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Taylor 814ce Builder’s Edition Grand Auditorium Acoustic Electric Guitar, Adirondack Spruce

Taylor 814ce Builder’s Edition Grand Auditorium Acoustic Electric Guitar, Adirondack Spruce

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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.

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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

Taylor 814ce Builder’s Edition Grand Auditorium Acoustic Electric Guitar, Adirondack Spruce

Details

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.

More Information
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
Features
  • 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
Tech Specs

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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