Taylor 112ce

Taylor's 100 Series acoustic guitars offer a rich acoustic sound at a price that's affordable to a wide range of buyers. The Taylor 112ce is a Grand Concert electro-acoustic guitar with a more compact body consisting of a solid spruce front and a laminated sapele back and sides. The heat treatment of the spruce top (torefaction process) gives the wood greater stability and a pleasingly golden appearance.

Glued to the mahogany neck is an ebony fingerboard fitted with twenty frets. Playing on a slightly narrower fingerboard (the width of the zero fret corresponds to 42.8 mm) will suit both beginners and experienced musicians. The fine rounded lower body cutaway (Venetian Cutaway) makes it easier to play at higher fretboard positions.

Tuning stability is guaranteed by the NuBone zero fret string attachment in the ebony headstock and Taylor chrome die-cast chrome mechanisms. The stylish look of the instrument is accentuated by traditional elements in the form of a black pickguard, black body binding and a rosette consisting of three rings.

Sound pickup is handled by the Taylor Expression System 2. This is a completely unique pickup method that takes the possibilities of realistic sound reproduction to unprecedented dimensions. Three specially designed independent piezoelectric pickups located behind the fingerboard are used for pickups. Unlike conventional pickups, they do not sense the up and down movement of the board, but the natural back and forth vibration of the grasshopper seat. This makes the sound much more natural, colourful, pleasing and responsive to the dynamics of the playing. The new preamp also makes the signal 25% stronger. Of course, feedback is eliminated and the volume, bass and treble can be adjusted.

The guitar comes in a gig bag.

The American company Taylor is famous for producing acoustic guitars that are very well crafted and offer top sound. The 100 Series instruments are manufactured in the Tecate, Mexico factory, but this does not detract from the quality. Tecate is only a few dozen kilometres away from EL Cajon in California, so production is properly controlled.