Taylor’s Academy Series makes the playing experience more accessible in every way, packing signature Taylor playing features into an affordable package. With the Academy 12e, our compact Grand Concert body makes the perfect companion for fingerpicking or anyone with a lighter touch who craves the physical comfort of a small-body guitar. The guitar’s design specs are optimized for playing ease. Taylor’s patented, slim-profile neck features an array of hand-friendly touches: a shorter 24-7/8-inch scale length, 1-11/16-inch nut width, low action, and light gauge strings, all of which contribute to a slinky handfeel. The lightweight guitar body, featuring layered sapele back and sides with a solid Sitka spruce top, boasts an ergonomic armrest that enhances the playing comfort for one’s picking arm. The guitar was also voiced to be extra responsive to make the playing experience as relaxed as possible. The guitar comes with an onboard ES-B pickup that includes a built-in digital chromatic tuner, and comes with a sturdy lightweight gig bag.
The A12eN produces a clear tone and impeccable intonation, plus this guitar is voiced to respond easily to a player’s touch. The underlying design goal of the series is to make the acoustic guitar accessible to more players by bringing Taylor’s legendary playability and tone into an affordable price range.
One of the benefits of a nylon-string guitar is that the light string tension is easy on the fingertips. Another inviting feature is a built-in armrest to enhance the playing comfort. Tonally, the wood pairing of layered sapele back and sides with a solid Lutz spruce top, together with the body’s internal bracing, project a warm, mellow nylon voice with crisp percussive appeal that suits a variety of musical styles and responds well to both fingerpicking and flatpicking.
The onboard ES-B pickup includes a convenient digital tuner with an LED display for tuning and low battery indication. Whether you’re a steel-string player looking to add an affordable nylon-string to your acoustic toolbox or crave a great-sounding acoustic guitar that’s easy on the hands and the wallet, the A12-N is an option well worth exploring.
ES-B Pickup/Preamp Combo The ES-B pickup incorporates Taylor’s Expression System® 2 piezo design elements and features an onboard preamp with a built-in digital chromatic tuner. The preamp/tuner unit features an LED display for tuning and low battery indication, along with Tone and Volume controls. The preamp/tuner is powered by two button cell 3v lithium (CR2032) batteries. Two new batteries will provide approximately 300 hours of use. The ES-B conserves battery life using a standard on/off system that will automatically turn off if left on over 3 minutes. A low battery indicator on the LED display (located on the preamp circuit board) will display an “L” when the battery reaches 4.5 volts.
Enhanced Playability Our sleek, hand-friendly necks feature light-gauge strings and optimized dimensions for a slinky feel.
A Comfortable Armrest This ergonomic feature is built into the guitar body to offer a more relaxed and rewarding playing experience.
Quality Construction Our guitars are engineered to last a lifetime. Our patented neck and durable body design make these guitars easy to maintain.
Affordability An emphasis on design simplicity enabled us to produce a fully engineered Taylor guitar at an entry-level price.
The AD22e offers players all the warm, seasoned tone, workmanlike style and exceptional value of the American Dream Series in a compact, accommodating Grand Concert frame. Featuring all-solid-wood construction and our tone-enhancing V-Class bracing, this model’s mahogany top pairs with sapele back and sides for a rich response with a bold midrange character and clear, pristine highs. The Grand Concert’s 24-⅞” scale length makes for a relaxed, slinky feel that will please fingerstylists and traditional pickers alike, while the hardwood top helps to even out the attack for a more balanced sound all the way down the neck. Chamfered body edges provide an even more intimate feel, while the ultra-thin matte finish preserves the guitar’s performance-forward aesthetic. Other visual details include 4mm dot fretboard inlays in Italian acrylic, black top purfling, a faux-tortoiseshell pickguard and a single-ring rosette. The non-cutaway AD22e includes our ES2 acoustic pickup and ships with a lightweight, durable AeroCase.
Serial Number: 1211291038
Weight: 4.2 lbs
SPECS
Highlights
Scale Length: 24-7/8"
Nut & Saddle: Tusq Nut/Micarta Saddle
Bracing: V-Class
Truss Rod Cover: Black Plastic
Pickguard: Tortoise
Number of Frets: 20
Tuners: Taylor Nickel
Case: Aerocase
Brand of Strings: D’Addario Coated Phosphor Bronze - Light
With its versatile Grand Auditorium body shape and cutaway, the AD24ce adds an entirely new dimension of sound to the American Dream Series. Back and sides of solid sapele paired with a mahogany top produce a warm, woody character with a prominent midrange focus, with the hardwood soundboard providing a natural compression effect to smooth out an aggressive attack. With our V-Class bracing inside to dial up louder volume, longer sustain and greater harmony all the way up the neck, the AD24ce offers a supremely balanced sound that's ideal for solo play sessions, recording and live performance. Appointments are earthy and distilled to keep the focus on sound, including a tobacco color treatment and a shaded edgeburst top finish.
With its versatile Grand Auditorium body shape and cutaway, the AD24ce adds an entirely new dimension of sound to the American Dream Series. Back and sides of solid sapele paired with a mahogany top produce a warm, woody character with a prominent midrange focus, with the hardwood soundboard providing a natural compression effect to smooth out an aggressive attack. With our V-Class bracing inside to dial up louder volume, longer sustain and greater harmony all the way up the neck, the AD24ce offers a supremely balanced sound that's ideal for solo play sessions, recording and live performance. Appointments are earthy and distilled to keep the focus on sound, including a tobacco color treatment and a shaded edgeburst top finish.
The guitar that set the standard for the travel guitar market, the enduringly popular Baby Taylor makes a great musical companion. Portable, playable and affordable, the Baby features a solid spruce top and yields impressive volume and tone for its compact, three-quarter-size scale. It’s the perfect travel mate, it’s a great choice for kids taking lessons, and artists from Lindsey Buckingham to Bono to Taylor Swift have used one for songwriting, recording and performing. With its unique dimensions and tonal personality, players have used it in other creative ways, from high-stringing it to setting it up to play lap slide to adding a capo to evoke mandolin-like sounds. The Baby includes a Taylor gig bag for easy portability.
Crafted for the ultimate playing experience, the Builder's Edition 324ce combines signature Taylor playability and comfort with the rich tonal character of our responsibly sourced Urban Ash tonewood. Originating from Shamel ash trees in need of removal from cities and municipal areas, Urban Ash offers a response akin to high-grade mahogany: warm and woody with a strong focus on the fundamental note and minimal overtones. The solid mahogany top adds a bit of natural compression to help create remarkable tonal balance across the frequency spectrum. For comfort, this Grand Auditorium model sports a beveled armrest and cutaway, chamfered edges, and our Silent Satin finish to reduce incidental noise. It ships with a deluxe brown hardshell case.
Finished with a stylish black finish for the top, this new version of our ultra-refined Builder's Edition 814ce offers a striking visual flavor to complement its rich tone and seamless playability. This model features back and sides of solid Indian rosewood paired with an Adirondack spruce top, yielding commanding power, a lush overtone profile, clear trebles and warm lows. A chamfered body edges and a beveled armrest and cutaway, along with the easy-playing Taylor neck, provide unmatched playing comfort for every style even up to the highest part of the guitar's register, while the V-Class interior bracing dials up improved volume, sustain and harmony all the way up the neck. Along with the black top treatment, this model features a full-body gloss finish and a stunning Kona edgeburst for the back and sides.
Serial Number: 1209183097
Weight: 5.0lbs
Specifications
Highlights
Scale Length: 25-1/2"
Bracing: V-Class Bracing
Pickguard: Indian Rosewood
Tuners: Gotoh
Strings: D'Addario XS Phosphor Bronze Light
Body Width: 16"
Nut & Saddle: Tusq Nut, Micarta Saddle
Truss Rod Cover: West African Crelicam Ebony
Number of Frets: 20
Case: Taylor Deluxe Hardshell Brown
Body Length: 20"
Body Depth: 4 5/8"
Body
Top Material: Adirondack Spruce
Back Config: 2-piece - East Indian Rosewood
Rosette Size: Single Ring
Back/Side Finish: Gloss
Top Finish: Gloss
Backstrap Finish: None
Bridge Inlay: None
Rosette Material: Shell, Green Abalone
Wedge: None
Neck
Neck Width: 1-3/4"
Fretboard Binding/Edge Treatment: West African Crelicam Ebony
Type of Neck Joint: Scarf
Fretboard Wood: West African Crelicam Ebony
Fretboard Inlay: Element
Heel Cap Binding: West African Crelicam Ebony
Neck/Heel: Neo-Tropical Mahogany
Neck Finish: Satin
Peghead
Peghead Finish: Satin
Peghead Type: Paddle, Standard
Headstock Overlay: West African Crelicam Ebony
Peghead Logo: Taylor Mother of Pearl
Peghead Binding: West African Crelicam Ebony
Peghead Inlay: Element
Other
Bridge Pins: West African Ebony with Green Abalone Dots
The 814ce has long been considered Taylor's flagship acoustic-electric guitar thanks to its mix of lush tone, playing comfort and all-purpose musical appeal. Here, we're thrilled to present the next evolution of this classic model: the Builder's Edition 814ce. For this version, we've kept the solid Indian rosewood back and sides and paired them with a four-piece Adirondack spruce top, a combo that yields an enticing blend of low-end warmth, treble-range clarity and remarkable power, with our V-Class bracing inside to draw out more of the blooming overtones and rich sustain that players love. A handful of comfort-focused enhancements, such as a beveled armrest and cutaway and a subtle body taper, elevate the relaxed, accommodating feel of the Grand Auditorium body, while a striking full-body gloss finish and Kona burst for the back and sides raise this model's visual profile. Whether you're looking for an all-purpose musical workhorse or an heirloom-quality guitar to augment your collection, the Builder's Edition 814ce makes a compelling case as the most quintessentially "Taylor" guitar we've ever built.
Serial Number: 1206063071
Weight: 4.8lbs
Specifications
Highlights
Scale Length: 25-1/2"
Bracing: V-Class Bracing
Pickguard: Indian Rosewood
Tuners: Gotoh
Strings: D'Addario XS Phosphor Bronze Light
Body Width: 16"
Nut & Saddle: Tusq Nut, Micarta Saddle
Truss Rod Cover: West African Crelicam Ebony
Number of Frets: 20
Case: Taylor Deluxe Hardshell Brown
Body Length: 20"
Body Depth: 4 5/8"
Body
Top Material: Adirondack Spruce
Back Config: 2-piece - East Indian Rosewood
Rosette Size: Single Ring
Back/Side Finish: Gloss
Top Finish: Gloss
Backstrap Finish: None
Bridge Inlay: None
Rosette Material: Shell, Green Abalone
Wedge: None
Neck
Neck Width: 1-3/4"
Fretboard Binding/Edge Treatment: West African Crelicam Ebony
Type of Neck Joint: Scarf
Fretboard Wood: West African Crelicam Ebony
Fretboard Inlay: Element
Heel Cap Binding: West African Crelicam Ebony
Neck/Heel: Neo-Tropical Mahogany
Neck Finish: Satin
Peghead
Peghead Finish: Satin
Peghead Type: Paddle, Standard
Headstock Overlay: West African Crelicam Ebony
Peghead Logo: Taylor Mother of Pearl
Peghead Binding: West African Crelicam Ebony
Peghead Inlay: Element
Other
Bridge Pins: West African Ebony with Green Abalone Dots
The 50th Anniversary Builder’s Edition 814ce LTD celebrates our flagship guitar with an ultra-refined version featuring Indian rosewood back and sides paired with a sinker redwood top. Rosewood's rich lows, sparkling highs and lush overtones complement the redwood's blend of cedar-like warmth and bold projection, all turbocharged by our V-Class bracing. Like its standard Builder's Edition sibling, this model boasts a beveled armrest, beveled cutaway, chamfered edges and a Curve Wing bridge for seamless playing comfort. Limited-edition appointments include a gold-hued mother-of-pearl peghead logo and matching Element inlays, maple purfling around the fretboard and peghead, a green abalone rosette, premium Gotoh 510 tuners, and ebony bridge pins with gold acrylic dots. Finished with a Kona edgeburst and a full-body gloss, this all-purpose Grand Auditorium sports a commemorative 50th anniversary label. Production will be limited to 1,974 guitars worldwide.
The combination of Indian rosewood and Cedar spruce has long delighted players for its blend of balance, sparkle and warmth. For this custom Grand Auditorium, we chose to honor the much-loved wood pairing with a set of enhanced appointments both inside and out.while a striking Antique Blond finish treatment for the top strikes an eye-catching visual note. Other key details include pale maple binding with Hawaiian koa purfling, a single-ring paua rosette, a rosewood pickguard and mother-of-pearl inlays in our Mission style. Adorned with a full-body gloss finish and complete with both ES2 electronicsand premium Gotoh 510 tuners in antique gold, this custom model supplies beauty and rich tone in abundance. It ships with a deluxe brown hardshell case. (limited to 50 pieces worldwide)
Serial Number: 1209082166
Weight: 5.0lbs
Custom #25
Specifications
Body Shape: (Grand Auditorium)
Top Wood: Western Red Cedar
Back Wood: Indian Rosewood
Side Wood: Indian Rosewood
Binding Material: West African Crelicam Ebony
Fretboard Inlays: Pava Gothic Vine
Bridge Pins: Stained Bone with Green Australian Opal Dots
Cutaway: Venetian
Bracing: V-Class Bracing
Scale Length: 25-1/2"
Electronics: Expression System 2
Number of Strings: 6 String
Rosette: Pava Single Ring, Bound Sound Hole
Neck Wood: Neo-tropical Mahogany
Neck Profile: Standard Carve
Fretboard Wood: West African Crelicam Ebonv
Strap Pin: Black
Case / Bag: Brown Tavior Deluxe Hard Shell Case
Back Configuration: 2-Piece, No Wedge
Nut Width: 1-3/4"
Peghead Type: Paddle
Nut & Saddle: Black: TUSO Nut. White Micarta Saddle
An exciting new entry in our lineup of ultra-popular short-scale guitars, this rosewood edition of the GS Mini brings the beauty and resonance of the all-star acoustic tonewood to a comfortable, easy-to-transport package. With its reduced size and slender, comfortable neck, the GS Mini offers an inviting, intimate playing experience for guitarists of all styles and levels of ability. Thanks to the GS Mini’s bold tone and projection, you’ll have everything you need for practice, jam sessions, and even live performances—it even comes with a durable structured gig bag.
Serial Number: 2207143344
Weight:3.8lbs
Body
Body type: Taylor Grand Symphony Mini
Cutaway: No
Top wood: Solid Sitka Spruce
Back & sides: Layered Rosewood
Bracing pattern: GS Mini with Relief Rout
Body finish: Varnish
Orientation: Right-handed
Neck
Neck shape: Taylor GS Mini Profile
Nut width: 1-11/16" (42.8mm)
Fingerboard: Genuine African Ebony
Neck wood: Mahogany
Scale length: 23-1/2"
Number of frets: 20
Neck finish: Matte 2.0
Electronics
Pickup/preamp: None
Configuration: Not applicable
Preamp EQ: Not applicable
Feedback filter: Not applicable
Tuner: Not applicable
Other
Headstock overlay: Copafera
Tuning machines: Chrome GS Mini with Chrome Buttons
An exciting new entry in our lineup of ultra-popular short-scale guitars, this rosewood edition of the GS Mini brings the beauty and resonance of the all-star acoustic tonewood to a comfortable, easy-to-transport package. With its reduced size and slender, comfortable neck, the GS Mini offers an inviting, intimate playing experience for guitarists of all styles and levels of ability. Thanks to the GS Mini’s bold tone and projection, you’ll have everything you need for practice, jam sessions, and even live performances—it even comes with a durable structured gig bag.
Serial Number: 2208223231
Weight: 3.8 lbs
Body
Body type: Taylor Grand Symphony Mini
Cutaway: No
Top wood: Solid Sitka Spruce
Back & sides: Layered Rosewood
Bracing pattern: GS Mini with Relief Rout
Body finish: Varnish
Orientation: Right-handed
Neck
Neck shape: Taylor GS Mini Profile
Nut width: 1-11/16" (42.8mm)
Fingerboard: Genuine African Ebony
Neck wood: Mahogany
Scale length: 23-1/2"
Number of frets: 20
Neck finish: Matte 2.0
Electronics
Pickup/preamp: None
Configuration: Not applicable
Preamp EQ: Not applicable
Feedback filter: Not applicable
Tuner: Not applicable
Other
Headstock overlay: Copafera
Tuning machines: Chrome GS Mini with Chrome Buttons
The GS Mini-e Koa brings the vibrant sound and organic beauty of Hawaiian koa to Taylor's ultra-popular reduced-scale acoustic guitar. The GS Mini's compact proportions make it a great choice for players who take their music on the road, and with a solid koa top, this model serves up a rich, bold sound that punches well above its weight for a smaller guitar. The built-in ES-B pickup offers clear, natural amplified tone and includes a digital tuner with an easy-to-read LED display. The GS Mini-e Koa ships with a structured gig bag.
The GS Mini-e Koa brings the vibrant sound and organic beauty of Hawaiian koa to Taylor's ultra-popular reduced-scale acoustic guitar. The GS Mini's compact proportions make it a great choice for players who take their music on the road, and with a solid koa top, this model serves up a rich, bold sound that punches well above its weight for a smaller guitar. The built-in ES-B pickup offers clear, natural amplified tone and includes a digital tuner with an easy-to-read LED display. The GS Mini-e Koa ships with a structured gig bag.
The GS Mini-e Koa brings the vibrant sound and organic beauty of Hawaiian koa to Taylor's ultra-popular reduced-scale acoustic guitar. The GS Mini's compact proportions make it a great choice for players who take their music on the road, and with a solid koa top, this model serves up a rich, bold sound that punches well above its weight for a smaller guitar. The built-in ES-B pickup offers clear, natural amplified tone and includes a digital tuner with an easy-to-read LED display. The GS Mini-e Koa ships with a structured gig bag.
If you’re looking for a compact acoustic guitar with a big voice and a stunning visual appeal to match, look no further than the GS Mini-e Koa Plus. Built with back and sides of layered Hawaiian koa with a solid koa top, this model’s clear, articulate sound is right at home whether you’re practicing on the couch or making music with friends. An attractive finish treatment draws out koa’s lush visual beauty, while built-in electronics make it easy to plug in and play wherever your musical path takes you. It ships with a sturdy Aerocase for reliable, safe transportation.
With its solid top, built-in pickup and digital tuner, and compact, player-friendly scale, the GS Mini-e Mahogany offers a portable musical experience that doesn't compromise on sound. This model features a solid mahogany top with layered sapele back and sides, resulting in a punchy midrange sound with enough projection to handle practice sessions, jams with friends and even live performance. With its spontaneous personality and relaxed feel, it's also a great choice for hashing out songwriting ideas and improving your skills. Whatever your musical direction, this GS Mini has a role to play.
With its solid top, built-in pickup and digital tuner, and compact, player-friendly scale, the GS Mini-e Mahogany offers a portable musical experience that doesn't compromise on sound. This model features a solid mahogany top with layered sapele back and sides, resulting in a punchy midrange sound with enough projection to handle practice sessions, jams with friends and even live performance. With its spontaneous personality and relaxed feel, it's also a great choice for hashing out songwriting ideas and improving your skills. Whatever your musical direction, this GS Mini has a role to play.
The GS Mini-e Rosewood has become the standard-bearer among the GS Mini family, boasting a solid spruce top and layered Indian rosewood back and sides. With its smaller size and compact feel, the GS Mini offers incredible playing comfort and portability, making it easy to take your music with you without having to sacrifice good sound. Perfect for fireside jams, practice sessions, songwriting and playing with other musicians, the GS Mini-e Rosewood also includes a built-in ES-B pickup with an easy-to-read digital tuner. It ships with a padded gig bag.
Serial Number: 2209263112
Weight: 3.8lbs
Specifications
Highlights
Scale Length: 23-1/2"
Pickguard: Black
Tuners: Taylor Chrome
Strings: D'addario XS Coasted Phosphor Bronze Medium (.013-.056)
Featuring aesthetic and functional upgrades from its standard counterpart, the GS Mini-e Rosewood Plus offers an elevated take on our ultra-popular small-scale acoustic-electric guitar. Back and sides of layered rosewood are paired with a solid Sitka spruce top to produce a bold, punchy voice that performs beautifully across genres and playing styles, while its portable size makes it a great choice for everything from lessons and campfire jams to open mic nights. Upgraded ES2 electronics produce clean, organic live sound through an amplifier or PA, while the nickel tuners and a gloss-finish body elevate the visual appeal. The GS Mini-e Rosewood Plus ships with a brown AeroCase that's remarkably durable despite its light weight.
