2026 Taylor C12ce B6026 Grand Concert Engelmann Spruce/Blackheart Sassafras Antique Blonde
Two top-shelf tonewoods share the spotlight in this comfortable, sweet-voiced custom Grand Concert guitar. An Engelmann spruce top delivers a mature, smooth response with rich midrange presence, while blackheart sassafras back and sides contribute top-end chime and a dry, warm character in the bass range. Tone-enhancing V-Class bracing ensures plenty of volume, drawing out the sustain and keeping notes more in tune with each other all the way up a beautifully variegated ebony fretboard that sports a unique spotting pattern. An Antique Blond color shading is artfully applied to the entire guitar, highlighting the creamy complexion of the Engelmann spruce soundboard and emphasizing the exotic visual texture that gives this sassafras variant its “blackheart” designation. This model features numerous appointments crafted from figured Hawaiian koa, including its Fishbone rosette, body binding, backstrap and heel cap.
Features:
- Neck: Mahogany
- Fretboard: “Cheetah Print” West African Crelicam Ebony
- Fretboard Inlay: None
- Tuning Machines: Taylor Slot-Head Nickel
- Tuner Buttons: Crelicam Ebony
- Nut Width: 1-3/4”
- Scale Length: 24-7/8″
- Bracing: V-Class
- Bridge: Crelicam Ebony
- Bridge Pins: Dark Stain Bone
- Rosette (Purfling): Single-Ring Fishbone – Figured Hawaiian Koa (Black/Maple)
- Binding (Purfling):
- Body: Figured Hawaiian Koa (Black/Maple – Top, Black – Back/Sides)
- Fretboard: Crelicam Ebony (None)
- Back Strip: Figured Hawaiian Koa
- Peghead Type: Slotted – Steel String – 6 string
- Peghead Logo: Hawaiian Koa
- Peghead Veneer: Colorful Crelicam Ebony
- Backstrap: Figured Hawaiian Koa
- Nut: Black TUSQ
- Saddle: White Micarta
- Finish: Satin Body, Satin Neck
- Color: Antique Blond (Top/Back/Sides/Neck)
- Electronics: Claria™ System
- Strings: D’Addario XS Coated Phosphor Bronze Light
- Guitar Case: Taylor Deluxe Hardshell Case, Brown Exterior