Taylor’s 12-string 856ce blends power, balance and crystal-clear articulation, harnessing rosewood’s full-spectrum tonal range to give players an expressive 12-string. An ultra-playable Taylor neck and Florentine cutaway make for easy fretting into the upper register, and proprietary Expression System 2 acoustic electronics translate all the sonic detail into a rich amplified sound. Premium appointments include maple binding and back strip, rosewood top edge trim, rosewood pickguard, mother-of-pearl Element fretboard inlay, and smoky ebony fretboard.

Other specifications include:

• Shape Grand Symphony
• Number of Strings 12
• Back/Side Wood Indian Rosewood
• Scale length 25-1/2"
• Top Wood Sitka Spruce
• Electronics Expression System 2®
• Cutaway Florentine
• Scale Length 25-1/2"
• Nut & Saddle Tusq Nut/Micarta Saddle
• Bracing Advanced Performance with Relief Rout
• Truss Rod Cover West African Ebony
• Pickguard Rosewood
• Number of Frets 20
• Tuners Taylor Nickel
• Case Taylor Deluxe Hardshell Brown
• Brand of Strings Elixir Phosphor Bronze Light
• Body Length 20"
• Body Width 16 1/4"
• Body Depth 4 5/8"
• Binding Pale Non-Figured Maple
• Top Finish Gloss 3.5
• Back Config 2-piece No Wedge
• Backstrap Finish None
• Rosette Size Single Ring
• Bridge Inlay None
• Back/Side Finish Gloss 3.5
• Armrest Binding None
• Backstrap Wood None
• Rosette Mat. Abalone
• Stain/Sunburst None
• Wedge None
• Neck Width 1-7/8"
• Fretboard Inlay Element
• Fretboard Binding Pale Non-Figured Maple
• Heel Cap Binding Pale Non-Figured Maple
• Type of Neck Joint Scarf
• Neck/Heel Tropical Mahogany
• Fretboard Wood West African Ebony
• Neck Finish Satin
• Heel Length 3-1/2"
• Peghead Finish Gloss
• Peghead Binding Pale Non-Figured Maple
• Peghead Type Standard
• Peghead Purfling None
• Headstock Overlay West African Ebony
• Peghead Inlay None
• Peghead Logo Taylor Mother of Pearl
• Bridge Pins West African Ebony with Green Abalone Dots
• Buttons Nickel
• Fingerboard Ext None
• Edge Trim Indian Rosewood
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