Detail 01
Long-tenon Action Control neck
Allows tool-free string-height adjustment without removing the strings.
Product detailSKU #1500000475113
TaylorNext Generation 454ce 12-String Grand Auditorium Acoustic-Electric Guitar - Natural
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
The Next Generation 454ce is a right-handed 12-string acoustic-electric built on Taylor’s Grand Auditorium body. A Sitka spruce top, Indian rosewood back and sides, and V-Class bracing form its acoustic platform, while the Claria system adds an under-saddle piezo pickup with soundhole-mounted Mid-Contour control. Its long-tenon Action Control neck allows tool-free string-height adjustment without removing the strings. The 25.5-inch scale, Venetian cutaway, ebony fingerboard, and nickel mini tuners round out a player-focused layout, with a Taylor Deluxe hardshell case included.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Adjusting string height without removing strings, using the long-tenon Action Control neck.
- Plugged-in 12-string performance with the Claria pickup and soundhole-mounted Mid-Contour control.
- Players seeking a 12-string Grand Auditorium with a Venetian cutaway.
What matters in use
The specifications, translated
Catalog numbers tell only part of the story. These are the details most likely to change how this product feels, sounds, or fits into a setup.
Detail 02
V-Class bracing
This is the guitar’s specified internal bracing pattern.
Detail 03
Taylor nickel mini tuners
The guitar is fitted with nickel mini tuning machines and nickel buttons.
Detail 04
20 frets
The fingerboard has 20 frets.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01It is a right-handed 12-string with a 1.875-inch nut width.
- 02The guitar uses an active Taylor Claria system.
- 03A Taylor Deluxe hardshell case is included.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01Can the action be adjusted without taking off the strings?
Yes. The long-tenon Action Control neck provides tool-free string-height adjustment without removing the strings.
02What pickup does it use?
It uses an under-saddle piezo pickup as part of the Taylor Claria system.
03Does it include a case?
Yes. It comes with a Taylor Deluxe hardshell case.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
3 detailsPickups & controls
- Controls
- Soundhole-mounted controls with Mid-Contour knob
- Pickup Type
- Under-saddle piezo
- Bridge
- Genuine West African ebony
7 detailsPlayability
- Nut Material
- Black TUSQ
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Neck Profile
- Standard Taylor profile
- Nut Width
- 1.875
- Number of Frets
- 20
- Scale Length
- 25.5
- Neck Shape
- Standard Taylor profile
16 detailsBody & build
- Color
- Natural
- Saddle Material
- White Micarta
- Binding
- Black with black and white top trim
- Top Material
- Sitka spruce
- Body Finish
- Gloss
- Inlays
- Italian acrylic weathervane
- Neck Wood
- Neo-tropical mahogany
- Fingerboard Material
- Genuine West African ebony
- Country of Origin
- USA
- Back and Sides Wood
- Indian rosewood
- Neck Joint
- Long-tenon Action Control neck
- Pickguard
- Firestripe
- Body Style
- Grand Auditorium
- Body Shape
- Grand Auditorium
- Tuning Machines
- Taylor nickel mini tuners with nickel buttons
- Neck Finish
- Satin
1 detailsIn the box
- Case or Gig Bag
- Taylor Deluxe hardshell case
7 detailsOther
- Headstock Overlay
- Genuine West African ebony
- Model
- 454ce
- Bracing Pattern
- V-Class bracing
- Cutaway
- Venetian
- System
- Taylor Claria system
- Product Type
- 12-string acoustic-electric guitar
- Series
- Taylor Next Generation
