Description

The Taylor 512ce Cutaway Acoustic Guitar delivers a rich, resonant voice with warm, expressive mids, sparkling trebles, and beautifully sustained notes that fill every performance with clarity. Its compact Grand Concert body offers focused projection and balanced tone, responding effortlessly to delicate fingerstyle playing while maintaining dynamic presence. Designed for comfort and versatility, this guitar inspires expressive performances across genres, whether in the studio, on stage, or at home, with a natural, articulate amplified voice that captures every nuance.

Features

• Grand Concert body offers a smaller, comfortable size ideally suited for fingerstyle playing
• Western Red Cedar top provides warm, responsive tone that excels with a lighter touch
• Tropical Mahogany back and sides deliver balanced midrange, clear articulation, and versatile performance
• Expression System 2 captures natural, dynamic amplified tone with clarity and detail
• Venetian cutaway allows smooth access to the upper register with elegant, rounded lines
• V-Class bracing enhances sustain, volume, and precise intonation across the fretboard

Specifications

General
Scale Length: 24-7/8″
Electronics: Expression System 2
Case: Taylor Deluxe Hardshell Brown

Body
Body Length: 19 1/2″
Body Width: 15″
Body Depth: 4 3/8″
Binding/Edge Treatment: West African Crelicam Ebony
Top Finish: Gloss
Back Configuration: 2-Piece No Wedge
Backstrap Finish: None
Rosette Size: Single Ring
Rosette Material: Ivoroid
Bridge Inlay: None
Back/Side Finish: Gloss
Armrest: No
Armrest Binding: None
Backstrap Wood: None
Stain/Sunburst: Medium Brown (Back/Sides/Neck)
Wedge: None

Neck
Neck/Heel: Tropical Mahogany
Neck Width: 1-3/4″
Type of Neck Joint: Scarf
Heel Length: 3-1/4″
Fretboard Wood: West African Crelicam Ebony
Fretboard Inlay: Century
Fretboard Binding/Edge Treatment: West African Crelicam Ebony
Heel Cap Binding: West African Crelicam Ebony
Neck Finish: Satin
Number of Frets: 20

Peghead
Peghead Type: Standard
Peghead Finish: Gloss
Peghead Binding: None
Peghead Purfling: None
Headstock Overlay: West African Crelicam Ebony
Peghead Inlay: Century
Peghead Logo: Grained Ivoroid

Hardware
Bracing System: V-Class
Pickguard: Tortoise
Nut & Saddle: Black Graphite, Micarta Saddle
Bridge Pins: West African Crelicam Ebony
Tuners: Taylor Nickel
Buttons: Nickel
Fingerboard Extension: None
Edge Trim: None
Truss Rod Cover: Black Plastic