Sophisticated refinements for the Taylor 514ce Next Generation acoustic-electric guitar take the classic mahogany-and-cedar model and create something amazingly unique. The guitar starts with all-solid woods consisting of solid Tropical Mahogany for the back and sides, and western red Cedar for the top. The mahogany back and sides give the guitar that woody, classic midrange tone with natural compression and the cedar top evokes a warmer sound, great for fingerstyle to light and moderate strumming. The Grand Auditorium body shape is the most versatile body shape in the lineup for Taylor. Whether you're a fingerstyle player or strummer, the Grand Auditorium body shape covers the most ground. New for this model are three major, game changing innovations.

Action Control Neck
A long-tenon neck joint design that not only improves tone and sustain but allows a qualified technician to adjust the neck angle in seconds with the strings still on and the guitar under tension. The result? The ability to set up the guitar for individual playing styles like never before.

Scalloped V Class Bracing
With changes to the internal architecture, the guitar now brings more low end and bloom to the table while embracing all sustain and intonation benefits of the original V Class bracing system.

Claria Pickup System
A revolutionary active pick up system that redefines acoustic amplified tone with a proprietary high-definition, active high-fidelity preamp and under-the-saddle pickup system. Simply… read more put, the most plug-and-play pickup system with volume, tone, and contour-shaping soundhole controls to achieve the ultimate amplified acoustic sound. The Next Generation 514ce also features an all-gloss finish on the body, white plastic binding, meridian fretboard and peghead inlays, venetian cutaway, faux-tortoise pickguard, and ships in a deluxe hardshell case.

Features:

- Grand Auditorium Body Shape
- Venetian Cutaway
- Action Control Neck
- Scalloped V Class Bracing
- Claria Active Pickup System
- Solid Cedar Top
- Solid Mahogany back and sides

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