Taylor - 2026 Next-Gen Builder's Edition 814ce Grand Auditorium - Acoustic-Electric Guitar - Blacktop - w/ Brown Taylor Deluxe Hard Shell Case 

Updated this year with new features that enhance its sound and musical utility, this Builder's Edition 814ce Blacktop offers a richly appointed take on our flagship Grand Auditorium with a tone that's bolder than ever. Back and sides of solid Indian rosewood paired with an Adirondack spruce top generate a complex voice with blooming overtones that resonate around clear trebles, warm lows and exceptional power. Inside, a new scalloped variant of our V-Class architecture provides an additional boost to volume, sustain and tonal depth, also improving pitch accuracy and harmony all the way up the neck. Player-centered touches include a beveled armrest, matching cutaway and chamfered body edges for a truly seamless feel, while our new onboard Claria System pickup features intuitive soundhole-mounted preamp controls that make it easy to plug in and play on the fly. Appointments complementing the striking black top color treatment include a full-body gloss with a Kona edgeburst for the back and sides, Element fretboard inlays, Gotoh 510 tuners in antique gold, an abalone rosette, maple binding with black and rosewood edge trim, and a rosewood pickguard.

In House Serial: 1201056010

Features:

• Solid rosewood back and sides for warmth and lush overtones
• Adirondack spruce top yields bold power and clarity
• Scalloped V-Class bracing dials up louder volume and more sustain
• Beveled armrest and cutaway enhance playing comfort
• Includes Claria electronics and deluxe hardshell case

Specifications:

Highlights:

• Number of Strings: 6 String
• Orientation: Right Handed
• Body Shape: Grand Auditorium
• Bracing System: Scalloped V-Class Bracing with Relief Rout
• Cutaway: Beveled Cutaway
• Color: Kona Edgeburst Back/Sides, Black Top
• Electronics: Claria™ Pickup System
• Case/Bag: Brown Taylor Deluxe Hard Shell Case

Body:

• Top Wood: Adirondack Spruce
• Back/Side Wood: Indian Rosewood
• Rosette: Green Abalone Single Ring, Bound Sound Hole
• Back Configuration: 2-piece No Wedge
• Body Binding: Chamfered Edges
• Armrest: Beveled Neo-tropical Mahogany
• Top Finish: Gloss
• Back/Side Finish: Gloss

Neck:

• Neck Wood: Neo-Tropical Mahogany
• Fretboard Wood: West African Crelicam Ebony
• Neck Profile: Standard Carve
• Fretboard Inlay: Mother-of-Pearl Element
• Fretboard Binding: West African Crelicam Ebony
• Neck Finish: Satin

Peghead:

• Nut Width: 1-3/4"
• Peghead Veneer Wood: West African Crelicam Ebony
• Scale Length: 25-1/2"
• Peghead Inlay: Mother-of-Pearl Element
• Peghead Type: Paddle
• Peghead Binding: West African Crelicam Ebony
• Peghead Finish: Satin

Other:

• Bridge: West African Crelicam Ebony
• Nut & Saddle: Black Tusq Nut, White Micarta Saddle
• Bridge Pins: West African Ebony with Green Abalone Dots
• Strings: D'Addario XS Coated Phosphor Bronze Light (.012 - .053)
• Pickguard: Indian Rosewood
• Tuners: Gotoh 510 Antique Gold with Antique Gold Buttons
• Strap Pin: Black
• End Pin: Black