Taylor 414ce Acoustic-Electric Guitar with Case

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Strum with the bright, vibrant textures of a Taylor Grand Auditorium acoustic-electric. The ovangkol body yields exceptional balance and responsiveness.

What's special about this item?

Feature: What it does:
Grand Auditorium body shape Full bass and articulate highs; great for singers
Ovangkol back and sides Wide and full midrange; smooth lows and highs
Sitka spruce top Projects rich, crisp and responsive tone
Taylor Expression System pickups Innovative multiple pickup system on-board

The Taylor 414ce delivers all the quality and tone players expect from the popular Grand Auditorium design. With outstanding wood selection and powerful electronics, this acoustic-electric sings with the same brilliant tones that have become synonymous with the Taylor name. Built with incredible craftsmanship and care, the Taylor 414ce is a modern classic in the making.

Superb Tonewood Selection

Like the rest of the Tayor 400 series, the 414ce uses African ovangkol for its back and sides with a Sitka spruce top. Similar to rosewood in tone, ovangkol provides excellent clarity and complex overtones with robust low-end. Paired with the snap of the Sitka spruce top, the 414ce sings with a balance to complement any vocalist. The popular Taylor Grand Auditorium body shape adds a certain focus to the sound which allows this guitar to project with great definition.

Innovative Taylor Electronics

It's not just the clear and balanced sound of the 414ce that makes this a great choice for singer-songwriters. The onboard Taylor Expression System (r) equips this guitar for seamless reproduction through any amplifier or PA. Utilizing a unique Dynamic Body Sensor(r) under the soundboard and a Dynamic String Sensor(r) beneath the fretboard, this innovative electronic system captures the full natural timbre of the guitar. Every rich texture and bright tone is accurately reproduced so that this guitar sounds as good run through a PA as it does in a intimate wooden room.

Features:

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- Tropical mahogany neck and heel
- Innovative Taylor Expression System electronics for natural-sounding reproduction
- Forward shifted bracing pattern
- Ebony fingerboard with progressive dots inlays
- Sturdy Taylor chrome tuners
- Comfortable Venetian cutaway
- Included hardshell case
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- Shape: Grand Auditorium
- Back/Side Wood: Solid Ovangkol
- Top Wood: Solid Sitka Spruce
- Neck/Heel: Tropical Mahogany
- Electronics: Expression System (ES)
- Bracing: Forward Shifted Pattern with Relief Rout
- Binding: White
- Fretboard Wood: Ebony
- Fretboard Inlay: Progressive Dots
- Headstock Overlay: Indian Rosewood
- Bridge Inlay: None
- Bridge Pins: Ebony
- Nut & Saddle: Tusq
- Tuners: Taylor Chrome
- Truss Rod Cover: Indian Rosewood
- Back/Side Finish: Satin
- Top Finish: Gloss
- Neck Finish: Satin
- Cutaway: Venetian
- Pickguard: Tortoise

Includes Taylor Deluxe Hardshell Brown Case

For support or warranty questions, please contact the manufacturer:
Phone: 800-943-6782

Taylor 414ce Acoustic-Electric Guitar

Players continue to discover how the Taylor 414ce's solid African ovangkol's responsive, rosewood-like tone, pairs well with Sitka spruce and can accommodate a range of playing styles. White binding applies a crisp counterpoint against the gloss top and mottled brown hues of ovangkol, while the Expression System wires these guitars for high-fidelity amplified acoustic sound.

Reviewers gave this product an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars. (4 ratings)
Submitted December 4, 2013 by Steven G in Lindenhurst, NY

"414ce for the win!"

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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When I was on the market for an acoustic electric to replace my Taylor Big Baby, I knew I was going to return to Taylor for there musical and balanced tone. To me, Martin guitars bring out the bottom end of the tonal spectrum a little too much. So with that being said, I was at a cross road: 314ce or 414ce. The 4 series is only a couple of hundred more that the 3 series so price wasn't really the issue. The issue was "where do my tonal preferences lay?" The 314ce is bright and shimmering due to the sapele back and sides, a perfect weapon to tackle live band performances. The cripst tonal wood cuts through the sound well without getting lost in the sauce. But to that regard, I felt that the 314ce almost completely lacked in bass. With the combination of the bright tonal woods and the grand auditorium design, bass lacked almost completely. While this isn't a huge deal in a band situation, when playing at home or solo, I felt the lack of bass made the overall tonal quality of the guitar incomplete. SO! To the 414ce. This is where I made the decision. The African Ovangkol is a less dense wood bringing in the low end tone that the 314ce lacks, all the while not overpowering the crisp highs that Taylor is known for. Balanced. I looked at the 414ce as a jack of all trades because of this. In a solo setting, the balanced bass and highs gave a complete sound. In live performances, just use the onboard EQ to roll of the low end and boost your highs. There. Done. Unplugged read more the guitar sounds so unique. Ovangkol isn't widely used so it stands out against your regular run of the mill back and side woods. People who have heard the guitar describe it as fluid sounding. Plugged in the expression system does what I feel all other acoustic electric guitars SHOULD do. How the 414ce sounds unplugged is how it sounds plugged in. Not changed, not muttled with. Just your guitar louder. The sound is not quacky like you find in under saddle bridges. Not colored or enhanced like you will find in other acoustic electric pickups. Taylor hit the nail on the head with the expression system. Also, I should mention that this guitar ages, opens up if you will. There was a time where I really had no time to play due to work and family. MONTHS went by without the guitar coming out of it's case but when it finally did, the guitar transformed into this booming, singing instrument of music. Simply fantastic. If you are in a toss up between the 313 or the 414, I would first recommend looking at your situation. If you only need something to cut through the band and still sound great, the 314 is for you. But if you are like myself who does a little bit of everything, the 414ce is your go to. I am extremely pleased with my purchase and plan to enjoy this for years and years to come.

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