A staff favorite here at Rudy’s, the 812ce is a wonderful model thanks to the 12-fret body joint and smaller body design. The tried and true spruce/rosewood pairing makes this guitar a perfect recording instrument and one we recommend to players alot. From Taylor Guitar’s Website: "The Grand Concert’s intimate body size and 24-⅞-inch scale length make for a comfortable playing experience that fingerstyle players are bound to love. The 12-fret version of the 812ce yields a slightly different character than the 14-fret because the bridge position is closer to the center of the lower bout and because the bracing profile was modified to emphasize a bolder attack. Players can expect plenty of the Grand Concert’s signature articulation with a slightly meatier, more robust tonal output. Recently integrated with the 800 Deluxe Series, this year’s edition of the 812ce 12-Fret includes a radius-style rosewood armrest for enhanced playing comfort. It features our V-Class bracing design, which bolsters this small-bodied guitar with added projection and sustain, bringing out more of Indian rosewood’s harmonic complexity. If you like a slightly darker, punchier quality in a small guitar, the 812ce 12-Fret is a great choice." Specs: Body type: 12-Fret Grand Concert Cutaway: Venetian Top wood: Solid Sitka spruce Back and sides: Solid Indian rosewood Bracing pattern: Advanced Performance Grand Concert Bracing with Relief Rout Body finish: Gloss 3.5 Orientation: Right handed Neck shape: Taylor Standard Profile Nut width: 1.75" (44.45 mm) Fingerboard: West African Ebony Neck wood: Tropical mahogany Scale length: 24.87" Number of frets: 18 Neck finish: Satin Pickup/preamp: Yes Brand: Taylor Configuration: Behind-the-saddle transducer with Adjustable Sensors Preamp EQ: 2-band Feedback filter: Phase Tuner: No Headstock overlay: West African ebony Tuning machines: Slot head with ebony buttons Bridge: West African ebony Saddle and nut: Micarta "Wave"/TUSQ Number of strings: 6 Special features: Case: Deluxe hardshell case Accessories: Country of origin: United States