Description
The Taylor 855e Legacy Series 12-String Jumbo is a bold, commanding instrument that honors fifty years of acoustic guitar craftsmanship. While it's aesthetically modeled after the company's first-year jumbos, it sports several contemporary updates that make it great for the modern guitarist. A true workingman's acoustic, the Legacy Series 855e produces a rich, prominent voice that's great for any setting, from rock to country and everything in between.
An age-old pairing of Sitka spruce and Indian rosewood sets the foundation for this model's big, bellowing sound. With every strum, you'll hear warmth, sparkle, and blooming overtones. Players will also notice how loud and balanced it sounds, thanks to its traditional X-bracing. For amplified performance, the Legacy Series 855e is equipped with an LR Baggs Element VTC pickup, which reproduces its acoustic sound with unrivaled sensitivity, depth, and articulation.
For enhanced performance, this Taylor acoustic has a modern neck profile that allows easier fretting and chord transitioning. However, it's still a vintage-inspired masterpiece, thanks to its white binding, three-ring rosette, mother-of-pearl fretboard inlays, tortoiseshell pickguard, and ebony bridge pins with green abalone dots, all of which harken back to the early 800 Series acoustics.
Doubling down on style, the Taylor 855e Legacy Series 12-String Jumbo ships in a deluxe hardshell case.
Specs
Number of Strings: 12 String
Orientation: Right Handed
Body Shape: Jumbo
Bracing System: X-Bracing with Relief Rout
Cutaway: Non-cutaway
Color: Natural
Case/Bag: Taylor Deluxe Hardshell Brown
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 Wood: Neo-Tropical Mahogany
Fretboard Wood: West African Crelicam Ebony
Neck Profile: Standard Carve
Fretboard Inlay: Mother-of-Pearl Large Non-Engraved Diamonds
Fretboard Binding: White
Neck Finish: Gloss
Nut Width: 1-7/8"
Peghead Veneer Wood: Indian Rosewood
Scale Length: 25-1/2"
Peghead Inlay: None
Peghead Type: Standard
Peghead Binding: None
Peghead Finish: Gloss
Bridge: West African Crelicam Ebony Mustache
Nut & Saddle: White TUSQ Nut, White Micarta Saddle
Bridge Pins: West African Ebony with Green Abalone Dots
Pickguard: Tortoise
Tuners: Taylor Nickel with Nickel Buttons
Strap Pin: Nickel
End Pin: Nickel
Electronics: LR Baggs Element VTC
SKU: 855E-LS
