12-string Shimmer Emboldened by a Juniper Green Glow
Built exclusively for Taylor’s annual pre-NAMM exhibition, this 2026 Catch Custom #24 C54ce represents Taylor's acoustic artistry at its most adventurous. From the front, this 12-string acoustic-electric sports a classic natural-finished Sitka spruce top, fitted with V-Class bracing to ensure optimal balance and a fingerstyle-friendly response. However, a set of AA-grade maple back and sides finished in a Juniper Green Edgeburst flaunts a museum-worthy aesthetic that’s guaranteed to draw any audience’s eye — especially when you factor in the mini-wedge ebony streak on the back. Moreover, the combination of spruce and maple supplies superb clarity and a punchy, focused projection. Next, the Standard Carve hard rock maple neck sports a green-tinged finish of its own, and it’s all topped off with a sleek Crelicam ebony fingerboard. You also get Taylor’s road-proven Claria electronics with convenient soundhole-mounted controls. Packed with glimmering paua purfling and inlays, this Taylor Catch Custom #24 C54ce ranks among the finest 12-strings to ever make its way through Sweetwater’s Guitar Gallery.
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Catch Custom: premier dealer-exclusive Taylor creations
On the eve of the 2015 NAMM Show, Taylor organized a pre-show presentation of its most inspired and unique creations at “The Catch” restaurant in Anaheim, California. These heirloom-grade instruments were strictly offered to Taylor’s most trusted dealers, with models crafted in ultra-limited quantities to preserve their exclusive appeal. The event quickly evolved into an annual NAMM tradition, outgrowing the original venue but retaining the Catch Custom title in honor of the event that started it all. Crafted from luxurious tonewoods and fit with Taylor’s most adventurous finishes, these guitars are truly as advertised — they're the catch of a lifetime.
A commendable tonewood combination
Nothing beats the sound of bigleaf maple topped with spruce. As a top tonewood, Sitka spruce offers a combination of strength and elasticity that delivers a broad dynamic range and crisp articulation, ideal for a wide range of playing styles, from delicate fingerpicking to aggressive flatpicked strumming. Show-stopping back and sides carved from figured bigleaf maple keep the tone clear and vibrant with a snappy response and strong string character to complement spruce’s power. From solo performance to studio tracking, this tonewood combo is sure to stand out.
Plug-and-play Claria System electronics
Road-tested and refined for over two years with the world's biggest touring acts, Taylor’s Claria System represents the next step in the brand’s ceaseless pursuit of acoustic-electric excellence. As opposed to the more sensitive and microphone-like performance of Taylor’s ES2, the Claria System features a single under-saddle piezo transducer paired with a powerhouse preamp to supply you with the warmest, most accurate acoustic-electric tone possible with the least amount of tweaking required — simply plug in, adjust your sound to taste via the Volume, Tone, and Mid-Contour controls, and you’re ready to go.
So, how does the Claria System differ from a typical under-saddle pickup? Taylor’s expert engineers built Claria from the ground up to overcome the most endemic challenges of standard under-saddle setups, allowing the system to perform free from piezo distortion and avoid unwanted frequencies with its clear and focused voice. Moreover, Claria also avoids clipping by gain staging the preamp and the controls within the preamp. As for tone shaping, Claria’s Mid-Contour control offers a vast sweep of dynamic sounds to explore, from smooth, rhythm-ready warmth to a midrange-forward timbre that promotes lead playing and fingerpicking to the forefront of the mix. For the guitarist seeking a plug-and-play system that preserves their guitar's inherent acoustic character and excels in any environment without a fuss, Taylor’s Claria system is as good as it gets.
Taylor 2026 Catch Custom #24 C54ce Features:
- Limited-edition 2026 Catch Custom 12-string guitar crafted for Taylor’s traditional pre-NAMM dealer event
- Sitka spruce top with V-Class bracing provides a clear, punchy, and balanced tone across the sonic spectrum
- AA-grade bigleaf maple back and sides with a natural ebony mini wedge, finished in a show-stealing Juniper Green Edgeburst
- Neotropical mahogany neck in a traditional Taylor Standard Carve
- Smooth and glassy Crelicam ebony fingerboard
- Claria electronics provide plug-and-play simplicity with acoustic-authentic performance
- Action Control neck joint system gives users the ability to set the neck’s angle, allowing for easy action adjustment
- Long-tenon neck joint enhances your sound with a deep low-end resonance and a fuller-bodied tone
- High-end Catch Custom upgrades include a green abalone single-ring rosette, ebony bridge pins with green abalone dots, paua purfling, and paua Byzantine inlays
- Wide 1.875-in. nut width provides plenty of room to navigate across string courses
