Pre-order

Taylor 552ce

Name: Taylor 552ce
Brand: Taylor
Price: 5199.0 CAD
Availability: BackOrder

Pre-orderTaylor part A503126111007000309

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$5,199 CAD

Finish: Natural

By placing a pre-order you agree to our Pre-order Terms.

Time of arrival for special orders varies by product.
It can be anywhere from two weeks up to several months. After you order, we check with the supplier and email you an ETA. Want an estimate before you order?

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Shipped insured from Ottawa
Free shipping over $200

Got a question about this one?

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Our take

Who this one is for

The 552ce is a 12-string on Taylor's compact Grand Concert body with a neck that joins at the 12th fret, solid red ironbark back and sides and a torrefied spruce top. The 12-fret joint moves the bridge, and Taylor credits it with extra midrange punch and a more relaxed feel under the hand. The 24-7/8" scale helps too, since a shorter scale is easier to fret, which counts for a lot with twelve strings.

Taylor likens red ironbark to Indian rosewood with more power and clarity. The small body answers a light touch, so there's a wide range between soft fingerpicking and a full strum. V-Class bracing and Expression System 2 complete it, with sapele binding, an ebony-bound fretboard and a tortoise pickguard.

For a 12-string on the 25-1/2" scale in a Grand Auditorium body of solid Indian rosewood, look at the Next Generation 454ce.

SPECIFICATIONS

BODY
Country of Origin: USA
Cutaway: Venetian Cutaway
Bracing System: V-Class Bracing
Top Wood: Torrefied Spruce
Back Configuration: 2-piece No Wedge
Body Binding: Sapele
Armrest: No
Top Finish: Gloss
Back/Side Finish: Gloss

NECK
Neck Wood: Neo-Tropical Mahogany
Fretboard Wood: West African Crelicam Ebony
Fretboard Binding: West African Crelicam Ebony
Neck Finish: Satin
Scale Length: 24-7/8"
Peghead Type: Paddle, Standard
Peghead Binding: None
Peghead Finish: Satin

ELECTRONICS
Electronics: Expression System® 2

HARDWARE
Bridge: West African Crelicam Ebony
Nut & Saddle: Tusq Nut, Micarta Saddle
Bridge Pins: West African Crelicam Ebony
Strings: D'Addario XS Coated Phosphor Bronze Light (.010 - .047)
Pickguard: Tortoise
Tuners: Taylor Nickel

Bench inspected

Every instrument crosses our bench before it ships, and on an online order that setup is free. It can cover the frets, hardware, truss rod, action, nut slots, intonation, pickup heights and electronics, whatever the guitar needs.

Shipped insured

Free insured shipping in Canada on orders over $200.

Financing

Pay in full and you can spread the cost with PayPlan by RBC or Shop Pay Installments, with the exact terms shown at checkout. Financing never changes the price of the guitar. How financing works

Authorized dealer

Full manufacturer warranty on every new instrument.

Three generations

In the family since 1945, with a player answering your questions before and after you order.

Free with online orders

Set up your way

What a setup can cover

Whatever your guitar needs, it gets. None of it is an upcharge.

Frets polished
Fretboard conditioned
Hardware tightened
Fresh strings, your choice
Truss rod adjusted
Action set at the bridge
Nut slots detailed
Saddles radiused, where they are individual
Vibrato springs adjusted
Intonation set
Pickup height set
Electronics checked

Set up by Ian Vance, Fender Custom Shop Technician and Taylor Gold Level Technician

Strings

Gauge

Action

Tuning

Anything else How you play, a problem you have had with past setups, a request the list does not cover.

Pre-orders

Questions we get

How much do I pay today?

Your choice: the full price, or a 25% deposit. On a deposit, the balance is due when the guitar reaches the shop, before it ships to you. A deposit is paid by card or PayPal. Shop Pay, Apple Pay and Google Pay can't take one.

When will it arrive?

It varies by product, anywhere from two weeks up to several months. If you'd like a date for this model first, ask us in the chat and we'll check with the supplier before you order. If you're ready now, go ahead: we confirm the ETA by email once your order is in, and if it changes, we let you know and you can cancel.

Can I cancel?

Yes, any time before the supplier invoices it and ships it to us. We refund what you paid less 3% to cover the card processing fee.

Once it has shipped to us it is a special order and final sale. If it arrives with something wrong, we put that right.

What if the price goes up before it arrives?

You pay the price you ordered at. Once your order is placed we hold that price, even if the supplier raises it before the guitar arrives.

Is the free setup included?

Yes. A pre-order is an online order, so it gets the same free setup: it crosses our bench before it ships, set up the way you choose. The setup menu above shows what that covers.

Do I pay duty or brokerage on a US order?

No. Duty, taxes, brokerage and customs on a US order are handled at our end before the instrument leaves Ottawa. It arrives at your door with nothing to pay.

Orders going anywhere outside Canada and the United States work differently. The shipping and returns policy sets out which is which.

Can I finance it?

Yes, if you are in Canada and paying in full. Pick PayPlan by RBC or Shop Pay Installments as your payment method at checkout. The plan, the rate and the approval sit with the provider, and you see the terms before you agree to anything. You pay a deposit by card or PayPal.