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Taylor Builder`s Edition 814ce

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Acoustic Guitar with Pickup

  • Style: Grand Auditorium with cutaway
  • Top: solid Adirondack spruce
  • Back and sides: solid rosewood
  • Neck: Mahogany
  • Fingerboard: Ebony
  • Windansea fingerboard inlays
  • V-Class bracing
  • Mahogany armrest
  • Scale: 648 mm
  • Nut width: 44.5 mm
  • Graphite nut
  • 20 Frets
  • Single Green Abalone rosette
  • Pickup: Taylor Expression System 2
  • Pickguard: Rosewood
  • Micarta bridge
  • Gotoh 510 Antique Gold tuners
  • Colour top: Natural
  • Colour back and sides: Kona Edgeburst
  • Incl. Taylor Deluxe hard case
  • Made in USA

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Available since April 2023
Item number 562641
Sales Unit 1 piece(s)
Design Grand Auditorium
Top Solid Spruce
Back And Sides Solid Rosewood
Cutaway Yes
Fretboard Ebony
Nut width in mm 44,50 mm
Frets 20
Pickups Yes
Colour Natural
Case Yes
Incl. Gigbag No
Model Grand Auditorium
Back and Sides Solid Rosewood
Incl. Case 1
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£3,890
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A truly unique Taylor 814

For years, the Taylor 814ce has been one of the flagship models of the famous American guitar maker, with the standard model one of the best acoustic guitars on the market. Seeking an ever more exclusive experience, the Taylor Builder’s Edition 814ce has been designed to enhance the pleasure of playing and impress with luxury finishing touches. This limited-edition stands out with its Adirondack spruce top composed of four sections, as well as a modified V-Class bracing system, a smooth, rounded cutaway and softened body contours, a bridge redesigned specifically for the Builder's Edition series, an ebony armrest, and a set of Gotoh 510 Antique Gold machine heads. Taylor's Expression System 2 (ES2) guarantees a very natural amplified sound and is a crucial component of this guitar.

Taylor Builder’s Edition 814ce acoustic guitar, leaning against a piano

High-quality performance

The Taylor Builder's Edition 814ce's unique sound comes from its Grand Auditorium body made from solid wood, as well as its internal V-Class bracing system, which allows the Adirondack spruce top to vibrate freely while the structure remains perfectly stable. The combination of a slim-taper mahogany neck and ebony fingerboard provides an extremely comfortable playing feel, made better still by the deeper cutaway for easier access to the higher frets. For precise sound amplification, particularly when recording, the guitar uses the ES2 system, which comprises a piezo pickup controlled by three dials placed discreetly on the guitar's upper shoulder, allowing players to precisely sculpt the tonal dynamics to suit their exact requirements.

The Taylor Builder’s Edition 814ce's rosewood body – back view

An instrument for professionals and collectors

With its luxury finishing touches, V-Class bracing system on the underside of the Adirondack top, and organic amplified sound, the Taylor Builder's Edition 814ce is designed to meet the expectations of demanding musicians and enthusiasts alike. The Grand Auditorium body generates a powerful, balanced sound with a rich bass response, warm mid-range attack, and crystal-clear treble frequencies. The ES2 system transmits these subtle sound characteristics to an amplifier or mixer with remarkable precision, making this guitar particularly suited to live performance, as there is no need for any extra microphones - not to mention its visual appeal which will turn heads wherever it goes.

Taylor headstock with gold-plated Gotoh machine heads and hardware

About Taylor Guitars

Taylor Guitars was co-founded by Bob Taylor in California in 1974 and from the outset specialised in the construction of high-quality acoustic guitars. By focusing on state-of-the-art manufacturing methods and very high standards of quality, Taylor Guitars has made it into the top echelon of fine guitar makers. Names such as Taylor Swift, Leo Kottke, Prince, David Gilmour, and former US President Bill Clinton are a testament to the popularity of the instruments, which are also reputed for their playability. The creation of a second workshop in Mexico has meant that Taylor guitars are also in the mid-priced segment.

Taylor Builder’s Edition 814ce's soundboard, with a curved arm rest

Unrivalled versatility

In the studio, on stage, or just at home, the Taylor Builder's Edition 814ce's powerful, finely-balanced timbre is impressive, supported by the exceptionally natural sound of the ES2 preamp, on stage or at home. The responsiveness of the Indian rosewood body and the Adirondack spruce top with V-Class bracing guarantee a bright, clear sound, whether for delicate finger-picking phrases or intense, rhythmic strumming. Every single detail and finishing touch make this guitar a real work of art in terms of craftsmanship, cementing the status of this truly exceptional Taylor model.

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Eine High End Gitarre
Kein Nickname mein Name Rainer Brenda 02.03.2024
Vorweg, ich bin kein professioneller Musiker. Eine ausführliche detaillierte Beschreibung erspare ich mir. Ich verweise auf das Video und den Test, der hier vorhanden ist. Außerdem ist der Testbericht in Gitarre&Bass 1/24 empfehlenswert. Ich kann das alles nur bestätigen. Preis/Leistung ? Die Auswahl an sehr guten Gitarren, die günstiger sind, ist heutzutage riesig. Für mich war die Aktions-Zugabe der GS Mini Sapele ausschlaggebend. Einziger Kritikpunkt für mich ist der spitze Übergang vom Hals zum Korpus. Ein gerundeter flacherer wäre mir lieber. So stört er mich für die hohen Lagen beim Cutaway.
Trotzdem ein riesiger Spaßfaktor für mich.
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