{"product_id":"taylor-academy-10e-academy-10-acoustic-electric-6036","title":"Taylor Academy 10e Academy 10 Acoustic-Electric #6036","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Academy 10e pairs a torrefied spruce top with layered walnut back and sides inside Taylor's most compact steel-string shape, the Academy 10 — sized for players who want a full Taylor voice without a full-size dreadnought's bulk. Torrefaction pre-ages the spruce fibers before the top ever sees a set of strings, and the standard X-bracing pattern, cut from Sitka spruce, sends that head start straight into the string energy instead of absorbing it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe result leans warm rather than bright. Walnut contributes a compressed, woody midrange closer to mahogany than rosewood, and the torrefied top adds an open, already-broken-in character that would normally take a couple of years of playing to earn on a plain spruce top. Strummed chords sit forward and even rather than boomy, which makes the Academy 10e comfortable for rhythm work and first-position fingerpicking alike, without the deep low end that can bury a beginner's dynamics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Smoked Eucalyptus fingerboard and bridge, Faux Pearl dot inlays, and a tortoise pickguard keep the appointments simple and durable rather than decorative, and the ES-B pickup system means the Academy 10e plugs straight into an amp or PA without a second setup to learn. For a first real acoustic-electric that still sounds like a Taylor, the Academy 10e is the shape and price point to start with.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhotos shown are manufacturer stock images — this unit's own in-house photos will replace them once photography is complete.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Acoustic Shoppe is an Authorized Taylor Premier Dealer and Gold Label Advantage Dealer. Every instrument ships after a full \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/inspection\"\u003e23-point professional inspection\u003c\/a\u003e by our in-house repair tech. As a nine-time consecutive NAMM Top 100 Dealer, we handle warranty concerns directly on your behalf.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52012678218045,"sku":"2206026036","price":799.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0883\/3348\/4349\/files\/Taylor-Academy-10e-2210093200-FrontLeft-2023_png.webp?v=1784673148","url":"https:\/\/theacousticshoppe.com\/products\/taylor-academy-10e-academy-10-acoustic-electric-6036","provider":"The Acoustic Shoppe","version":"1.0","type":"link"}