
Fretboard Inlay: Large Pearl Dots
Headstock Overlay: Indian Rosewood
Binding: White Plastic
Bridge: Ebony
Nut & Saddle: Tusq
Tuning Machines: Chrome-plated Taylor Tuners
Strings: Elixir® Light Gauge Strings with NANOWEB® Coating
Scale Length: 24 7/8 Inches
Truss Rod: Adjustable
Neck Width at Nut: 1 3/4 Inches
Number of Frets: 20
Fretboard Radius: 15 Inches
Bracing: Standard II (Forward Shifted Pattern W/Relief Rout)
Finish: Satin with Gloss Top
Cutaway: Venetian
Electronics: Taylor Expression System® 
Body Width: 15 Inches
Body Depth: 4 3/8 Inches
Body Length: 19 1/2 Inches
Overall Length: 40 1/2 Inches

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