The Next Generation 712ce sets a Western Red cedar top over solid Indian rosewood on Taylor's compact Grand Concert body. Taylor describes a warm, sweet sound with a lot of harmonic texture and overtones that open up as notes ring, while the scalloped V-Class bracing adds low end, volume and sustain and keeps the response balanced and clear.
The slim Action Control Neck and 24-7/8" scale make for relaxed fretting, and string height can be set in minutes. The Claria Acoustic Pickup System covers plugged-in sound. It is trimmed with gold tuners, Reflections inlays, a green abalone rosette, white binding, abalone-dotted ebony bridge pins and a faux tortoise pickguard under a natural gloss finish.
For the same woods on the Grand Auditorium body, look at the Next Generation 714ce. For cedar over mahogany on this body, the Next Generation 512ce, and for Sitka spruce over Indian rosewood with an armrest, the Next Generation 812ce.
SPECIFICATIONS
BODY
Country of Origin: USA
Body Shape: Grand Concert
Cutaway: Venetian Cutaway
Bracing System: Scalloped V-Class Bracing with Relief Rout
Number of Strings: 6 String
Top Wood: Western Red Cedar
Back/Side Wood: Indian Rosewood
Rosette: Shell, Green Abalone
Back Configuration: 2-piece No Wedge
Body Binding: White
Armrest: No
Top Finish: Gloss
Back/Side Finish: Gloss
NECK
Neck Wood: Neo-Tropical Mahogany
Fretboard Wood: West African Crelicam Ebony
Neck Profile: Standard Carve
Fretboard Inlay: Green Abalone Reflections
Fretboard Binding: Black
Neck Finish: Satin
Nut Width: 1-3/4"
Peghead Veneer Wood: West African Crelicam Ebony
Scale Length: 24-7/8"
Peghead Inlay: Green Abalone Reflections
Peghead Type: Paddle
Peghead Binding: None
Peghead Finish: Gloss
ELECTRONICS
Electronics: The Claria Acoustic Pickup System
HARDWARE
Bridge: West African Crelicam Ebony
Nut & Saddle: Black Tusq Nut, White Micarta Saddle
Bridge Pins: West African Crelicam Ebony with Green Abalone Dots
Strings: D'Addario XS Coated Phosphor Bronze Light (.012 - .053)
Pickguard: Faux Tortoise
Tuners: Taylor Gold with Gold Buttons
Strap Pin: Black
End Pin: Bronze
CASE
Case/Bag: Brown Taylor Deluxe Hard Shell Case



