Taylor 362ce V-Class 12-Fret Grand Concert 12-String Acoustic-Electric Guitar

Description

Building remarkable 12-strings is part of Taylor’s heritage, and V-Class bracing now resolves some of the tuning idiosyncrasies unique to 12-string guitars. Strings will be heard as very in-tune, whether unison or octave, and are chimey, crystalline and shimmery. The new double-mounted string anchoring design features a shared anchor point for each string pairing. With a single row of bridge pins, the strings all have a consistent break angle over the saddle, which contributes more tonal consistency in the guitar’s voicing. The bridge pins are the same as those used on six-string models. Taylor 12-string guitars are famous for their ease-of-play, their neck stability, their intonation and their overall tone, making them the most popular 12-strings on the market
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Taylor 362ce V-Class 12-Fret Grand Concert 12-String Acoustic-Electric Guitar
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Building remarkable 12-strings is part of Taylor’s heritage, and V-Class bracing now resolves some of the tuning idiosyncrasies unique to 12-string guitars. Strings will be heard as very in-tune, whether unison or octave, and are chimey, crystalline and shimmery. The new double-mounted string anchoring design features a shared anchor point for each string pairing. With a single row of bridge pins, the strings all have a consistent break angle over the saddle, which contributes more tonal consistency in the guitar’s voicing. The bridge pins are the same as those used on six-string models.
Taylor 12-string guitars are famous for their ease-of-play, their neck stability, their intonation and their overall tone, making them the most popular 12-strings on the market. Taylor’s slim neck profile and neck-to-body system allow precise and low action, resulting in the most comfortable “handfeel” possible in a 12-string guitar.Taylor’s 300 Series has introduced countless players to the pleasures of the all-solid-wood acoustic experience; it’s the entry point to Taylor’s USA-made instrument line.
Players who step up to a 300 Series instrument will be rewarded with a guitar-for-a-lifetime that will only sound better with age. It doesn’t take but a few strums to learn how the mix of tone woods, construction and appointments combine to make Taylor’s famous playability, intonation and tone. The 300 Series has everything you need and nothing you don’t need in a fantastic sounding and playing instrument.  All 300 Series instruments ship in a deluxe hard shell case made by Taylor for optimal fit and protection.
Body Shape
Taylor’s Grand Concert is slightly smaller that its Grand Auditorium and yields controlled overtones, so the sound won’t occupy a lot of sonic space. This is often a key consideration when other instruments are in the mix, such as in a performance or recording environment, and it allows the guitar to be heard more clearly. Its intimate size makes it lap/couch-friendly, and a great fit for players who find smaller instruments more physically comfortable. Taylor’s 12-fret designs are appealing to many players who enjoy the guitars’ compact playing framework, blending the lap-friendly Grand Concert body with the slightly condensed fret spacing of the 24-7/8-inch scale length and the shorter 12-fret neck orientation. This combination creates a slinky “handfeel” and easier fretting. Factor in the surprising tonal power and midrange warmth and vibrancy for a smaller body, thanks to the bridge’s position near the center of the lower bout.
The design is physically efficient, so it has strong projection; despite its smaller size it sounds like a huge instrument. Taylor 12-fret guitars are not just great for fingerstyle and light playing; players who love strumming or digging in with a heavier attack also appreciate them for their tonal character. Pairing a 12-fret neck design with a cutaway body blends the unique response from the bridge sitting back a little farther on the lower bout with the accessibility to the upper register – you get to play the high notes.
Tone Wood Pairing
A guitar’s top is the primary filter and distributor of vibrating string energy through the guitar, which means it has a huge impact on its sound. Tropical mahogany is known for a meaty midrange featuring a strong fundamental without adding a lot of ringing overtones. It responds well to players with a strong attack who like dry, earthy, lo-fi sounds. It has a natural compression that smooths out strumming and picking technique. Mahogany’s clear and direct tonal character makes it a great option for playing and standing out among other instruments. Tonally, blackwood behaves somewhere in the middle of rosewood and mahogany, with a little extra shimmer and chime that shows its family resemblance to koa. Pairing blackwood with the mahogany top not only gives you that roll-in effect associated with a mahogany top – really smooth attack and balance – but extra complexity as the note decays. It’s a great combination.
Electronics
Taylor’s ES2 is a revolutionary pickup design that delivers the latest in Taylor’s ongoing innovation in acoustic guitar amplification. The heart of the Expression System 2 is Taylor’s patented behind-the-saddle pickup, which features three uniquely positioned and individually calibrated pickup sensors. Because the pickup doesn’t sit under the saddle, the bottom of the saddle comes in full contact with the bridge, allowing all the nuance of the guitar’s tone to come through clearly whether playing acoustically or plugged-in. The location of the sensors enables a more dynamic range of acoustic sound to be captured than ever before while playing plugged-in.
Together with Taylor’s custom-designed “professional audio”-grade preamp, this system produces exceptional amplified tone and responsiveness. On stage through a PA, plugged into your favorite acoustic amplifier, or direct into recording software, the Expression System 2 faithfully conveys the voice of your Taylor guitar. The Taylor Expression System 2 operates through a proprietary 9-volt battery compartment and easy-to-use volume, and active bass and treble controls.
V-Class Bracing
Taylor’s V-Class bracing is a fundamental innovation in acoustic guitar design. It marks an important evolution beyond traditional X-bracing, introducing an entirely new platform for acoustic performance. It is essentially an “engine” that optimizes the response of an acoustic guitar in three key ways: by boosting volume, sustain, and by largely resolving the intonation issues that have long plagued acoustic guitars. V-Class bracing creates purer, more orderly notes that don’t cancel each other out or sound “off”. They have clearer, more consistent response, and the whole fretboard is brought into greater sonic alignment for a more musical playing/listening experience.
Guitars with V-Class bracing are easier to tune; the pitch sounds purer and more solid, and electronic tuners can more easily locate notes for quick, precise tuning. Other benefits: harmonics ring more uniformly down the neck, notes are louder with more projection and sustain, and notes are more consistent, i.e., upper register notes don’t get choked out or swallowed. Fewer “sour” sonic qualities exist with chords; a more agreeable relationship is created between notes as they ripen, bloom and decay.
Specifications:
Body
Body type: Taylor 12-Fret Grand Concert
Cutaway: Yes – Venetian
Top wood: Solid Tropical Mahogany
Back & sides: Solid Tasmanian Blackwood
Bracing pattern: Taylor V-Class Bracing with Relief Rout
Body finish: Satin (Top, Back and Sides)
Orientation: Right-Handed
Neck
Neck shape: Taylor Standard Profile
Nut width: 1-7/8″ (47.6mm)
Fingerboard: Genuine West African Ebony
Neck wood: Tropical Mahogany
Scale length: 24-7/8″
Number of frets: 18
Neck finish: Satin
Electronics
Pickup/preamp: Expression System 2 Professional Audio-Grade
Brand: Taylor
Configuration: Behind-the-Saddle Transducer with Adjustable Sensors
Preamp EQ: Volume, Active Bass and Treble
Feedback filter: Onboard Phase Switch
Tuner: None
Other
Headstock overlay: Genuine West African Ebony
Tuning machines: Taylor Satin Black Tuners with Satin Black Buttons
Bridge: Genuine West African Ebony
Saddle & nut: Micarta “Wave” Saddle; Tusq Nut
Number of strings: 12
Special features: Double-Mounted String Anchoring; Double-Compensated Saddle
Case: Taylor Deluxe Hard Shell Case
Accessories: None
Country of origin: USA
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