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The Taylor 512ce Next Generation is a modern interpretation of a popular classic, combining tried-and-tested Taylor quality with the latest innovations. The Next Generation Grand Concert model has been fitted with new top bracing and a new pickup, resulting in a sound that is even more natural and balanced in terms of tone, dynamics and amplification. The all-solid body ensures a particularly resonant and detailed tone that continues to develop the more you play it. The guitar comes with a matching case for safe transport.
The solid cedar top delivers a warm tone with a quick response and high dynamics. Particularly with a light touch, it produces a full-bodied sound with soft trebles and detailed mid-range. The Scalloped V-Class Bracing enhances this with longer sustain, precise intonation and clear projection. The solid mahogany back and sides complement the sound with focused mids and natural warmth. The result is a balanced, direct tone that performs equally well for both fingerstyle and strumming.
The mahogany neck sits comfortably in the hand and, in combination with the ebony fingerboard, offers a quick response and a smooth playing feel across the entire fingerboard. In addition, the cutaway allows effortless access to the higher registers, making solo passages and demanding leads comfortably achievable. The short scale length of 632 mm also ensures a comfortable playing feel, as it results in lower string tension.
The Taylor Claria pickup system is a modern in-house development by Taylor and offers professional piezo pickup technology with an intuitive preamp. This allows the most important sound parameters to be adjusted quickly and easily. The controls are discreetly integrated into the soundhole, ensuring they remain easily accessible without compromising the guitar’s elegant appearance. This keeps the design harmonious and uncluttered, whilst at the same time allowing for convenient control over the amplified sound.
Visually, the guitar impresses with a classic appearance and carefully selected details. The natural high-gloss finish beautifully highlights the natural grain of the tonewoods and gives the instrument a timeless, slightly vintage-inspired look. Stylish accents include the elegant tortoise pickguard, the single-ring abalone rosette and the delicate Meridian inlays on the fingerboard.
As one of the largest guitar manufacturers, Taylor is a true authority in the production of first-class instruments. Professional craftsmanship by trained specialists results in the very finest products that last a lifetime, whose value is consistently maintained – or even increases! This is due in equal measure to the exquisite tonewoods used, which – thanks to long-term ageing and their carefully selected quality – do not warp and are therefore virtually unrivalled in terms of quality. Only spruce, mahogany, cedar or koa of proven quality are used for the tops. Careful production combined with the finest materials is not limited to guitars, incidentally. Guitar cases and all accessories are also of first-class quality. Finally, a meticulous final inspection ensures that even the smallest flaws are not overlooked, guaranteeing absolutely flawless guitars before dispatch.
As if that were not enough, Taylor also places great importance on environmentally responsible practices.
Uncontrolled deforestation and overexploitation are leading to severely endangered timber species, which can no longer regenerate due to the rapid pace of depletion. These include, in particular, ebony and koa, whose dwindling stocks and the resulting ecological problems have prompted a rethink at Taylor Guitars.
As ebony is particularly comfortable to the touch due to its hard, smooth texture, it has long been the preferred choice for the manufacture of fingerboards. Its attractive appearance is also extremely popular for nut pieces, headstock inlays, bridge pins and bindings. However, high demand and a thriving black market outstripped available stocks, resulting in ebony being added to the Red List of Threatened Species in 1994. Furthermore, only the jet-black heartwood – which makes up just a fraction of the tree – was used, resulting in a disproportionately large amount of waste during production. To protect the forests, Taylor has therefore been working since 2011 with the Crelicam Wood Mill in Yaoundé, Cameroon, to promote controlled use through the processing of waste products.
“We need to use the ebony that the forest gives us” – Bob Taylor
Koa acacia stocks have also suffered severe losses over the last 20 years. Unsustainable forestry and overexploitation have led to a decline that can only be halted through forward-thinking action and reforestation. Taylor Guitars therefore joined forces with Pacific Rim Tonewoods to launch the Siglo Tonewoods project, which aims to restore the Hawaiian rainforest. This is a large plantation area for koa acacia and other species, enabling the controlled use of koa timber.
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