For those seeking a singular, heirloom-quality playing experience with the rich sparkle of a 12-string guitar, there’s no better option than the Next Generation PS54ce. This versatile Grand Auditorium boasts back and sides of premium Honduran rosewood, a highly dense, hard tonewood that yields exceptional tonal sophistication and harmonic complexity. Paired with an Adirondack spruce top and V-Class interior bracing, the result is a lush, dazzling voice with clear top-end definition, warm bass response and remarkable dynamic range that preserves clarity even under an aggressive strumming attack.
A slender, smooth-playing Action Control Neck™ allows you to make precise adjustments to string height in seconds. The long-tenon neck design offers enhanced sustain and resonance. With Volume, Mid-Contour and Tone soundhole controls, the Claria™ pickup system makes it easy to shape your tone in any live performance setting. Premium appointments include antique gold Gotoh 510 tuning machines, mother-of-pearl and paua California Vine inlays, paua purfling, a rosewood pickguard, a shaded edgeburst treatment for the back and sides, and a radius-style ebony armrest.
Overview
- Honduran rosewood body yields unmatched complexity and richness
- Adirondack spruce offers incredible power and headroom
- 12-string model with V-Class bracing produces lush octave shimmer
- Action Control Neck enables easy, precise string height adjustments
- Includes Claria electronics and deluxe hardshell case
Grand Auditorium
The flagship shape offers comfort and cross-genre utility, with a clear, balanced tone suited for both fingerstyle and strumming.
Honduran Rosewood
Dense hardwood with a uniquely smooth, refined voice. Warm, lush low end with bell-like trebles. Supremely rich harmonic overtones.
Action Control Neck
Building on Taylor’s legacy of easy-playing necks, the new Action Control Neck pairs a long-tenon joint for added warmth and depth with a patented system for effortless string height adjustment.
Adirondack Spruce
Known for its high volume ceiling and dynamic, lively response, Adirondack spruce retains exceptional clarity even with an aggressive attack.
Claria Pickup System
Developed with extensive input from touring artists and live sound engineers, Taylor’s new Claria™ System reimagines the under-saddle piezo pickup to deliver consistent plug-and-play acoustic tone in any setting.
Venetian Cutaway
The Venetian cutaway is known for its soft, round lines. The sloping peak of the cutaway will vary depending on the shape of the body.
V-Class Bracing
Our patented V-Class bracing is a revolutionary new pattern — a new sonic engine — that marks a major shift away from traditional steel-string bracing patterns.
Specifications
Highlights
Number of Strings: 12 String
Orientation: Right Handed
Body Shape: Grand Auditorium
Bracing System: V-Class Bracing
Cutaway: Venetian Cutaway
Color: Shaded Edgeburst Back & Sides Only
Electronics: The Claria Acoustic Pickup System
Body
Top Wood: Adirondack Spruce
Back & Side Wood: Honduran Rosewood
Rosette: Paua Single Ring, Bound Sound Hole
Back Configuration: 4-Piece, Simons Wedge
Body Binding: West African Crelicam Ebony
Armrest: Radius West African Crelicam Ebony
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: Paua California Vine
Fretboard Binding: West African Crelicam Ebony
Neck Finish: Satin
Peghead
Nut Width: 1-7/8"
Peghead Veneer Wood: West African Crelicam Ebony
Scale Length: 25-1/2"
Peghead Inlay: Mother-of-Pearl / Paua California Vine
Peghead Type: Paddle
Peghead Binding: West African Crelicam Ebony
Peghead Finish: Gloss
Other
Bridge: West African Crelicam Ebony
Nut & Saddle: Black Tusq Nut, White Micarta Saddle
Bridge Pins: West African Crelicam Ebony with Green Abalone Dots
Strings: D'Addario XS Coated Phosphor Bronze Light (.010–.047)
Pickguard: Indian Rosewood
Tuners: Gotoh 510 Antique Gold with Antique Gold Buttons
Strap Pin: Gold
End Pin: Black
