Taylor 522ce 12-Fret
Taylor





Regular price $2,999.00
Like Taylor’s other 12-fret models, this all-mahogany Grand Concert takes playability to another level with a slinky handfeel on the strings and a surprisingly warm and powerful voice. The 24-7/8-inch scale length condenses the fret spacing and reduces the string tension, and the more central bridge position on the lower bout enables the top to pump out a stronger response. This year, we’ve added V-Class bracing, which boosts the projection and sustain and brings out more of mahogany’s natural warmth, while adding a touch of extra headroom for more aggressive playing. The V-Class architecture also improves the intonation in a noticeable way, creating more harmonic agreement between notes. Aesthetic refinements include a shaded edgeburst body and neck, faux tortoise shell binding, a rosette of faux tortoise shell framed by grained ivoroid, and a grained ivoroid Century fretboard inlay. A Venetian cutaway gives you more access to the upper register, while Taylor’s stage-ready ES2 electronics capture the guitar’s tonal nuances in amplified settings.
Specs:
- Serial Number: 1206241168
- Shape: Grand Concert
- Top Wood: Solid Tropical Mahogany
- Body Wood: Solid Tropical Mahogany
- Electronics: Taylor Expression System 2
- Cutaway: Venetian
- Bracing: V-Class
- Scale Length: 24-7/8"
- Nut & Saddle: Black Graphite, Micarta saddle
- Pickguard: None
- Number of Frets: 18
- Tuners: Taylor Slot Head
- Case: Taylor Deluxe Hardshell Brown
- Brand of Strings: Elixir Phosphor Bronze Light
- Binding/Edge Treatment: West African Crelicam Ebony
- Top Finish: Gloss
- Rosette Size: Single Ring
- Back/Side Finish: Gloss
- Rosette Mat.: Ivoroid
- Stain/Sunburst: Medium Brown Stain with Shaded Edge Burst
- Neck Width: 1-3/4"
- Fretboard Inlay: Century
- Fretboard Binding/Edge Treatment: West African Crelicam Ebony
- Heel Cap Binding: West African Crelicam Ebony
- Type of Neck Joint: Scarf
- Neck/Heel: Tropical Mahogany
- Fretboard Wood: West African Crelicam Ebony
- Neck Finish: Satin
- Peghead Finish; Gloss
- Peghead Type: Slot Head
- Headstock Overlay: West African Crelicam Ebony
- Bridge Pins: West African Crelicam Ebony