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The 814ce has long been considered the quintessential Taylor guitar thanks to its classic rosewood/spruce tonewood pairing in tandem with Taylor’s flagship cutaway Grand Auditorium body style. Together, the rich tone, musical versatility and signature playability have given players a refined workhorse tool for many different playing styles and musical applications. Now, we’re bringing the 814ce to our Builder’s Edition collection, further enhancing its performance virtues with a suite of premium craftsmanship details.
Among the suite of material refinements are a soundboard upgrade from solid Sitka spruce to a carefully matched four-piece top of solid Adirondack spruce. The high- end craftsmanship reflected in the Builder’s Edition philosophy acknowledges the evolving future of the world’s forests, where a great soundboard will require careful woodworking joinery to utilize smaller sizes of the high-grade timber preferred for an heirloom instrument. The artful craftsmanship yields a high-quality soundboard and displays a beautifully consistent grain structure.
Additional comfort-enhancing woodworking details that distinguish this edition from its standard-model counterpart include an elegantly sculpted beveled cutaway for effortless high-register access, along with a beveled mahogany armrest that provides a smooth surface for the player’s strumming arm. Other refinements include nuanced alterations in the taper of the body, a modified V-Class voicing, and a subtle alteration to the gloss finish. (This is the only Builder’s Edition model to feature a gloss finish to highlight the beautiful contouring of the body.) The back and sides boast a Kona edgeburst.
Other premium appointments include Gotoh 510 tuners in antique gold, which offer a highly precise 21:1 gear ratio, a contoured Curve Wing bridge (exclusive to Builder’s Edition models), alternating maple and black top purfling with rosewood edge trim, and a rosewood pickguard. The Builder’s Edition 814ce ships with ES2 electronics and a deluxe brown hardshell guitar case.
Product Name | Taylor 814ce Builder’s Edition Grand Auditorium Acoustic Electric Guitar, Adirondack Spruce |
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Brand | Taylor |
Condition | New |
MPN | 814CEBE |
UPC | 887766118862 |
Shipping Option | Free Shipping to the Continental U.S. |
What's in the Box?
- Taylor 814ce Builder’s Edition Grand Auditorium Acoustic Electric Guitar, Adirondack Spruce
- Deluxe Hardshell Brown Case
- Solid Indian rosewood for warm response and lush overtones
- Adirondack spruce top for unmatched volume and power
- Beveled armrest and cutaway for enhanced playability
- All-gloss finish with Kona edgeburst for back/sides
- Includes ES2 electronics and deluxe hardshell case
Highlights |
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Orientation | Right Handed |
Scale Length | 25-1/2" |
Nut & Saddle | Tusq Nut, Micarta Saddle |
Bracing System | V-Class Bracing |
Cutaway | Beveled Cutaway |
Electronics | Expression System® 2 |
Case/Bag | Taylor Deluxe Hardshell Brown |
Brand of Strings | D'Addario XS Coated Phosphor Bronze Light (.012 - .053) |
Pickguard | Indian Rosewood |
Body |
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Top Wood | Adirondack Spruce |
Back Configuration | 2-piece No Wedge |
Body Binding | Rock Maple |
Top Finish | Gloss |
Back/Side Finish | Gloss |
Neck |
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Neck Wood | Neo-Tropical Mahogany |
Fretboard Wood | West African Crelicam Ebony |
Fretboard Inlay | Element |
Fretboard Binding | West African Crelicam Ebony |
Neck Finish | Satin |
Peghead |
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Peghead Inlay | Element |
Peghead Type | Paddle, Standard |
Peghead Binding | West African Crelicam Ebony |
Peghead Finish | Satin |
Other |
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Bridge | West African Crelicam Ebony |
Bridge Pins | West African Ebony with Green Abalone Dots |
Tuners | Gotoh |
Taylor 814ce Builder’s Edition Grand Auditorium Acoustic Electric Guitar, Adirondack Spruce
The 814ce has long been considered the quintessential Taylor guitar thanks to its classic rosewood/spruce tonewood pairing in tandem with Taylor’s flagship cutaway Grand Auditorium body style. Together, the rich tone, musical versatility and signature playability have given players a refined workhorse tool for many different playing styles and musical applications. Now, we’re bringing the 814ce to our Builder’s Edition collection, further enhancing its performance virtues with a suite of premium craftsmanship details.
Among the suite of material refinements are a soundboard upgrade from solid Sitka spruce to a carefully matched four-piece top of solid Adirondack spruce. The high- end craftsmanship reflected in the Builder’s Edition philosophy acknowledges the evolving future of the world’s forests, where a great soundboard will require careful woodworking joinery to utilize smaller sizes of the high-grade timber preferred for an heirloom instrument. The artful craftsmanship yields a high-quality soundboard and displays a beautifully consistent grain structure.
Additional comfort-enhancing woodworking details that distinguish this edition from its standard-model counterpart include an elegantly sculpted beveled cutaway for effortless high-register access, along with a beveled mahogany armrest that provides a smooth surface for the player’s strumming arm. Other refinements include nuanced alterations in the taper of the body, a modified V-Class voicing, and a subtle alteration to the gloss finish. (This is the only Builder’s Edition model to feature a gloss finish to highlight the beautiful contouring of the body.) The back and sides boast a Kona edgeburst.
Other premium appointments include Gotoh 510 tuners in antique gold, which offer a highly precise 21:1 gear ratio, a contoured Curve Wing bridge (exclusive to Builder’s Edition models), alternating maple and black top purfling with rosewood edge trim, and a rosewood pickguard. The Builder’s Edition 814ce ships with ES2 electronics and a deluxe brown hardshell guitar case.
Product Name | Taylor 814ce Builder’s Edition Grand Auditorium Acoustic Electric Guitar, Adirondack Spruce |
---|---|
Brand | Taylor |
Condition | New |
MPN | 814CEBE |
UPC | 887766118862 |
Shipping Option | Free Shipping to the Continental U.S. |
What's in the Box?
- Taylor 814ce Builder’s Edition Grand Auditorium Acoustic Electric Guitar, Adirondack Spruce
- Deluxe Hardshell Brown Case
- Solid Indian rosewood for warm response and lush overtones
- Adirondack spruce top for unmatched volume and power
- Beveled armrest and cutaway for enhanced playability
- All-gloss finish with Kona edgeburst for back/sides
- Includes ES2 electronics and deluxe hardshell case
Highlights |
|
Orientation | Right Handed |
Scale Length | 25-1/2" |
Nut & Saddle | Tusq Nut, Micarta Saddle |
Bracing System | V-Class Bracing |
Cutaway | Beveled Cutaway |
Electronics | Expression System® 2 |
Case/Bag | Taylor Deluxe Hardshell Brown |
Brand of Strings | D'Addario XS Coated Phosphor Bronze Light (.012 - .053) |
Pickguard | Indian Rosewood |
Body |
|
Top Wood | Adirondack Spruce |
Back Configuration | 2-piece No Wedge |
Body Binding | Rock Maple |
Top Finish | Gloss |
Back/Side Finish | Gloss |
Neck |
|
Neck Wood | Neo-Tropical Mahogany |
Fretboard Wood | West African Crelicam Ebony |
Fretboard Inlay | Element |
Fretboard Binding | West African Crelicam Ebony |
Neck Finish | Satin |
Peghead |
|
Peghead Inlay | Element |
Peghead Type | Paddle, Standard |
Peghead Binding | West African Crelicam Ebony |
Peghead Finish | Satin |
Other |
|
Bridge | West African Crelicam Ebony |
Bridge Pins | West African Ebony with Green Abalone Dots |
Tuners | Gotoh |
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