Taylor Acoustic Electric 914ce Grand Auditorium
This First Edition Grand Auditorium celebrates the lavish redesign of the 900 Series, boasting the same package of tone-enhancing refinements applied to the 800 Series, plus a refreshed design aesthetic that showcases the finest in Taylor craftsmanship. Highlights include a hand-carved ebony armrest for added playing comfort, along with an exquisite appointment scheme featuring ebony binding and koa purfling, complemented by abalone/mother-of-pearl inlays and abalone top trim. Custom-voiced bracing and optimized wood thicknesses for the Grand Auditorium yield a more powerful bass response and a warmer, sweeter midrange, giving the versatile body style an even more expressive tonal range. Unique First Edition touches include Adirondack spruce bracing, a First Edition label, and a First Edition nameplate on the guitar’s deluxe hardshell case. Taylor’s Expression® System 2 acoustic electronics round out the sound with world-class amplified tone. Features:
- Grand Auditorium Shapes: Taylor’s signature shape embodies the ultimate all-purpose acoustic.
- Sitka Spruce Top Woods: The soundboard choice for most guitars, Sitka spruce produces a broad dynamic range and accommodates a versatile range of playing styles.
- Indian Rosewood Body Woods: The tonewood superstar. Popular, traditional, and versatile, Bob Taylor puts Indian rosewood among the greatest tonewoods ever.
- Expression System® 2 Electronics: The Expression System® 2 captures more of a guitar’s dynamic properties using a breakthrough behind-the-saddle design.
- Venetian Cutaway Cutaways: The Venetian cutaway is known for its soft, round lines.The sloping peak of the cutaway will vary depending on the shape of the guitar.
Indian Rosewood/Sitka
Indian rosewood seems as if it was created to be on a guitar. The clarity, balance, sustain, excellent bass response, and wonderful coloration and figure are without equal. Paired with Sitka spruce, it is an unstoppable combination.
Grand Auditorium (GA)
The GA is Taylor’s most versatile and popular shape, excelling at light-touch fingerstyle to full-blown strumming. Great for mic’ing and recording, the GA’s balanced mid-range and bright tone exemplify the Taylor voice.
Expression System®
Using proprietary pickup technology developed at Taylor, the Expression System amplifies your guitar with an unrivaled, natural live sound. Onboard tone controls provide added flavor, or set flat for an uncolored, exceptionally-clean amplified sound. It’s your tone. Amplified.
Gloss
The finish used to create this guitar's lustrous gloss top, back, and sides was developed at Taylor for maximum durability and resistance to cold-checking. This ultraviolet-cured finish is also more environmentally friendly than traditional lacquer finishes. Available in natural finish.
Indian rosewood seems as if it was created to be on a guitar. The clarity, balance, sustain, excellent bass response, and wonderful coloration and figure are without equal. Paired with Sitka spruce, it is an unstoppable combination.
Grand Auditorium (GA)
The GA is Taylor’s most versatile and popular shape, excelling at light-touch fingerstyle to full-blown strumming. Great for mic’ing and recording, the GA’s balanced mid-range and bright tone exemplify the Taylor voice.
Expression System®
Using proprietary pickup technology developed at Taylor, the Expression System amplifies your guitar with an unrivaled, natural live sound. Onboard tone controls provide added flavor, or set flat for an uncolored, exceptionally-clean amplified sound. It’s your tone. Amplified.
Gloss
The finish used to create this guitar's lustrous gloss top, back, and sides was developed at Taylor for maximum durability and resistance to cold-checking. This ultraviolet-cured finish is also more environmentally friendly than traditional lacquer finishes. Available in natural finish.
Specification:
Highlights
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Scale Length
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25-1/2"
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Nut & Saddle
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Tusq Nut/Micarta Saddle
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Bracing
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Advanced Performance with Relief Rout
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Truss Rod Cover
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Ebony
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Pickguard
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None
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Number of Frets
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20
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Tuners
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Gotoh
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Case
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Brand of Strings
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Elixir Phosphor Bronze HD Light
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Body Length
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None
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Body Width
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None
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Body Depth
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None
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Body
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Binding
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Ebony
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Top Finish
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Gloss 3.5
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Back Config
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2-Piece No Wedge
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Backstrap Finish
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Gloss
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Rosette Size
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Single Ring 900 Series Bound
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Bridge Inlay
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None
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Back/Side Finish
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Gloss 3.5
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Armrest Binding
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Ebony
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Backstrap Wood
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Match Binding
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Rosette Mat.
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Paua
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Stain/Sunburst
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None
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Wedge
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None
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Neck
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Neck Width
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1-3/4"
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Fretboard Inlay
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Ascension
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Fretboard Binding
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Ebony
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Heel Cap Binding
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ebony
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Type of Neck Joint
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Scarf
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Neck/Heel
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Tropical Mahogany
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Fretboard Wood
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Ebony
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Neck Finish
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Satin
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Heel Length
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3-1/2"
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Peghead
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Peghead Finish
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Gloss
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Peghead Binding
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Ebony
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Peghead Type
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Standard
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Peghead Purfling
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KOA
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Headstock Overlay
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Ebony
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Peghead Inlay
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Ascension
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Peghead Logo
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Taylor Mother Of
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Other
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Bridge Pins
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Ebony
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Buttons
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Gold
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Fingerboard Ext
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KOA/Paua/KOA
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Edge Trim
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KOA/Paua/KOA
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