Discover Onstage Comfort with Taylor’s 212ce!

Timeless tonewoods with a chiseled voice

The 212ce Grand Concert’s comfortable feel and dimensions are outsized by the supportive sound of rosewood and spruce. A classic tonewood pairing, rosewood and spruce are known for an exceptionally clear sonics and stringent note separation. A Sitka spruce top keeps the 212ce’s sound vibrant and full with an excellent dynamics capable of singing, biting, or crooning, all depending on your touch. Layered rosewood back and sides add rich tonal depth to spruce’s power for crystalline clarity and a noticeably “cleaner” sound than mahogany. These tonewoods give the 212ce a very defined presence, but its intimate sound will never bully or overpower a mix. It’s the ideal choice for stage and studio work!

Effortless Grand Concert playability

One of Taylor’s iconic guitar shapes, the player-friendly Grand Concert body style combines modest dimensions and a short-scale fingerboard for matchless comfort onstage or off! The Grand Concert sings with a chiseled tone, outsized projection, and an impressive dynamic range, making it especially popular with solo artists and studio players. A maneuverable size and responsive sound let players relax and exert less while still making their musical point, which leaves surplus energy for putting toward singing, technique, and accurate play. What’s more, for better access to upper frets, the 212ce Grand Concert also features Taylor’s signature Venetian cutaway.

Expression System 2 electronics

With built-in ES2 electronics, the 212ce Grand Concert is ready for the stage! The ES2 system features a revolutionary segmented pickup located behind the bridge saddle; this pickup position delivers remarkably accurate and clear sound production that’s authentic to your playing. Each ES2 system features a handy master volume knob for fast level adjustments, in addition to a 2-band EQ for independent treble/bass adjustments to get the sound you need. Plus, the ES2 system also has a built-in phase switch, which offers essential feedback suppression whenever the system is active.

Taylor 212ce Grand Concert Acoustic-electric Guitar Features:

• High-quality acoustic-electric performance at a great price — a player-favorite workhorse!
• Grand Concert body shape pairs warm articulation with ultimate playing comfort
• Solid Sitka spruce top responds incredibly to player dynamics and keeps tone full
• Layered rosewood back and sides complement the Grand Concert body’s focused sound
• Neo-mahogany neck with the signature Taylor neck carve fuels all-purpose comfort and effortless fretting
• Short-scale ebony fingerboard with 20 frets keeps strings silky-smooth to the touch
• Venetian cutaway expands upper-fret access
• NuBone nut, Taylor tuners, and ebony bridge enhance tone and reliability
• ES2 electronics system with 2-band EQ ensures plugged-in tone that's full and authentic

Tech Specs

• String Type:Steel
• Number of Strings:6
• Left-/Right-handed:Right-handed
• Body Shape:Grand Concert
• Back & Sides Wood:Indian Rosewood
• Top Wood:Sitka Spruce
• Finish:Matte
• Color:Natural
• Body Bracing:Academy Series Bracing
• Binding:White
• Neck Wood:Neo-Tropical Mahogany
• Neck Shape:Standard Carve
• Radius:15"
• Fingerboard Material:Crelicam Ebony
• Fingerboard Inlay:4mm Dots
• Number of Frets:20
• Scale Length:24.875"
• Nut/Saddle Material:NuBone
• Bridge Material:Crelicam Ebony
• Tuning Machines:Taylor Chrome, Standard
• Electronics:Taylor ES-2
• Strings:D'Addario XS Coated Phosphor Bronze, .012-.053
• Case/Gig Bag:Gig Bag