Product Overview
The first 12-string to join our 50th Anniversary Collection, the 858e LTD offers a rich, powerful "wall-of-sound" voice along with a supremely inviting handfeel--a nod to the playable 12-strings that helped put Taylor on the map back in the mid-'70s. With Indian rosewood back and sides paired with a Sitka spruce top, this big-bodied, limited-edition Grand Orchestra aligns with the ethos that defined those early models. Modern design elements like our V-Class voicing architecture enhance the volume, sustain, pitch accuracy and touch sensitivity. Our double-mounted string anchoring system uses a shared anchor point for each pair of strings to maintain a steady string break angle over the saddle and ensure optimal tonal balance. Refined visual appointments include mother-of-pearl Progressive Diamond fretboard inlays, a mother-of-pearl peghead logo, a three-ring green abalone rosette and a faux tortoise pickguard. Celebratory 50th anniversary design elements include Taylor gold mini tuners, ebony bridge pins with gold acrylic dots and a special commemorative label inside. It ships with ES2 electronics in a deluxe Western Floral hardshell case.
Highlights
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Number of Strings 12 String
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Orientation Right Handed
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Body Shape Grand Orchestra
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Bracing System V-Class Bracing
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Cutaway None
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Color Natural
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Electronics Expression System® 2
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Case/Bag Taylor Deluxe Hardshell-Western Floral
Body
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Top Wood Sitka Spruce
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Back/Side Wood Indian Rosewood
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Rosette Green Abalone 3 Ring
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Back Configuration 2-piece No Wedge
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Body Binding White
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Armrest None
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Top Finish Gloss
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Back/Side Finish Gloss
Neck
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Neck Wood Neo-Tropical Mahogany
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Fretboard Wood West African Crelicam Ebony
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Neck Profile Standard Carve
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Fretboard Inlay Mother-of-Pearl Progressive Diamond
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Fretboard Binding White
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Neck Finish Satin
Peghead
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Nut Width 1-7/8"
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Peghead Veneer Wood West African Crelicam Ebony
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Scale Length 25-1/2"
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Peghead Inlay None
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Peghead Type Paddle
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Peghead Binding White
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Peghead Finish Gloss
Other
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Bridge West African Crelicam Ebony
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Nut & Saddle Black Tusq Nut, Micarta Saddle
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Bridge Pins Crelicam Ebony with Gold Acrylic Dot
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Strings D'Addario XS Coated Phosphor Bronze Light (.010 - .047)
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Pickguard Tortoise
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Tuners Taylor Gold with Gold Buttons
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Strap Pin Gold
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End Pin Black