Full 12-string tone embodied in a more slender, hour-glass Grand Auditorium shape.

The Taylor GA3-12 represents a contemporary take on traditional 12-string design. It has full 12-string tone despite its more slender, hour-glass Grand Auditorium shape. Signature Taylor performance, quality, and value make their sapele/spruce acoustic guitars a great introduction to the solid-wood Taylor experience. The resulting combination provides the perfect guitar for strong, rhythmic playing styles.

Although the Grand Auditorium body style has the width and depth of a dreadnought, its narrower waist gives it the appearance of a smaller instrument, adds treble "zing" across the guitar's tonal spectrum, sharpens the definition of individual notes, and rests more comfortably in your lap. With less mass from the width of the braces, the guitar top moves faster, resulting in a snappy, bell-like tone.

Taylor GA3-12 Grand Auditorium 12-String Acoustic Guitar Features:

• Body Style: 12-String Grand Auditorium
• Back & Sides: Sapele
• Top: Sitka Spruce
• Rosette: Plastic
• Neck: Tropical American Mahogany
• Fretboard: Ebony with Binding
• Fretboard Inlay: Small Pearl Dots
• Headstock Overlay: Indian Rosewood
• Binding: White Plastic
• Bridge: Ebony
• Pickguard: Tortoise Shell
• Nut and Saddle: Tusq
• Tuning Machines: Chrome-Plated Taylor
• Strings: Elixir Light Gauge Strings with Nanoweb Coating
• Scale Length: 25-1/2"
• Truss Rod: Adjustable
• Neck Width at Nut: 1-7/8"
• No. of frets: 20
• Bracing: T5 Custom Bracing
• Finish: Satin with a Gloss Top
• Electronics: None
• Body Width: 16"
• Body Depth: 4-5/8"
• Body Length: 20"
• Overall Length: 41"
• Case: Taylor Hardshell

Taylor GA3-12 Grand Auditorium 12-String Acoustic Guitar Includes:

• Taylor Hardshell Case

The great Taylor sound in a gorgeous 12-string.

Taylor GA3-12 Grand Auditorium 12-String Acoustic Guitar

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holy cow

Posted by jacksonvman from polk ohio on May 8, 2009

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: professional

Reviewer's Play Style: metal, rock, country

This guitar is just excellent. When I got it and strummed the first chord I noticed the action was the lowest out of any 12 string I've ever played. And thanks to the concert body size the bass was amazing and the highs were crisp. I highly recomend it.

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Awesome!

Posted by hendrix272003 from Tampa FL. on Jul 5, 2008

Experience w/product: I have used it

Reviewer's Background: local musician

Reviewer's Play Style: Rock, Blues

I recently tried out this guitar and I was astonished at it's playability! Every song I played on it sounded surreal. Great action and the smoothest, sweetest acoustic tone I've ever heard. This is DEFINATELY the next acoustic guitar I buy.

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Better than the rest...

Posted by Charles Burks from UTAH on Apr 21, 2008

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: guitar teacher, performer

Reviewer's Play Style: rock, folk, fingerstyle, ...everything

...at least for the price that is. I checked out just about every 12 string I could find in Utah. This one was the cleanest sounding and was easier to play than any other that came close to it in price. It does buzz a little in lower tunings but most 12 strings do. Again, its the better sounding 12 stringer out there in this price range.

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Taylor GA3-12 Grand Auditorium 12-String Acoustic Guitar

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