The Builder’s Edition 814ce Blacktop Grand Auditorium from Taylor is both visually and sonically stunning with elegant features that will appeal to enthusiasts, collectors, and wood lovers alike. The premium features on this flagship model redefine the ultimate acoustic electric guitar. The Grand Auditorium body shape is Taylor’s most versatile body shape, making in an excellent choice for light to moderate strumming and fingerstyle players as well. Indian Rosewood is known for strong bass response and clear top end with a slightly scooped midrange. Add in the Adirondack Spruce top and you get an incredibly versatile guitar that has a greater headroom and power with more dynamic range.

Premium builder’s edition appointments include ultra-thin gloss finish, stunning blacktop finish with kona edge burst finish on the back and sides, beveled armrest and cutaway, chamfered body and neck edge treatment, Gotoh 21:1 antique gold tuning machines, curved wing bridge, and element mother of pearl peghead and fretboard inlays. The Builder’s Edition 814ce comes equipped with stage and recording ready ES2 active electronics and ships in a deluxe hard shell case. 

Features:

  • Grand Auditorium Body Shape
  • Indian Rosewood back and sides
  • Adirondack Spruce top
  • V Class Bracing
  • Expression System 2 Electronics
  • Beveled armrest
  • Blacktop finish with kona edge burst back and sides

Specifications

  • Scale Length: 25 1/2 inches
  • Nut & Saddle: Black Tusq nut, White Micarta saddle
  • Bracing: V Class
  • Truss Rod Cover: West African Ebony
  • Number of Frets: 20
  • Top Finish: Gloss Black
  • Back/Sides Finish: Gloss with kona shaded edge burst
  • Rosette Material: Abalone Shell
  • Neck Width: 1-3/4 inches
  • Fretboard Inlay: Element mother of pearl
  • Fretboard Binding/Edge Treatment: Chamfered edge
  • Heel Cap Binding: West African Ebony
  • Type of Neck Joint: The Taylor Neck
  • Neck/Heel: Tropical Mahogany
  • Fretboard Wood: West African Ebony
  • Bridge: West African Ebony in curve wing
  • Neck Finish: Satin
  • Peghead Finish: Satin
  • Peghead Type: Standard
  • Headstock Overlay: West African Ebony
  • Peghead Inlay: Element mother of pearl
  • Peghead Logo: Mother of Pearl
  • Bridge Pins: West African Ebony with green abalone dots
  • Tuners: Gotoh Gold 510 antique gold
  • Case: Taylor Deluxe Hardshell Brown
  • Brand of Strings: D’Addario XS Coated Phosphor Bronze Light Gauge

ConditionBrand New (New)
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Brand
Model
  • Builder's Edition 814ce
Finish
  • Blacktop
Categories
Pickup
  • Internal Piezo Pickup
String Type
  • Steel
Right / Left Handed
  • Right Handed
Active Preamp
  • Yes
Number of Strings
  • 6-String
Neck Material
  • Mahogany
Back Material
  • Rosewood
Sides Material
  • Rosewood
Finish Style
  • Gloss
Top Material
  • Spruce
Wood Top Style
  • Opaque
Fretboard Material
  • Ebony
Scale Length
  • 25.5"
Body Shape
  • Grand Auditorium
Number of Frets
  • 20

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