Designed and built with beginner guitar players in mind, the Academy Series 10 combines the full-bodied tone and response of the classic dreadnought shape with Taylor's standards of comfort and playability. Our trademark neck, devised as a more practical take on the traditional guitar neck, makes it easier to fret strings, hold chords, and bend notes, thanks to a slimmer profile and the slightly shorter 24-7/8-inch scale length of the Academy Series. Plus, the Academy 10 ships with one of our most premium features: an armrest, which provides a more comfortable fit for players who are just learning how to manage the larger body of an acoustic guitar. With a solid spruce top and layered sapele back and sides, the dreadnought shape of the Academy 10 produces a warm sound with a strong low end and clear, ringing high tones, smoothened out by the punchy midrange of layered sapele. Between its rich sound and a comfortable shape built to invite inspiration, the Academy 10 provides a perfect solution for beginner players or those looking to buy on a budget.

Dreadnought Shape

Sitka Spruce Top Woods

Layered Sapele Body Woods

Non-cutaway

The clean, symmetrical look of a traditional acoustic guitar.

Specifications:

• Scale Length: 24-7/8"
• Nut & Saddle: Nubone Nut/Micarta Saddle
• Bracing: Academy Series
• Truss Rod Cover: Black Plastic
• Pickguard: None
• Number of Frets: 20
• Tuners: Die-Cast Chrome
• Case: Gig Bag
• Brand of Strings: Elixir Phosphor Bronze Light
• Body Length: 20"
• Body Width: 16"
• Body Depth: 4 5/8"
• Binding/Edge Treatment: None
• Top Finish: Varnish
• Back Config: Layered
• Backstrap Finish: None
• Rosette Size: Three Ring
• Bridge Inlay: None
• Back/Side Finish: Varnish
• Armrest Binding: None
• Backstrap Wood: None
• Rosette Mat.: Baltic Birch
• Stain/Sunburst: None
• Wedge: None
• Armrest: yes
• Neck Width: 1-11/16"
• Fretboard Inlay: 4mm Dot Italian Acrylic
• Fretboard Binding/Edge Treatment: None
• Heel Cap Binding: None
• Type of Neck Joint: Taylor Neck
• Neck/Heel: Hard Rock Maple
• Fretboard Wood: West African Crelicam Ebony
• Neck Finish: Varnish
• Heel Length: 3-1/2"
• Peghead Finish: None
• Peghead Binding: None
• Peghead Type: Standard
• Peghead Purfling: None
• Headstock Overlay: Copafera
• Peghead Inlay: None
• Peghead Logo: Printed on Headstock Overlay
• Bridge Pins: Black Polycarbonate
• Buttons: Chrome
• Fingerboard Ext: None
• Edge Trim: None