12-string Acoustic/electric Guitar with Spruce Top, Rosewood Back and Sides, Mahogany Neck, and Ebony Fingerboard - Natural Sitka Spruce Top

The Taylor 858e Grand Orchestra 12-string Limited-edition Acoustic-electric guitar exudes elegance in appearance and tonal qualities. Spec’d by Taylor to produce sonically sublime tones for the modern guitarist, the 858e Grand Orchestra features a bright, articulate solid Sitka spruce top and warm, rich Indian rosewood back and sides. When its time to plug in, you’ll find excellent sonic reproduction with the Taylor Expression System 2 (ES2) preamp. When fretting chords or running through complex harmonic phrasings, the 858e will greet you with a neo-tropical mahogany neck capped with a Crelicam ebony fingerboard. Out of 100 made, shelves have been blessed with 15 — so grab this one-of-a-kind masterpiece while you can!

A responsive Taylor that sings with captivating balance and richness

Taylor’s grand orchestra body shape gets you about as close as you can to sonically merging with your music. The largest body shape Taylor offers, the grand orchestra sings out with massive projection and wonderful volume. Add on a body made from solid Indian rosewood and a gorgeous Sitka spruce top and you’ve got a recipe for acoustic-electric addiction. Supremely resounding lows, soaring highs, and a midrange excellent for vocals — the Taylor 858e plays and sounds like a dream. A mahogany neck with a 15-inch fingerboard radius sits comfortably in the hand whether you play fast and furious or soft and sweet. Taylor tops this singular singing body off with a Crelicam ebony fingerboard and elegant binding and inlays that bring it all together. Add top-tier Taylor craftsmanship onto that with features like a rosewood comfort bevel and you've got an incredible 12-string that feels just as good as it sounds.

V-class bracing: a sonic revelation

Bracing is the internal framework of an acoustic guitar that helps shape its sound. Although X-bracing has been standard in acoustic guitars for over a century, it creates an innate conflict between two critical elements of a guitar’s sound: volume and sustain. The guitar’s top (its soundboard) contributes to both. The flexibility of the top generates volume (projection), while its stiffness generates sustain. And with X-braced guitar tops, the trade-off comes in: when something is made stiffer, its flexibility is reduced (and vice versa).

Electronics that make these tonewoods soar

This limited-edition 12-string sports some fine Taylor craftsmanship, but it also sports fine Taylor electronics to accompany its excellently voiced tonewoods. The Expression System 2 (ES2) keeps these superb tones rolling with a 3-section propriety pickup that perches behind the saddle. This design translates the rich and punchy sound of the 858e through individually calibrated pickup sensors. In addition to a master volume control, a pair of tone controls let you tweak your highs and lows to get the sound you need, and a discreet polarity switch offers vital onboard feedback suppression.

Taylor 858e Grand Orchestra 12-String Limited-edition Acoustic-electric Guitar Features:

• Taylor’s largest body shape, the grand orchestra, delivers incredible volume and projection
• Solid Indian rosewood body outputs rich tones full of deep lows, soaring highs, and a midrange ready for its singer
• Neo-tropical mahogany neck with standard neck carve and ebony fingerboard feels great for fretting chords or running through fast-paced notes
• V-class bracing adds plenty of volume, sustain, and excellent intonation
• Taylor's ES2 electronics provide you with detailed, accurate, and clear sound when plugged in
• Taylor smoked nickel tuners set off the Crelicam ebony overlay