Our popular Grand Auditorium 314ce is an acoustic workhorse that performs equally well in the practice room, recording studio, and on stage. This latest edition features our acclaimed V-Class bracing, a revolutionary innovation in acoustic sound that responds with greater musicality and harmonic agreement. By introducing a more orderly vibration to the guitar’s top, V-Class bolsters the sustain and volume to offer players a more dynamic voice to explore, while also resolving the minor intonation issues that players have long had to contend with. Together with a solid Sitka spruce top and solid sapele back and sides, you can expect a balanced and articulate blend of top-end brightness, midrange fullness, and low-end warmth that accommodates an array of playing styles. Appointments include black binding, Gemstone fretboard/peghead inlays in Italian acrylic, and satin-finish back and sides with a gloss top. A Venetian cutaway invites your fretting hand up the neck, while our proprietary ES2 electronics serve up faithful plugged-in tone. The guitar ships in a deluxe hardshell case.

Grand Auditorium Shape

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.

Sapele Body Woods

One of the best all-around tonewoods there is, sapele will deliver for any playing style.

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 

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.

V-Class Bracing

A revolutionary design that balances the flexibility and stability of the top, V-Class bracing produces unmatched sustain, volume, and intonation.

Specifications

• Scale Length: 25-1/2"
• Nut & Saddle: Black Graphite, Micarta saddle
• Bracing: V-Class
• Truss Rod Cover: Black Plastic
• Pickguard: Black
• Number of Frets: 20
• Tuners: Taylor Nickel
• Case: Taylor Deluxe Hardshell Brown
• Brand of Strings: Elixir Phosphor Bronze Light
• Body Length: 20"
• Body Width: 16"
• Body Depth: 4 5/8"
• Binding/Edge Treatment: Black
• Top Finish: Gloss
• Back Config: 2-piece No Wedge
• Backstrap Finish: None
• Rosette Size: Three Ring
• Bridge Inlay: None
• Back/Side Finish: Satin
• Armrest Binding: None
• Backstrap Wood: None
• Rosette Mat.: Plastic
• Stain/Sunburst: Medium Brown Stain Back/Sides/Neck
• Wedge: None
• Armrest: no
• Neck Width: 1-3/4"
• Fretboard Inlay: Gemstone, Italian Acrylic
• Fretboard Binding/Edge Treatment: Black
• Heel Cap Binding: None
• Type of Neck Joint: Taylor Neck
• Neck/Heel: Tropical Mahogany
• Fretboard Wood: West African Ebony
• Neck Finish: Satin
• Heel Length: 3-1/2"
• Peghead Finish: Satin
• Peghead Binding: None
• Peghead Type: Standard
• Peghead Purfling: None
• Headstock Overlay: West African Ebony
• Peghead Inlay: Gemstone, Italian Acrylic
• Peghead Logo: Italian Acrylic
• Bridge Pins: West African Ebony
• Buttons: Nickel
• Fingerboard Ext: None
• Edge Trim: None