Taylor Builders Edition 912ce Honduran Rosewood / Sinker Redwood

This is what Taylor Guitars say about the Builders Edition 912ce:

With its world-class tonewoods, player-centric design, and luxurious detailing, the Builder’s Edition 912ce is a masterclass in craftsmanship, comfort, and sonic beauty. The solid Honduran rosewood back and sides produce a richly layered tone—warm, resonant lows, piano-like trebles, and lush overtones—delivered with clarity that easily holds its place in a mix.

Topped with a hand-selected striped sinker redwood soundboard, sourced from old-growth logs long submerged in California riverbeds, this guitar blends cedar-like warmth and responsiveness with a broader dynamic range and higher volume ceiling. Enhanced by V-Class bracing, the result is more power, longer sustain, and improved harmonic alignment across the neck.

The Grand Concert body offers a supremely comfortable playing experience, thanks to its shorter scale length, lighter string tension, and exceptional touch sensitivity—ideal for fingerstyle and nuanced play. Additional Builder’s Edition features—including a beveled armrest and cutaway, chamfered body edges, and a sleek Curve Wing bridge—further elevate its ergonomic appeal.

Visually, this model stands out with a Kona edgeburst finish on the back and sides, a heelburst neck, Hawaiian koa purfling, paua edge trim, and intricate Belle Fleur inlays in paua and mother-of-pearl. Antique gold Gotoh 510 tuners complete the upscale aesthetic.

Equipped with Expression System 2 (ES2) electronics and shipped in a premium hardshell case, the Builder’s Edition 912ce is a sophisticated instrument built for players who demand comfort, beauty, and expressive range in equal measure.

• Honduran rosewood for incredible depth and sparkle
• Striped sinker redwood top for volume and touch sensitivity
• V-Class bracing improves volume, sustain and harmony
• Premium Gotoh tuners and paua/mother-of-pearl inlays
• Includes deluxe hardshell case and ES2 electronics

• Style: Grand Concert with bevelled cutaway
• Top: Solid striped sinker redwood
• V-Class Bracing
• Back and sides: SolidHonduran rosewood
• Neck: Mahogany
• Fingerboard: Ebony
• Fingerboard inlays: "Belle Fleur"
• Scale: 632 mm (24 7/8")
• Nut width: 44.5 mm (1 3/4")
• Nut: TUSQ
• Armrest: Ebony
• 20 Frets
• Pickup: Taylor Expression System 2
• Controls: Bass, mid and treble controls
• Micarta bridge
• Golden Gotoh machine heads
• Strings: 516198 Daddario XSAPB1253
• Colour: Heel Burst
• Colour: Kona Edgeburst
• Includes Taylor Deluxe hardshell case
• Made in USA