Taylor 614ce Cutaway Grand Auditorium Acoustic-Electric Guitar (with Case)

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Combining a big leaf maple back and sides with a torrefied Sitka spruce top, the 614ce yields a balanced tone that's perfect for any discerning guitarist.

What's special about this item?

Feature: What it does:
Torrefied spruce top Aged tonal character with increased response
Big leaf maple back and sides Smooth highs with a focused midrange
Ebony fretboard Dark color, tight grain; premium fretboard wood
Taylor Expression System 2 Captures dynamic range of acoustic sound

Taylor's maple/spruce Grand Auditorium has always been a versatile performer, and this edition boasts an array of tone-enhancing refinements that transform maple's tone profile into a richer, warmer and more complex voice. As a result, players can expect an even more dynamic and expressive musical tool. Design nuances include a maple-specific back bracing profile and a special seasoning process for the spruce top called torrefaction, a method of roasting the wood to produce an aged tonal character with greater acoustic resonance and responsiveness.

Other touches include the use of protein glues to optimize the tonal transfer between key wood components and an ultra-thin, 3.5-mil gloss finish to minimize dampening. The hand-rubbed "Brown Sugar" stain on the back and sides gives maple's striking figure a beautiful violin-hued appearance without adding extra thickness to the finish. Featured appointments include ivoroid Wings fretboard inlays, an inlaid ebony backstrap, ebony binding with ivoroid purfling, an ebony/ivoroid rosette, and a striped ebony pickguard, along with Taylor's Expression System 2 acoustic electronics. The guitar comes with a deluxe hardshell case.

Andy Powers on the New Taylor 600 Series:


Features:

- Hard rock maple neck
- Maple back/sides
- Striped ebony pickguard
- Sitka spruce top
- 600 Series advanced performance bracing with protein glue
- Hand-rubbed brown sugar back/sides
- Deluxe hardshell case included
- Expression System 2 pickup

- Shape: Grand Auditorium
- Back/Side Wood: Big Leaf Maple
- Scale length: 25-1/2 inches
- Top Wood: Sitka Spruce
- Body Length: 20 inches
- Electronics: Expression System 2
- Body Width: 16 inches
- Cutaway: Venetian
- Body Depth: 4 5/8 inches
- Nut and Saddle: Tusq Nut/Micarta Saddle
- Neck Width: 1-3/4 inches
- Neck/Heel: Hard Rock Maple
- Bracing: Advanced Performance with Relief Rout
- Fingerboard: Ebony
- Fingerboard Inlay: Grained Ivoroid Wings
- Headstock Overlay: Ebony
- Binding: Ebony
- Bridge Pins: Ebony
- Tuners: Taylor Nickel
- Truss Rod Cover: Ebony
- Back/Side Finish: Gloss 3.5
- Top Finish: Gloss 3.5
- Neck Finish: Satin
- Pickguard: Striped Ebony
- Case: Taylor Deluxe Hardshell Brown
- Frets: 20
- Brand of Strings: Elixir Phosphor Bronze HD Light
- Buttons: Nickel
- Fretboard Binding: Ebony
- Heel Cap Binding: Ebony
- Heel length: 3-1/2 inches
- Peghead Finish: Gloss
- Peghead Binding: Ebony
- Peghead Logo: Grained Ivoroid
- Peghead Type: Standard
- Rosette Mat.: Ebony/Grained Ivoroid/Abalone
- Rosette Size: Single Ring
- 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. (2 ratings)
Submitted January 10, 2018 by Joseph M in Lexington, KY

"Perfect Guitar"

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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This guitar just sounds sweet and beautiful in the right hands. Like any guitar, the sound can be enhanced by the player's capability,but this guitar may add a little extra to skills you've acquired. I used to have difficulty falling asleep but now when I practice at night the sweet sound of this guitar almost puts me to sleep immediately after I've practiced. Honestly this guitar sounds like a lullaby. Not to say it sounds childlike or small or lesser than any other guitar, just beautiful.
Sound
This guitar just sounds sweet and beautiful in the right hands. Like any guitar, the sound can be enhanced by the player's capability,but this guitar may add a little extra to skills you've acquired.
Ease of Use
This guitar sounds amazing right out of the packaging. This guitar is extremely playable and I find that I can lose hours when I'm playing it.
Quality
It is made very well. It is very reliable and consistent in sound. Honestly, I hope and and quite sure that the guitar will last me the rest of my life and be passed down in my family.
Value
I'd say this guitar is worth the price. It's among the upper echelon of Taylor guitars and I'd easily say that I prefer its sound and look over the 814ce.
The Wow Factor
The look of this guitar is unique. It caught my eye when I saw it and it caught my ear when I heard it for the first time.

Musical Background:

I've been playing musical instruments since I was 5, started playing the electric guitar at 15 and acoustic at 22

Musical Style:

Rock, Hip-hop, country, blues, Christian.
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