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Taylor 414CE Grand Auditorium Cutaway Acoustic-Electric Guitar (with Case)

Sitka top, Ovangkol back & sides. Grand Auditorium size.

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"If you looking for a QUALITY GUITAR that sounds, feels and looks great look at the Taylor 414-CE....." submitted February 28, 2006

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Musical Background: Hobbyist
Music Style: Rock, country, and easy listening
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Sound: The sound is outstanding... Picking and struming brings out all the notes beautifully.... Own a Martin - which is great sounding also - but prefer the Taylor... Gald to have purchase one... Feature: Electronics on board are great.... Ease of Use: VERY playable. Had a novice over and let him play it and it sounded great even with his limited playing ability.... Quality: Taylor products is another name for quality... Cant beat the quality... Value: Definitely worth the price... When you buy quality you have to pay for it... Manufacturer Support: Never had any problem but the Taylor web site is very useful for obtaining informations that I may need... The Wow Factor: The feel of the guitar is outstanding.... Electronics are placed out of the way and are very easy to use.... Overall: As I said before I own a Martin and went with my son to look at the Taylors... Once I sat and played the Taylor I immediately purchase him one... Being left handed - I can play both left and right handed guitars - I waited and purchase my Taylor 414CE left handed 2005 limited addition.... I just love the easiness of playing this guitar and if I would ever to lose it I would definitely purchase another one.... This is a guitar that I will keep for life...
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"Best guitar I ever played.. PERIOD!" submitted December 16, 2008

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Musical Background: musician
Music Style: Rock
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Sound: The sound is right up my ally. Perfect for me! Feature: The only thing its missing is a fancy rosette inlay. Besides that looks and feels great. Ease of Use: I've played alot of Taylors. This one fits perfectly in my hands and plays like butter! Right when I put it in my hands I knew I was what I was looking for all along and I had to have it! Quality: QUALITY??? Thats what Taylor stands for right? Its erfect! I LOVE everything about it! The first show I played with it was so much fun. Weather its on stage or unpluged, this thing sounds great. I feel like a better musician already Value: You pay for what you get! In this case Quality! Manufacturer Support: Its Taylor! The Wow Factor: Like I mentioned before, the only thing I would add is a fancy rosette inlay. Besides that looks and feels great. Overall: This is my guitar for life!
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"Awesome guitar!!" submitted May 18, 2011

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Musical Background: Active Musician
Music Style: aalternative, folk.
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Sound: First of all, i bought this used for $1400 off ZZ and it did NOT look used at all. Maybe a couple of tags that were taken off I suppose? Anyway, this guitar looked brand new and it is a really great instrument. The articulation and balance of the sound is really on point. The Ovangkol has a really magical tone and color to it. It sounds a lot like rosewood, like other people tend to mention, nice and bright, but with an added hollowness that gives it this reverb kind of quality. Its great for fingerstyle or pick. Light picks give a very balanced tone, while using a Medium can give you more emphasis on the lower or higher strings. Only minor complaint is that it doesn't project like a Martin or Gibson. If youre plugged in though, you have no worries. Especially great for solo singer/guitarists as the guitar will never take anything away from your vocals given the mellow projection. Feature: The electronics are very articulate and natural sounding. It has magnetic pickups so they can hum on occasion, but that is also rare. Ease of Use: Had the action lowered when i got it. now it plays like butter. Quality: Taylor is a fine product. Sound is subjective, and you make dig the gibson or Martin sound more, but when it comes to quality, Taylor beats them out hands down. The construction, intonation, and the way they brought the high notes on the fretboard to life, makes taylor a class of its own, as far as quality is concerned, Value: best acoustic under 2 grand. go to your local guitar center and test ones at this price. youll see. Manufacturer Support: hanvent dealt with company. never had to. The Wow Factor: The Ovangkol is gorgeous. The front of the guitar has nothing flashy, but that doesnt matter, really. Overall: Love it! The taylor 300 series and up are all made with the same construction. Just some have different woods and have added decorations. That is the only difference between this, and a 4000 dollar taylor.
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"I'm done looking..." submitted May 2, 2007

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Musical Background: Active Musician / Worshp Leader
Music Style: Rock, Folk, Acoustic Hip-Hop, Acoustic Rock
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Sound: I know that with music, a lot of things are really user preference. The sound on the 414ce is pretty good given it's one of the lower models. I tried other models like 714 and X14's but this is by far the best one for the price. Feature: The Expression system is good, really good, BUT there's a certain way to mix this bad boy when plugging it in the board. Here's a tip: when pluggin a board, or an amp, make sure that the EQ is set to twelve o'clock (the neutral position, or 0 position) and just use the guitars expression system to add or lessen high's or lows. Another thing i learned is it helps if you have some sort of reverb. A reverb pedal or the built in reverb from a soundboard should work fine. Ease of Use: I had to have mine adjusted. Taylor's have good action but again, with a lot of things, it's mostly personal preference, so i had it set a little more lower. Quality: Good quality for the price. Value: i would buy it for less but not for more. Manufacturer Support: Haven't dealt with them yet... The Wow Factor: I bought it because I WANTED IT. It's really personal preference, but if you don't want to spend too much money but at the same time you don't want to give up quality, get the 414ce. Overall: READ THIS: I've been looking for an acoustic guitar since i started playing music seriously and this is it for me. i won't be buying another acoustic guitar EVER. My acoustic guitar shopping days are DONE. Now I'm on the search for an electric guitar...
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"Outstanding Guitar" submitted May 9, 2008

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Musical Background: Active Musician
Music Style: Pop Rock
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Sound: The sound is great... it shares the Characteristics of both rosewood with its nice lows, and koa with its nice sparkling highs.... it definately sounds better than all the other taylor models from 314-714 at least to me.... the 814ce would be my holy grail tone but thats another 1200's more.. Feature: Loving that new Expression System.... dont know why some people complain you just have to dial it in correctly.... even when not dialed in correctly i have not had any problems.... Ease of Use: 3 dials and strumming not much more to ease of use.... Quality: Ive ordered a couple of taylor and i give it a 9 because i have gotten 1 taylor that was not properly set up... and the fretts were not shaved so it cut my hands i sent it back with no problems to get a new one... Value: Guitars are so expensive these days but i have to say this is probably the best value for all around playing.... The Wow Factor: My old one got ran over by a car... : ( went right back out and bought the same one... thats how much i love this guitar series... Overall: Clearly one of the best guitars i have played.... 814ce would beat it by a little bit but the 814ce is much more...
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"i first played it in a best buy, i played gibsons, martins, alvarez lol u wouldnt think best buy had that much but by far this o" submitted December 13, 2009

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Music Style: rock
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Sound: it has the best sound ive ever heard from an acoustic electric! it has such a full sound from such a small guitar! absolutely love it! amazing! Ease of Use: its got great action, its easy to use for beginners or people like me who have been playing for several years. Quality: its great, its durable i bang on stuff accidentally and it doesnt even scratch it, its crazy lol i dont understand it lol but 10 for sure love love love it Value: it sounds just as good as my friends 3000 dollar martin but for like half the cost. Manufacturer Support: havent really dealt with taylor yet The Wow Factor: its pretty and its got a great design, absolutely beautiful guitar Overall: amazing guitar definitely recommend, its awesome, love the guitar.
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Taylor 414ce Acoustic Customer Review submitted July 6, 2006

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Musical Background: musician
Music Style: acoustic, classical, folk
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Sound: Big sound and great sustain. I own I Guild a Larrivee and a David Wren custom made and the Taylor really shines. Feature: Built in electronics aren't bad. It just needs a bit of EQ in the upper mids. Ease of Use: Excellent playability. Quality: Beautiful finish and beautiful woods. Value: The price was a bit high in Canada but compared to Martins, which are extremely over-priced the value is good. Manufacturer Support: Haven't had to deal with Taylor yet. Overall: I wouldn't see replacing it.
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"excellent guitar all around. ovbiously it is a top of the line guitar, but if you are going to spend upwards of $1600 on a guita" submitted October 15, 2005

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Sound: sound is good for mediums and highs. if you are looking for good bass and fingerpicking projection, then this guitar is not for you. but it has a very bright sound, as characterized by all taylors. the ovangkol in combination with the solid sitka spruce top makes this a very bright sounding guitar Quality: i heard that taylor was cutting porduction costs on the lower models (314 and 414), and that the neck is in two piceces now and no longer has white binding for the 414. I still dont think this guitar is worth the $1600 i paid for it, but it does give an excellent sound with decent cosmetics. the ovankol is beautiful, but other than that, the guitar is quite plain. Value: no, unless you pay less than $1400 new for this guitar, i would not buy it. and in most stores, you cant get it for less than $1600. Manufacturer Support: taylor is excellent. excellent customer service.
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"Great but watch the electronics" submitted May 20, 2007

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Musical Background: Worship Leader
Music Style: Contemp Christian
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Sound: The sound of the CE414 is great,almost effortless playing. Feature: The electronics are not as good as what I expected. Rubbing your shirt against the top end of the guitar while playing comes through on the amp. There seems to be a humming sound coming through that the only way I could get it to stop was to turn the treble way down. And no battery meter means it can die on you while your playing on stage.... Like it did on me Ease of Use: Really nice to play and the action is Great.... Overall: Overall it is a good guitar but as I said above the electronic need help.. Bob needs a new engineer on that job...
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"NOT AS GOOD AS I EXPECTED!!" submitted January 7, 2008

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Sound: i have this guitar..and i play worship in my church.this guitar like one of the guys said has a humming noise which for me turned into interferance and static from the guitar.i love the sounds but the electronics seem to be pretty bad..im hoping to change it. Quality: the sound is authentic but the electronics just suck.i am very disappointed.
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