The Taylor Builder's Edition 514ce is a visually stunning acoustic-electric guitar designed for exceptional tone, comfort, and versatility. Its Grand Auditorium body shape -- Taylor's most versatile -- makes it an excellent choice for both fingerstyle players and light to moderate strummers.

Crafted from all solid urban ash back and sides and paired with a solid Sitka Spruce top, the Builder's Edition 514ce delivers a natural midrange compression with an impressive headroom and dynamic range. An ultra-thin gloss finish enhances projection and responsiveness, allowing the guitar to fully reflect the player's touch.

For 2026, this next-generation Builder's Edition 514ce brings three major performance upgrades: the Action Control Neck for fast, precise neck angle adjustments under full string tension; updated Scalloped V Class bracing for enhanced low end bloom, sustain, and intonation; and Taylor's Claria active pickup system, offering clear, plug-and-play amplified tone with intuitive soundhole-mounted controls.

Premium Builder's Edition appointments include a beveled armrest and cutaway, chamfered body and neck edge treatment, Gotoh 21:1 antique chrome tuners, curved wing bridge, celluloid firestripe pickguard, and compass Italian acrylic fretboard and peghead inlays. The Builder's Edition 514ce guitar ships in a deluxe hard shell case.

Features:

- Grand Auditorium Body Shape
- Venetian Cutaway
- Action Control Neck joint
- Scalloped V Class Bracing
- Claria Active… read more Pickup System
- Solid Sitka Spruce Top
- Solid Urban Ash back and sides
- Tropical Mahogany neck
- West African Ebony fretboard
- Taylor Deluxe Hard Shell included

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