Gold Label 712e
Blending a responsive feel with a, warm, seasoned sound, the Gold Label 712e adds an alluring new flavor of tone to our collection of heritage-inspired acoustic guitars. This compact Grand Concert features slightly increased body depth in a frame that remains accommodating for players of all statures, combining Indian rosewood back and sides with a torrefied Sitka spruce top for a dynamic, versatile voice that responds to an array of playing styles. Fingerstyle players will appreciate the top-end clarity and sparkle of that tonewood pairing, while flatpickers and strummers will love its rich low-end presence and blooming harmonic character. The fanned V-Class bracing inside provides a boost to volume, sustain and resonance across the frequency spectrum, while the slender Action Control Neck and its long-tenon joint enhance both warmth and microadjustability. Other details for this model reflect its throwback character, including cream-colored binding with a matching rosette trimmed in black, Crest inlays, a Honduran rosewood Curve Wing bridge, and a natural glossy finish. It includes LR Baggs Element VTC electronics and ships in a deluxe British Cocoa hardshell case.
Features
Grand Concert Body Shape: Taylor's most compact full-scale shape serves up a balanced, articulate voice that responds beautifully to a light touch.
Indian Rosewood Back & Sides: Deep lows, clear trebles and a slight scoop in the midrange. Rich overtone response with a sparkling, high-fidelity character.
Spruce Top: The most common top wood between Sitka, Adirondack and Engelmann varieties. Bold, clear, and dynamic sound suits any playing style.
Action Control Neck: Building on Taylor’s legacy of easy-playing necks, the new Action Control Neck pairs a long-tenon joint for added warmth and depth with a patented system for effortless string height adjustment.
LR Baggs - Element VTC Pickup: This undersaddle pickup channels tone from the movement of a guitar’s top, delivering a remarkably warm, detailed sound in Gold Label and Legacy Collection guitars.
Specifications
HIGHLIGHTS
- Number of Strings: 6 String
- Bracing System: Fanned V-Class with Tonal Route
- Case/Bag: British Cocoa Bronco Taylor Deluxe Hard Shell Case
- Orientation: Right Handed
- Body Shape: Grand Concert
- Electronics: LR Baggs - Element VTC
BODY
- Top Wood: Spruce
- Back Configuration: 2-Piece, No Wedge
- Top Finish: Gloss
- Back/Side Wood: Indian Rosewood
- Body Binding: Cream
- Back/Side Finish: Gloss
- Rosette: Cream/Black
- Armrest: No
NECK
- Neck Wood: Neo-Tropical Mahogany
- Fretboard Inlay: Cream Crest
- Fretboard Wood: West African Crelicam Ebony
- Fretboard Binding: West African Crelicam Ebony
- Neck Profile: Standard Carve
- Neck Finish: Satin
PEGHEAD
- Nut Width: 1-3/4"
- Peghead Inlay: Cream Crest
- Peghead Veneer Wood: West African Crelicam Ebony
- Peghead Finish: Gloss
- Peghead Type: Paddle
- Scale Length: 24-7/8"
- Peghead Binding: None
OTHER
- Bridge: Honduran Rosewood
- Strings: D'Addario XS Coated Phosphor Bronze Light (.012-.053)
- Strap Pin: Black
- Nut & Saddle: White TUSQ Nut, White Micarta Saddle
- Pickguard: Firestripe
- Bridge Pins: Honduran Rosewood
- End Pin: Bronze
- Tuners: Taylor Nickel with Nickel Buttons