Taylor 814ce Cutaway Acoustic-Electric Guitar (with Case)

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You can't go wrong with the Taylor 814ce Grand Auditorium. Its on-board ES2 pickup system and comfortable cutaway shape make it a powerful performer.

What's special about this item?

Feature: What it does:
Sitka spruce top Projects rich, crisp and responsive tone
Indian rosewood back and sides Articulate mids, big lows and smooth highs
Taylor Expression System 2 Captures dynamic range of acoustic sound
Venetian cutaway Cutaway for access to upper frets

Taylor's popular 814ce offers players the ultimate all-purpose guitar. Its balance, warmth and articulation are great for fingerstyle, it has enough punch as a strummer to front a band, and the top-end power will fuel lead runs without getting shrill. It's a great choice for a gigging player looking for one guitar that can cover it all. The revoicing of the 800 Series has brought greater warmth, a more mature midrange, and a looser, more luxurious low end to the 814ce, thanks in part to the customized bracing and a custom-calibrated Elixir HD Light string-gauge set. Premium appointments include maple binding and back strip, rosewood top edge trim, a rosewood pickguard, Taylor's new Element fretboard inlay in mother-of-pearl, a marbled fretboard, and new Expression System 2 acoustic electronics. The guitar features a Venetian cutaway and includes a Taylor deluxe hardshell case.

Features:

- Indian rosewood back and sides
- Sitka spruce top
- 3.5-mil gloss-finish body
- Pale maple binding and back strip
- Rosewood top edge trim
- Abalone rosette outlined with rosewood
- Rosewood pickguard
- Light Marbled ebony fretboard
- Mother-of-pearl Element fretboard inlay
- Revoiced bracing
- Taylor nickel tuners
- Taylor Expression System 2 electronics
- Taylor deluxe hardshell case

- Shape: Grand Auditorium
- Top Wood: Sitka Spruce
- Back/Side Wood: Indian Rosewood
- Electronics: Expression System 2
-Fretboard Wood: Ebony
- Tuners: Taylor Nickel
- Nut & Saddle: Tusq Nut/Micarta Saddle
- Number of Strings: 6
- Neck/Heel: Tropical Mahogany
- Scale length: 24-7/8"
- Body Length: 19 1/2"
- Body Width: 15"
- Body Depth: 4 3/8"
- Neck Width: 1-3/4"
- Bracing: Advanced Performance with Relief Rout
- Fretboard Inlay: Element
- Binding: Maple .080"
- Bridge Pins: Ebony with Abalone Dots
- Truss Rod Cover: Ebony
- Top Finish: Gloss 3.5
- Pickguard: Rosewood
- Number of Frets: 20
- Back Config: 2-piece No Wedge
- Buttons: Nickel
- Heel Cap Binding: Maple
- Fretboard Binding: Maple
- Peghead Finish: Gloss
- Peghead Binding: Maple
- Peghead Type: Standard
- Rosette Size: Single Ring
- Rosette Mat.: Abalone
- Type of Neck Joint: Scarf
- Brand of Strings: Elixir Phosphor Bronze HD Light
- Case: Taylor Deluxe Hardshell Brown

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. (3 ratings)
Submitted September 19, 2014 by Steve S in Ofallon, MO

"Finally!!! The Perfect Guitar!!!"

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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I've owned every brand, level, style, wood, etc. of acoustic/electric guitar. I'm partial to Rosewood/Spruce when playing solo or in a combo. The Maple Taylor 614CE is better for a band situation because the Maple cuts through better. But for an all-around perfect guitar, the 814CE is the tops. Sounds much better than a Gibson, even or close to the level of a Martin, plays much better than a Gibson or Martin, and looks better than a Martin, even with a Gibson. This guitar is expensive but worth the extra dough in my opinion. The new ES/2 system is head and shoulders beyond any pickup system out there. The neck on this 814CE is the most comfortable neck I've ever played. Action was perfect right out of the box - no need for an additional setup...a first for me.

Musical Background:

Playing for 25 years, electric and acoustic, played professionally, just a hobby and weekender now.

Musical Style:

Acoustic/songwriter, blues, and rock
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