Taylor Gold Label 712e – A Pocket-Sized Piano with a Vintage Soul
Master builder Andy Powers has distilled the magic of vintage flattops into a compact, curve-hugging masterpiece. The Taylor Gold Label 712e Grand Concert pairs the sweet, broken-in bark of a torrefied Sitka spruce top with the lush, lingering bloom of solid Indian rosewood. We took the famously intimate Grand Concert shape and made it just a bit deeper, unlocking a piano-like low end without sacrificing the touch-sensitive balance fingerstyle players crave. It is a time machine for your tone, dripping with old-school warmth, complex overtones, and stage-ready modern muscle. Get ready to wrap your hands around a rich, resonant legend that begs to be played.
Playability That Pulls You In
Playing a vintage-voiced guitar should not feel like wrestling a bear. We engineered the 712e to melt into your hands, letting your fingers fly freely from the first position down to the dusty end of the fretboard. You get all the heritage swagger without the heritage struggle, keeping your focus completely on the music.
- Intimate Grand Concert Shape: The compact, deeply comfortable body tucks perfectly under your arm, saving your shoulder during marathon jam sessions.
- Action Control Neck: Our clever long tenon design allows for lightning-fast, micro-precise setup tweaks, keeping your action buttery smooth through every season.
- Lightning-Fast Fretboard: The sleek West African ebony fingerboard provides a glassy, friction-free surface that begs for complex chord changes and speedy single-note runs.
Built Like a Bespoke Vault
We did not just slap some pretty wood together; we built a meticulously tuned acoustic engine. By deepening the body and rethinking the internal architecture, we coaxed massive, room-filling sound out of a remarkably modest footprint. It pushes serious air, giving you a massive voice that easily shakes the floorboards.
- Deeper Body Profile: The extra internal volume pumps out a surprisingly thunderous, piano-like bass response that anchors your acoustic arrangements.
- Fanned V-Class Bracing: This ingenious internal framework supercharges your sustain and projection, keeping notes brilliantly in tune across the entire neck.
- Solid Indian Rosewood: This premium tonewood delivers a sweeping frequency range, serving up deep, satisfying lows alongside crisp, crystalline highs.
Details That Dazzle on Stage and Studio
True craftsmanship reveals itself in the fine print. We loaded the Gold Label 712e with premium appointments and stage-ready electronics to ensure it looks exactly as stunning as it sounds. From the tuning pegs to the pickup, every inch is dialed in for absolute peak performance.
- LR Baggs Element VTC Electronics: Translates your unplugged magic into gorgeous, natural amplified tone with completely out-of-the-way soundhole controls.
- Celluloid Firestripe Pickguard: Adds a striking, vintage-inspired visual punch that fiercely protects your spruce top from aggressive flatpicking.
- Taylor Nickel Tuners: These rugged tuning machines lock your strings precisely into pitch, so you can play passionately without wandering out of tune.
Conclusion Wrap Up
The Taylor Gold Label 712e Grand Concert perfectly bridges the gap between old-world acoustic soul and cutting-edge performance tech. It is the ultimate six-string sidekick for the fingerpicking poet or the dynamic strummer looking for warmth, depth, and pinpoint clarity in a highly comfortable package.
Plug it in, turn it up, and let your fingers do the talking. Bring this bold beauty home and put a piece of playable history right in your hands.
Taylor Gold Label 712e Features:
- Deeper body Grand Concert shape for added warmth and low-end depth
- Torrefied Sitka spruce top for an instantly aged, highly responsive tone
- Solid Indian rosewood back and sides for rich, piano-like overtones
- Innovative fanned V-Class bracing for enhanced sustain and blended voicing
- Tropical mahogany neck with a fast, comfortable satin finish
- Premium West African ebony fretboard for slick playability
- LR Baggs Element VTC electronics for clear, natural amplified tone
- Long tenon Action Control Neck for improved resonance and easy adjustability
- Elegant Honduran rosewood curve wing bridge
- Vintage-style celluloid firestripe pickguard
- Taylor nickel standard tuning machines for rock-solid pitch stability
- Tusq white nut and white Micarta saddle for flawless intonation
- Custom cream plastic crest fretboard inlays
- 24 7/8” scale length for comfortable, slinky string tension
- Includes a Taylor Deluxe Hardshell case in “British Cocoa Bronco”
