From Taylor:

“Taylors Academy Series makes the playing experience more accessible in every way, packing signature Taylor playing features into an affordable package. With the Academy 12e, our compact Grand Concert body makes the perfect companion for fingerpicking or anyone with a lighter touch who craves the physical comfort of a small-body guitar. The guitars design specs are optimized for playing ease. Taylors patented, slim-profile neck features an array of hand-friendly touches: a shorter 24-7/8-inch scale length, 1-11/16-inch nut width, low action, and light gauge strings, all of which contribute to a slinky handfeel. The lightweight guitar body, featuring layered Walnut back and sides with a solid Walnut spruce top, boasts an ergonomic armrest that enhances the playing comfort for ones picking arm. The guitar was also voiced to be extra responsive to make the playing experience as relaxed as possible. The guitar comes with an onboard ES-B pickup that includes a built-in digital chromatic tuner, and comes with a sturdy lightweight gig bag.”

Natural, Grand Concert body shape with the armrest, Walnut top, Three Ring Baltic Birch Rosette, Academy Series pattern bracing, Laminated Walnut back and sides, West African Crelicam Ebony fingerboard with the Italian Acrylic 4mm Dot inlays on aMaple neck,24 7/8th scale length, 1 11/16th nut width, With the ES-B pickup system and gig bag