Taylor Ben Harper Gold Label 512e Acoustic Electric Guitar

The Taylor Ben Harper Gold Label 512e is a distinctive signature model developed in close collaboration with the celebrated singer-songwriter and slide guitarist, built on Taylor's deep-body Grand Concert platform for a remarkably rich and focused voice with surprising depth and projection for its size. The solid Sitka spruce top pairs with neo-tropical mahogany back and sides to produce warm lows, clear mids, and articulate highs, making this guitar particularly well-suited to expressive fingerstyle playing, slide work, and dynamic acoustic performance.

Fanned V-Class bracing with a tonal rout enhances sustain, balance, and harmonic clarity across the entire fretboard, while Taylor's Action Control Neck allows quick, precise string-height adjustment without removing the neck or strings. The Honduran rosewood fingerboard and bridge add warmth and responsiveness throughout the tonal range, and elegant cream crest inlays and a striking Ben Harper SE top finish give the instrument a refined, distinctive visual identity, and Taylor's Claria electronics deliver natural, dynamic amplified tone for performers who need their guitar to translate faithfully through a PA. Ideal for slide players, fingerstyle guitarists, and Ben Harper fans seeking a professional-grade acoustic built to genuinely exceptional craftsmanship standards.

Features

• Solid Sitka spruce top with neo-tropical mahogany back and sides delivers a warm, balanced tone with rich lows, clear mids, and articulate highs across the deep-body Grand Concert platform.
• Fanned V-Class bracing with a tonal rout enhances sustain, harmonic clarity, and tonal balance across the entire fretboard, a hallmark of Taylor's most advanced acoustic engineering.
• Taylor's Action Control Neck allows quick, precise string-height adjustment without removing the neck or strings, ensuring reliable playability on the road.
• Deep-body Grand Concert design offers focused projection and surprising depth for its compact size, ideal for expressive fingerstyle and slide playing.
• Honduran rosewood fingerboard and bridge add warmth and tonal responsiveness, complemented by elegant cream crest inlays for a refined visual finish.
• Taylor Claria electronics provide natural, dynamic amplified tone, making this signature model genuinely stage-ready for performing musicians.

• Model: Ben Harper Gold Label 512e SE
• Body: Grand Concert deep body
• Strings: 6
• Top: Solid Sitka spruce
• Back & sides: Neo-tropical mahogany
• Bracing: Fanned V-Class with tonal rout
• Rosette: Cream/black single ring
• Body binding: Cream
• Top finish: Gloss
• Back & sides finish: Gloss
• Neck: Neo-tropical mahogany, standard carve profile
• Neck joint: Action Control, long-tenon
• Fingerboard: Honduran rosewood
• Bridge: Honduran rosewood
• Fingerboard inlays: Cream crest
• Fingerboard binding: Honduran rosewood with black underlay
• Scale length: 24-7/8"
• Nut width: 1-3/4"
• Nut: White TUSQ
• Saddle: White Micarta
• Electronics: Taylor Claria
• Tuners: Taylor polished bronze with bronze buttons
• Strings (fitted): D'Addario XS Coated Phosphor Bronze Light, .012–.053
• Pickguard: Cream/black
• Includes: Taylor Deluxe hardshell case, British Cocoa Bronco