Taylor A12e-N Academy Series Nylon String Grand Concert Walnut / Torrified Spruce
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Taylor A12e-N Nylon String Acoustic Guitar | Tobias Music
A Comfortable, Easy-Playing Introduction to Nylon-String Guitar
The Taylor A12e-N brings the comfortable playing experience Taylor is known for to a nylon-string guitar designed with beginners and developing players in mind. Part of Taylor’s affordable Academy Series, the A12e-N combines a comfortable Grand Concert body, easy playability, a nylon-string feel, and onboard electronics in a guitar that is remarkably approachable.
This particular A12e-N is especially attractive, featuring exceptional walnut figuring on the back and sides and a beautiful torrefied spruce top. It also includes a deluxe gig bag, making it an excellent value for someone looking for a quality first guitar.
✅ Why You’ll Love This Guitar
The A12e-N is a great choice for someone who wants to explore nylon-string guitar without jumping into a traditional, full-size classical guitar.
Taylor designed the Academy Series with comfort in mind. The Grand Concert body is smaller and easier to handle than a traditional dreadnought, while the nylon strings offer a softer, more relaxed playing experience.
The result is a guitar that feels inviting from the very first note.
✅ Our Expert Opinion
For a beginner, a guitar that is comfortable and easy to play can make all the difference. That’s where the A12e-N really shines.
The nylon strings are gentle on the fingers, the body is comfortable to hold, and Taylor’s neck and setup make the guitar feel familiar to anyone accustomed to playing a steel-string acoustic.
And while this is one of Taylor’s more affordable guitars, this particular example has some unusually attractive wood. The figured walnut back and sides and torrefied spruce top give it a look that feels considerably more upscale than its price suggests.
✅ Tone Profile
The A12e-N delivers the softer, warmer character associated with nylon strings, with a clear and balanced response that works particularly well for fingerstyle playing, classical-inspired music, folk, and casual acoustic playing.
The torrefied spruce top adds an appealing visual character while helping give the guitar a mature, responsive voice.
✅ Construction & Specifications
- Model: Taylor A12e-N
- Series: Academy Series
- Body Shape: Grand Concert
- String Type: Nylon
- Top: Torrefied Spruce
- Back & Sides: Walnut
- Electronics: Taylor onboard electronics
- Body: Comfortable, compact Grand Concert design
- Included: Deluxe gig bag
✅ Who It’s Perfect For
The A12e-N is an especially good choice for:
- Beginning guitarists
- Players wanting to learn nylon-string guitar
- Students looking for an easy-playing instrument
- Players who find traditional classical guitars too large or cumbersome
- Fingerstyle players
- Anyone wanting an affordable, comfortable Taylor
✅ Why Buy From Tobias Music
We’ve been helping guitar players find the right instrument for decades. As a longtime Taylor dealer, we understand what makes a Taylor feel and sound its best.
Every guitar we sell receives the attention you’d expect from a specialty acoustic guitar shop, and we’re always happy to help you find the instrument that fits your playing style and experience level.
✅ Tobias Music Insight
Sometimes the best beginner guitar is simply the one you enjoy playing.
That’s what makes the A12e-N such a smart choice. It isn’t trying to be an expensive professional classical guitar. Instead, Taylor has taken the things that make their guitars so approachable—comfort, playability, quality construction, and a great neck—and put them into an affordable nylon-string instrument.
For someone just getting started, that’s a pretty compelling combination.
Included
Deluxe Taylor Gig Bag
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