Taylor 512ce - Cedar/Mahogany (2018)

This Taylor guitar was built in 2018, just before the transition to V-class bracing.  It has the advanced X bracing that was used prior to the change.  In my opinion, the advanced X bracing provided a little more low end punch to the mix, which is helpful in a smaller body size like this grand concert.  The combination of cedar and mahogany makes for a wonderfully warm, yet quick and responsive guitar with a surprising amount of low end guts!  Add in Taylor's exceptional playability, enhanced by the short scale, the cutaway and the ES2 electronics, and this guitar makes for a great, easy, comfortable and wonderful sounding instrument which can excel at any type of playing and is ready for the stage.  It is in excellent condition, with only a small blemish on the neck which doesn't affect play.