Taylor Gold Label Ben Harper 512e Grand Concert Acoustic Electric Guitar w/HSC
Overview
Designed with GRAMMY-winning songwriter and guitarist Ben Harper
Torrefied spruce top yields bold projection and aged-in warmth
Mahogany back and sides serve up a woody midrange voice
Deeper Grand Concert body offers a comfortable feel and surprising power
Includes Claria electronics and deluxe hardshell case
Ben Harper Gold Label 512e Special Edition
Blending a comfortable frame, rich solid-wood tone and striking aesthetics, the Ben Harper Gold Label 512e Special Edition is a fitting tribute to its namesake, a longtime Taylor player and award-winning singer-songwriter. Proving again that the Gold Label Collection offers fertile ground for collaboration, this deeper-bodied Grand Concert acoustic-electric boasts back and sides of solid mahogany topped with torrefied spruce for an enticingly warm, woody midrange voice that combines a strong fundamental focus with pleasing articulation and impressive power across the frequency range. Inside, our fanned V-Class bracing dials up greater volume, sustain and low-end presence, while the roasting process for the spruce soundboard adds a touch of aged-in sweetness and depth. Along with the compact body shape, players will appreciate the easy microadjustability of the Action Control Neck as well as the adaptability of the Claria System electronics and their intuitive soundhole-mounted controls. Visual cues add up to a bold neo-vintage character, including a Honduran rosewood fretboard and peghead veneer, cream-colored binding and a matching rosette with black trim, a cream-colored pickguard, Crest inlays, polished bronze tuning machines, and bone bridge pins. Rounding out the package is a golden-brown shaded edgeburst top developed with Ben Harper himself, capped with a gloss finish for the top, back and sides.
SPECS
Top Wood: Sitka Spruce
Back/Side Wood: Neo-Tropical Mahogany
Rosette: Cream/Black
Back Configuration: 2-piece No Wedge
Body Binding: Cream
Armrest: No
Top Finish: Gloss
Back/Side Finish: Gloss
Neck Wood: Neo-Tropical Mahogany
Fretboard Wood: Honduran Rosewood
Neck Profile: Standard Carve
Fretboard Inlay: Cream Crest
Fretboard Binding: Honduran Rosewood, Black Underlay
Neck Finish: Satin
Nut Width: 1-3/4"
Peghead Veneer Wood: Honduran Rosewood, Black Underlay
Scale Length: 24-7/8"
Peghead Inlay: Cream Crest
Peghead Type: Paddle
Peghead Binding: None
Peghead Finish: Gloss
Bridge: Honduran Rosewood
Nut & Saddle: White TUSQ Nut, White Micarta Saddle
Bridge Pins: Bone
Strings: D'Addario XS Coated Phosphor Bronze Light (.012 - .053)
Pickguard: Cream/Black
Tuners: Taylor Polished Bronze with Polished Bronze Buttons
Strap Pin: Black
End Pin: Black
