Taylor 356CE 12-String Electro Acoustic Guitar - Natural

• Grand Symphony body with Venetian cutaway offering easy reach to the upper frets
• Sitka spruce top with a natural gloss finish
• West African sapele wood body back and sides
• 12-string body bracing with relief rout
• Tropical mahogany neck with satin finish for a satisfying playing feel
• Ebony fingerboard with 4mm dot position inlays to guide you
• Taylor's expression system 2 electronics for articulate amplification
• Includes Taylor deluxe brown hardshell case to further protect the guitar

The Taylor 356ce Electro Acoustic Guitar is a highly desirable 12-string that is coveted by many not only for its incredible tonal qualities but also for beautiful lines and luxurious looks. Introduced in 2006, and built using the Grand Symphony body shape, this guitar delivers a rich, powerful acoustic voice. Offering a richly textured and full-bodied sound, which is responsive to the lightest of touches, the body offers an outstanding dynamic range. Whether you prefer to attack the strings with a fast picking or strumming style, or prefer to play with a deft fingerstyle technique, the Taylor 356ce delivers a beautifully lush tone.

Taylor twelve-strings employ reinforced braces in comparison to 6-strings to account for the increased string tension and to prevent the top from buckling. This means the Taylor 356ce features a thicker top piece, denser pin plates, and heavier, non-scalloped bracing, in order to support the top and adequately amplify the tone of the guitar.

The back and side wood of the 356ce is built using West African Sapele wood, which has been utilised by Taylor for over a decade. Sapele is known for having similar harmonic qualities to mahogany in delivering soothing lows and warm mid tones. It is a very-adaptable tonewood that allows a variety of styles from fingerstyle to strumming to really shine.

The top wood is built using Sitka Spruce which as Taylor say,