Taylor 254ce-K DLX 12-string - Rosewood Back and Sides

Affordable Taylor 12-string with Body and Shimmer

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This Taylor 12-string's complex and chorusing octave interactions are sure to breathe new life into your licks, chords, and leads and inspire new textures for your arrangements. The Taylor 254ce Deluxe acoustic-electric guitar features a Grand Auditorium body made from layered Indian rosewood and Sitka spruce to strike Taylor's signature balance of body, resonance, and top-end sparkle on a budget. Onboard Taylor ES2 electronics provide convenient and natural-sounding amplification for the stage and studio, and discreet tone and volume controls let you shape your sound before it hits the soundboard.

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• A quality Taylor 12-string at an intermediate price
• Premium tonewoods deliver Taylor's signature full sound
• Taylor ES2 electronics for a natural and dynamic amplified sound

The 254ce Deluxe exemplifies the classic-yet-modern approach to instrument making that Sweetwater guitarists appreciate in Taylor Guitars. The reduced Grand Auditorium body style, with its tapered waist and elegant cutaway, has a familiar feel in the hands but a bold tone that really cuts through in a mix for strumming to fingerpicking. Taylor's layered-wood approach retains the look and much of the tone guitarists expect from a bona fide Taylor - just at a more competitive price point.

The 254ce Deluxe 12-string has the full-range Taylor tone and broad response you rely on. This is thanks to a Sitka spruce top that adds focus and definition to the bold layered Indian rosewood back and sides. From folksy fingerpicking to classic rock chord strumming, the Taylor 254ce Deluxe has you covered.

Artists who play plugged in will appreciate the Taylor 254ce Deluxe's natural-sounding Expression System 2 (ES2) electronics. This system features a three-section proprietary pickup located behind the guitar's saddle for clear and accurate sound reproduction. A master volume control and a pair of tone controls let you tweak your sound and output from the stage, and a discreet phase switch provides vital onboard feedback suppression.

• A solid workhorse 12-string acoustic-electric guitar
• Comfortable Grand Auditorium body style projects at a reduced size
• Layered Indian rosewood with Sitka spruce for a full-bodied sound and present top
• 1-7/8" neck width is comfortable and easy to play
• Italian acrylic small diamond inlays add a sophisticated touch
• Full-gloss finish protects and beautifies
• ES2 electronics deliver natural acoustic tone without a mic