Taylor 12 String 355ce Acoustic Electric Guitar

A heritage of easy playing 12 strings.

Taylor 12 string 355ce acoustic electric guitar.

A solid western red cedar top on the taylor gs5 grand symphony acoustic guitar produces a uniquely warm and compl. Primarily a singer i ve been playing guitar for about 10 years been in a band drummer and have continued to record and play with other musicians on a non professional basis. Most 12 string acoustic guitars made over the last 100 years have predominantly featured large body sizes from the stella models of the twenties favored by lead belly through the martin dreadnought 12 strings popularized during the sixties folk boom to guild s jumbo models played by rockers during the seventies and beyond. Available at jim laabs music.

Taylor 355 jumbo 12 string acoustic electric guitar. The original 12 string of the company s 300 series the taylor 355 12 string jumbo acoustic guitar offers up some good resonant solid wood sound. Get organic tone with the sitka spruce top solid sapele back and sides and mahogany neck each of which add to the 355 s natural sound. The cutaway acoustic electric 356ce delivers plenty of midrange and top end shimmer balanced by the low end power of the grand symphony body shape.

While my six string acoustic is an indian rosewood yamaha i found that i liked the sapelle with the 12 string jumbo body. Building upon the original 12 string in taylor s 300 series the taylor 355ce 12 string acoustic electric guitar tacks on a few extra accoutrements for some added flexibility in both playing and aesthetics. Basically it came down to actually liking the playability of all the taylor guitars but just loving the sound of the 355ce bold loud rich jangling. An ultra playable neck delivers an effortless fretting experience.

Until then playing a 12 string was a physical chore between their chunky necks extra string tension and high action. Shop for the taylor 352ce v class 12 fret grand concert 12 string acoustic electric guitar and receive free shipping on your order and the guaranteed lowest price. Sapele s clear balanced tonal properties are well suited for a 12 string. Your move yes.

Of course the 355ce sports a smooth venetian cutaway as notated by the c in the instrume. Taylor 362ce image credit.