Best Grand Concert Guitars With NuBone Nut in 2023
Here are the top Grand Concert style guitars with NuBone nut. It's a synthetic nut from the same creators of Ivory TUSQ. It's a hard and self-lubricating material that helps a lot with tuning stability. It produces a brighter tone similar to TUSQ, but it's not as hard.
Out of the more than 2000 guitars in our database, these are the best scoring ones. You can use our filters to the left to narrow down these results, or click on "Compare" to get a deep comparison between them. Our automated scoring system takes into account the ratings from ours users who own the guitar, and dozens of parameters to determine the build quality, playability, pickups quality, value for money, and more.
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1. Taylor Academy 22e
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- Neck access to high frets: Hard (1 vote)
- Fret edges: Smooth (1 vote)
- Tuning stability: Holds tune well (1 vote)
- Weight: Lightweight (1 vote)
- Neck profile shape: D (6 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Fast (6 votes)
- Pickups noise: Noiseless (1 vote)
- Pickups power: Clean (2 votes)
- From Taylor's 2022 Academy series
- Made in Mexico
- 6 strings
- 24.9"'' scale
- 15" Fretboard Radius
- Solid Walnut top
- Layered Walnut back
- Layered Walnut sides
- Hard Rock Maple neck
- West African Crelicam Ebony fretboard
- Bridge pickup: ES-B Electronics (Preamp/Active)
- West African Crelicam Ebony bridge
- Acoustic Taylor Standard Set neck
- 20 Medium frets
- Die-Cast Chrome tuners
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Taylor Academy 22e
Taylor Academy 22e
- Expensive Wood
- NuBone Nut
- Electronics
- NuBone Saddle
- Solid Top Wood
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- Made in Mexico
- No Top Brand Pickups
- Laminated Side Wood
- Laminated Back Wood
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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2. Taylor Academy 12e
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- Neck profile shape: D (6 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Fast (6 votes)
- Pickups noise: Noiseless (1 vote)
- Pickups power: Clean (2 votes)
- From Taylor's 2017 Academy series
- Made in Mexico
- 6 strings
- 24.9"'' scale
- 15" Fretboard Radius
- Solid Sitka Spruce top
- Layered Sapele back
- Layered Sapele sides
- Maple neck
- West African Crelicam Ebony fretboard
- Bridge pickup: ES-B Electronics (Preamp/Active)
- West African Crelicam Ebony bridge
- Acoustic Taylor Standard Set neck
- 20 Medium frets
- Chrome (100/200) tuners
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Taylor Academy 12e
Taylor Academy 12e
- Expensive Wood
- NuBone Nut
- Electronics
- Synthetic Bone Saddle
- Solid Top Wood
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- Made in Mexico
- No Top Brand Pickups
- Laminated Side Wood
- Laminated Back Wood
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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3. Taylor Academy 12
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- Neck profile shape: D (6 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Fast (6 votes)
- From Taylor's 2017 Academy series
- Made in Mexico
- 6 strings
- 24.9"'' scale
- 15" Fretboard Radius
- Solid Sitka Spruce top
- Layered Sapele back
- Layered Sapele sides
- Maple neck
- West African Crelicam Ebony fretboard
- Bridge pickup: (/)
- West African Crelicam Ebony bridge
- Acoustic Taylor Standard Set neck
- 20 Medium frets
- Die-Cast Chrome tuners
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Taylor Academy 12
Taylor Academy 12
- Expensive Wood
- NuBone Nut
- Synthetic Bone Saddle
- Solid Top Wood
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- Made in Mexico
- No Top Brand Pickups
- No Electronics
- Laminated Side Wood
- Laminated Back Wood
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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4. Taylor Academy 12e-N
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- Neck profile shape: D (6 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Fast (6 votes)
- Pickups noise: Noiseless (1 vote)
- Pickups power: Clean (2 votes)
- From Taylor's 2017 Academy series
- Made in Mexico
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 15" Fretboard Radius
- Solid Lutz Spruce top
- Layered Sapele back
- Layered Sapele sides
- Mahogany neck
- West African Crelicam Ebony fretboard
- Bridge pickup: ES-B Electronics (Preamp/Active)
- West African Crelicam Ebony bridge
- Acoustic Taylor Standard Set neck
- 17 Medium frets
- Classical Nickel tuners
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Taylor Academy 12e-N
Taylor Academy 12e-N
- Expensive Wood
- NuBone Nut
- Electronics
- Synthetic Bone Saddle
- Solid Top Wood
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- Made in Mexico
- No Top Brand Pickups
- Laminated Side Wood
- Laminated Back Wood
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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5. Taylor Academy 12-N
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- Neck profile shape: D (6 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Fast (6 votes)
- From Taylor's 2018 Academy series
- Made in Mexico
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 15" Fretboard Radius
- Solid Lutz Spruce top
- Layered Sapele back
- Layered Sapele sides
- Mahogany neck
- West African Crelicam Ebony fretboard
- Bridge pickup: (/)
- West African Crelicam Ebony bridge
- Acoustic Taylor Standard Set neck
- 17 Medium frets
- Classical Nickel tuners
- Compare Specs >
Strengths & Weaknesses
Taylor Academy 12-N
Taylor Academy 12-N
- Expensive Wood
- NuBone Nut
- Synthetic Bone Saddle
- Solid Top Wood
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- Made in Mexico
- No Top Brand Pickups
- No Electronics
- Laminated Side Wood
- Laminated Back Wood
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock