Taylor Ben Harper Gold Label 512e Special Edition Acoustic Guitar - Shaded Edge Burst

Taylor

Blending a comfortable frame, rich solid-wood tone and striking aesthetics, the Ben Harper Gold Label 512e Special Edition is a fitting tribute to its namesake, a longtime Taylor player and award-winning singer-songwriter. Proving again that the Gold Label Collection offers fertile ground for collaboration, this Grand Concert acoustic-electric boasts back and sides of solid mahogany topped with torrefied spruce for an enticingly warm, woody midrange voice that combines a strong fundamental focus with pleasing articulation and impressive power across the frequency range. Inside, our fanned V-Class bracing dials up greater volume, sustain and low-end presence, while the roasting process for the spruce soundboard adds a touch of aged-in sweetness and depth. Along with the compact body shape, players will appreciate the easy microadjustability of the Action Control Neck as well as the adaptability of the Claria System electronics and their intuitive soundhole-mounted controls. Visual cues add up to a bold neo-vintage character, including a Honduran rosewood fretboard and peghead veneer, cream-colored binding and a matching rosette with black trim, a cream-colored pickguard, Crest inlays, polished bronze tuning machines, and bone bridge pins. Rounding out the package is a golden-brown shaded edgeburst top developed with Ben Harper himself, capped with a gloss finish for the top, back and sides. 

  • Serial Number: 1202236066
  • Weight: 4.2 lbs

Specs

  • Highlights
    • Number of Strings
      6 String
    • Orientation
      Right Handed
    • Body Shape
      Grand Concert (Deep Body)
    • Bracing System
      Fanned V-Class with Tonal Rout
    • Electronics
      The Claria Acoustic Pickup System
    • Case/Bag
      British Cocoa Bronco Taylor Deluxe Hard Shell Case
  • Body
    • Top Wood
      Sitka Spruce
    • Back/Side Wood
      Neo-Tropical Mahogany
    • Rosette
      Cream/Black
    • Back Configuration
      2-piece No Wedge
    • Body Binding
      Cream
    • Armrest
      No
    • Top Finish
      Gloss
    • Back/Side Finish
      Gloss
  • Neck
    • Neck Wood
      Neo-Tropical Mahogany
    • Fretboard Wood
      Honduran Rosewood
    • Neck Profile
      Standard Carve
    • Fretboard Inlay
      Cream Crest
    • Fretboard Binding
      Honduran Rosewood, Black Underlay
    • Neck Finish
      Satin
  • Peghead
    • Nut Width
      1-3/4"
    • Peghead Veneer Wood
      Honduran Rosewood, Black Underlay
    • Scale Length
      24-7/8"
    • Peghead Inlay
      Cream Crest
    • Peghead Type
      Paddle
    • Peghead Binding
      None
    • Peghead Finish
      Gloss
  • Other
    • Bridge
      Honduran Rosewood
    • Nut & Saddle
      White TUSQ Nut, White Micarta Saddle
    • Bridge Pins
      Bone
    • Strings
      D'Addario XS Coated Phosphor Bronze Light (.012 - .053)
    • Pickguard
      Cream/Black
    • Tuners
      Taylor Polished Bronze with Polished Bronze Buttons
    • Strap Pin
      Black
    • End Pin
      Black