Taylor 514ce Grand Auditorium Limited Acoustic-Electric (with Case)

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Get great fret access via this 514ce's Florentine cutaway, and be visually mesmerized by rich appointments of Indian rosewood binding and curly maple trim.

What's special about this item?

Feature: What it does:
Sitka spruce top Projects rich, crisp and responsive tone
Taylor Expression System 2 Captures dynamic range of acoustic sound
Florentine cutaway Sharp design; excellent access to upper frets
Adirondack spruce bracing Strong and light with robust output

Taylor Guitars is introducing a limited run of Grand Auditorium guitars featuring a trio of stunning tonewoods and features a dramatic, hand-crafted Florentine cutaway and a new appointment package to accent these hand-selected woods.

Each guitar is accented by a sharp Florentine cutaway, which is more labor-intensive to create than a softer Venetian cutaway, but, offers greater access to the highest portion of the fingerboard.

The Limiteds are enhanced by a rich appointment package featuring Indian rosewood binding and curly maple edge trim. A new "Capstone" inlay of mother-of-pearl and rosewood graces the fretboard and rosette, and the guitar body is finished in high gloss. Inside, premium Adirondack CV bracing gives each guitar more sonic sparkle. The models come equipped with Taylor's award-winning Expression System 2 electronics, which debuted in 2014 and feature a revolutionary piezo pickup design that gives players a more authentic amplified acoustic tone. Each guitar comes in a deluxe Hardshell case.

Features:

- Sitka Spruce with Flame Maple or Quilted Spruce back and sides
- Florentine cutaway
- Mother-of-pearl/rosewood Capstone fretboard inlay
- Single ring mother-of-pearl/rosewood rosette
- Rosewood binding (including sound hole) with curly maple top edge trim
- Rosewood back strip
- 6-mil all-gloss body
- Gotoh Gold tuners
- Expression System 2 electronics
- Limited edition guitar label
- Taylor deluxe hardshell case included

- Back/Side Wood: Flame Maple or Quilted Spruce
- Top Wood: Sitka Spruce
- Electronics: Expression System 2
- Cutaway: Florentine
- Bracing: Adirondack CV bracing
- Fretboard Inlay: Mother-of-pearl/rosewood Capstone fretboard inlay
- Headstock Overlay: Indian Rosewood
- Binding: Indian Rosewood
- Bridge Pins: Ebony
- Tuners: Gotoh Gold
- Case: Taylor Deluxe Hardshell Brown
- Buttons: Nickel
- Edge Trim: curly maple top edge trim
- Fretboard Binding: Indian Rosewood
- Peghead Logo: Taylor Mother of Pearl
- Peghead Type: Standard
- Rosette: Single ring mother-of-pearl/rosewood rosette
- Type of Neck Joint: Scarf

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

Reviewers gave this product an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars. (1 ratings)
Submitted March 2, 2016 by Sam S in Winston-Salem, NC

"Gorgeous"

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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I absolutely love this guitar. I was torn, because I also have a 414ce, and the 414 sounds just as good as this one, but the 514 to me is sexier. I love the sharp cutaway as opposed to the rounded ones. I love the inlays. They are not too fancy or over-the-top like some of the higher-end Taylors. The only thing I am not crazy about is the Elixir strings. I like a lighter gauge, brighter string. But the thing abotu strings is, you can change them. For me, this feels like the perfect balance between beautiful, fancy, and plain and simple. It is not over-embellished at all - just plain beautiful. I absolutely love it.

Musical Background:

I play guitar, bass guitar and keyboards. I am not a professional musician; I play at home and with friends mostly.

Musical Style:

I like Classic Rock, Prog Rock, some blues, funk, and definitely hard rock.
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