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Taylor 800-Series 50th Anniversary 858e LTD 12-String Acoustic-Electric Guitar - Spruce Top with Rosewood Back and Sides
Grand Orchestra Spruce Rosewood
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50th Anniversary 858e LTD
The first 12-string to join Taylor's 50th Anniversary Collection, the 858e LTD offers a rich, powerful "wall-of-sound" voice along with a supremely inviting handfeel — a nod to the playable 12-strings that helped put Taylor on the map back in the mid-'70s. With Indian rosewood back and sides paired with a Sitka spruce top, this big-bodied, limited-edition Grand Orchestra aligns with the ethos that defined those early models. Modern design elements like V-Class voicing architecture enhances the volume, sustain, pitch accuracy and touch sensitivity. A double-mounted string anchoring system uses a shared anchor point for each pair of strings to maintain a steady string break angle over the saddle and ensure optimal tonal balance. Refined visual appointments include mother-of-pearl Progressive Diamond fretboard inlays, a mother-of-pearl peghead logo, a three-ring green abalone rosette and a faux tortoise pickguard. Celebratory 50th anniversary design elements include Taylor gold mini tuners, ebony bridge pins with gold acrylic dots and a special commemorative label inside. It ships with ES2 electronics in a deluxe Western Floral hardshell case.
Features:
- Grand Orchestra body yields rich power and touch sensitivity
- Indian rosewood and Sitka spruce offer a versatile and expressive tonal palette
- V-Class bracing for enhanced projection and sustain
- Double-mounted string anchoring for more tonal consistency
- Includes ES2 electronics and deluxe Western Floral hardshell case
Grand Orchestra
Taylor's biggest body shape blends power, detail and balance across the tonal spectrum.
Sitka Spruce Top
The soundboard choice for most guitars, Sitka spruce produces a broad dynamic range and accommodates a versatile range of playing styles.
Indian Rosewood
The tonewood superstar. Popular, traditional, and versatile, Bob Taylor puts Indian rosewood among the greatest tonewoods ever.
Expression System 2
The Expression System 2 captures more of a guitar’s dynamic properties using a breakthrough behind-the-saddle design.
V-Class Bracing
V-Class bracing is a revolutionary new pattern — a new sonic engine — that marks a major shift away from traditional steel-string bracing patterns.
Highlights:
- Number of Strings
- 12 String
- Orientation
- Right Handed
- Body Shape
- Grand Orchestra
- Bracing System
- V-Class Bracing
- Cutaway
- None
- Color
- Natural
- Electronics
- Expression System® 2
- Case/Bag
- Taylor Deluxe Hardshell-Western Floral
Body:
- Top Wood
- Sitka Spruce
- Back/Side Wood
- Indian Rosewood
- Rosette
- Green Abalone 3 Ring
- Back Configuration
- 2-piece No Wedge
- Body Binding
- White
- Armrest
- None
- Top Finish
- Gloss
- Back/Side Finish
- Gloss
Neck:
- Neck Wood
- Neo-Tropical Mahogany
- Fretboard Wood
- West African Crelicam Ebony
- Neck Profile
- Standard Carve
- Fretboard Inlay
- Mother-of-Pearl Progressive Diamond
- Fretboard Binding
- White
- Neck Finish
- Satin
Neck:
- Nut Width
- 1-7/8"
- Peghead Veneer Wood
- West African Crelicam Ebony
- Scale Length
- 25-1/2"
- Peghead Inlay
- None
- Peghead Type
- Paddle
- Peghead Binding
- White
- Peghead Finish
- Gloss
Miscellaneous:
- Bridge
- West African Crelicam Ebony
- Nut & Saddle
- Black Tusq Nut, Micarta Saddle
- Bridge Pins
- Crelicam Ebony with Gold Acrylic Dot
- Strings
- D'Addario XS Coated Phosphor Bronze Light (.010 - .047)
- Pickguard
- Tortoise
- Tuners
- Taylor Gold with Gold Buttons
- Strap Pin
- Gold
- End Pin
- Black
| Model: | 858E50TH |
| Manufacturer: | Taylor |
