Taylor 314ce Special Edition Grand Auditorium Acoustic-Electric Guitar, Sitka Spruce/Indian Rosewood

300 Series Grand Auditorium with Gloss Sitka Spruce Top, Satin Indian Rosewood Back and Sides, West African Crelicam Ebony Fingerboard, and ES2 Expression System Item ID: 314CESE

Highlights

  • 300 Series Grand Auditorium with Gloss Sitka Spruce Top
  • Indian Rosewood Back and Sides Construction with Satin Finish
  • Tropical Mahogany Neck with 1.75" Nut Width
  • West African Crelicam Ebony Fingerboard with Italian Acrylic Gemstone Inlays
  • Taylor V-Class Bracing Balances Volume and Sustain
  • Taylor ES2 Expression System Equipped Standard
  • Taylor Hardshell Case Included
Description

The Taylor 314ce Special Edition Grand Auditorium guitar is an excellent all-purpose acoustic guitar made in the great state of California. Normally, the 314ce features a sapele back and sides construction, however this particular model is built around a tried-and-true classic Indian rosewood back and sides.

Taylor Guitars are all about Finding your Fit, and a spruce top/Indian rosewood back and sides acoustic is long favored by singer/songwriters and for vocal accompaniment. The character of the Indian rosewood is noted for emphasizing the crispness of the low and high frequencies it produces, without being accentuated in the midrange and stepping on the vocalist's frequencies in a natural recording or performance environment.

This guitar additionally showcases versatility and being an "all around" guitar in featuring the Grand Auditorium shape. With both a comfortable physical fit as well as an incredibly adaptable sonic range, this Special Edition 314ce is ideal for nearly any musician whether live or in the studio.

The 300 series is Taylor's first in line of full solid wood El Cajon, California-made guitars. They are known for a less intricate or embroidered style, with simpler binding and inlay figuring, though they are nothing short of the quality expected in a Taylor guitar. Spruce top 300 series Taylors are noted for featuring a gloss nitrocellulose top finish and satin back and sides finish.

Outside of the tonewood selections, this 314ce Special Edition Grand Auditorium is equipped with respected Taylor build elements such as a solid Tropical Mahogany neck, West African Crelicam Ebony fingerboard and bridge pins, 1.75" Tusq nut, Taylor V-Class Bracing, and of course the flagship Taylor ES2 Expression System electronics package.

The Taylor 314ce Special Edition Grand Auditorium acoustic guitar is an excellent choice for guitar players of a multitude of styles and is ready for the studio, stage, and songwriting sessions alike.

Specs

Top Material
Sitka Spruce
Back/Sides Material
Indian Rosewood
Neck Material
Tropical Mahogany
Fingerboard Material
West African Crelicam Ebony
Fingerboard Radius
12"
Fingerboard Inlay
Gemstone, Italian Acrylic
Body Shape
Taylor Grand Auditorium with Venetian Cutaway
Fret
20 w/ 14th Fret Neck Joint
Neck Profile
Taylor Neck
Scale Length
25.5"
Tuning Machines
Taylor Nickel
Nut
Tusq, 1.75"
Bracing
Taylor V-Class
Electronics
Taylor ES2 Expression System
Controls
Volume, Bass, Treble
Bridge
West African Crelicam Ebony
Finish
Gloss Natural
Case
Taylor Deluxe Hardshell