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The Taylor 657ce Grand Pacific Doce Doble is a compelling 12-string acoustic-electric guitar for players looking to expand their arsenal with a unique instrument. Featuring a unison, double 12-string layout, the Doce Doble is perfectly voiced for Latin genres and Mexican folk music, sporting a specially reinforced bridge that withstands the extra strings’ tension. Designed by Master Builder Andy Powers, the Taylor 657ce Doce Doble produces outstanding low-end power and overall tonal breadth that’s inspiring to play and remarkable to hear.

Taylor 657ce Grand Pacific Doce Doble Body

The Grand Pacific Body Resonates With Warmth

The Taylor 657ce Grand Pacific Doce Doble boasts a large Grand Pacific body shape that produces a warm, balanced tone with crisp highs and robust low end. It also bears a Florentine-style cutaway for a distinctively sharp, modern look—functionally, the deep cut offers unfettered access to the upper registers. As a whole, the Doce Doble has a resonant, harmonious 12-string timbre and a comfortably playable shape that is well suited for a variety of musical styles.

Taylor 657ce Grand Pacific Doce Doble Tonewoods

Premium Tonewoods Sing

The all-solid wood construction of the 657ce Grand Pacific Doce Doble allows it to sing with a charming voice. Its maple back and sides provide clarity and focus to each note, and the wood has been carefully treated and retuned to provide more low-end presence than is typically found in maple. The solid Sitka spruce top is a classic tonewood revered for its musicality, dynamic range and balanced overtones. Together, these carefully selected appointments produce notes that bloom with shimmering overtones and project with ringing sustain.

Taylor 657ce Grand Pacific Doce Doble V-Class Bracing

Innovative Bracing Enhances the Acoustic Experience

Patented Taylor V-Class bracing enhances the 657ce Doce Doble’s volume, sustain and intonation. The asymmetric bracing design frees the spruce top to vibrate with increased flexibility and resonance. You’ll notice notes that blossom and decay with density and richness, as well as a “wider” tone that fills the room. Innovative V-Class bracing also provides a sturdy framework for the 12-string configuration, resulting in a guitar with an impressively bold voice and consistent harmonic quality across the entire fretboard. Chords ring evenly and single-note melodies jump from the strings with superior projection.

Taylor 657ce Grand Pacific Doce Doble Electronics

Plug in and Play

The Taylor Expression System 2 (ES2) electronics capture the Doce Doble’s acoustic properties with stunning accuracy, thanks to its patented three-sensor, behind-the-saddle pickup. Simply plug into an amplifier or PA, and the top-tier pickup and preamp will convey the warmth and clarity of your 12-string tone in all its organic beauty. The ES2 system also features tone and volume controls so you can shape your amplified sound to perfection.

The Taylor 657ce Grand Pacific Doce Doble is a gorgeous 12-string acoustic-electric guitar for any musician drawn to its innovative design and premium features. The Doce Doble’s unison 12-string timbre is traditionally at the forefront of regional Mexican folk music, but it’s adaptable enough to sound at home in virtually any mix. Experience the distinct magic of the Taylor 657ce Doce Doble.

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  • Maple back and sides paired with Sitka spruce top
  • Hard Rock maple neck with genuine West African ebony fingerboard
  • Taylor patented V-Class bracing
  • Double-mounted string anchoring system
  • Taylor ES2 electronics with onboard EQ
  • White pearloid double pickguard with a matching truss rod cover
  • A single-ring green abalone rosette with black and white purfling
  • Mother-of-pearl Mission inlays outlined in grained ivoroid
  • Ebony bridge pins with green abalone dots
warning

WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals including Lead, which is known to the State of California to cause cancer, and to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.

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Body
  • Body type: Grand Pacific
  • Top wood: Sitka spruce
  • Back & sides: Figured big leaf maple
  • Bracing pattern: V-class
  • Body finish: Gloss
Neck
  • Neck shape: Standard Taylor
  • Nut width: 1.875" (47.63 mm) TUSQ
  • Neck wood: Hard Rock maple
Fingerboard
  • Material: Ebony
  • Scale length: 25.5"
  • Number of frets: 20
Electronics
  • Pickup: Taylor ES-2 behind-the-saddle transducer
  • Controls: Volume, 2-band EQ
  • Tuner: No
  • Special feature: Onboard phase switch
Hardware
  • Bridge: Ebony
  • Saddle & nut: TUSQ
  • Tuning machines: Taylor gold mini
Other
  • Orientation: Right Handed
  • Number of strings: 12
  • Case: Hardshell Case
  • Country of origin: USA

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