Taylor 914ce Grand Auditorium Sitka/Rosewood ES2
: 4lbs 14ozTaylor 914ce Grand Auditorium
Showcasing the brand’s flagship tonewood pairing with elegant appointments and aesthetic accents, Taylor’s 914ce Grand Auditorium cutaway models represent the highest levels of Taylor craftsmanship. Offering the balanced highs and supportive lows of the brand’s flagship, medium-sized body shape, fit for any playing style, these 900 series models boast the brand’s trademark modern feel and articulate response. Additionally, Taylor’s ES2 electronics provide ample tonal control and responsiveness.
900 Series
While Indian rosewood’s rich musical range makes it a favorite Taylor guitar tonewood among acoustic lovers and serves as the backbone of more than one series in the catalog, Taylor 900 series models pair Indian rosewood’s musical virtues with a Sitka spruce top—a Bob Taylor favorite—plus elegant appointments, which give these models a level of sophistication that elevates them to a class all their own. Distinctive features in 900 series models include a radius-style armrest, Gotoh 510 tuning machines, Taylor’s Ascension inlay scheme, paua/koa edge trim, an ebony backstrap, and a pickguard free top.
Grand Auditorium Cutaway
The brand’s flagship body shape, the Taylor Grand Auditorium’s medium size offers balanced highs and supportive lows, making it a versatile choice that’s fit for nearly any playing style. Boasting bold, balanced tone, the Taylor Grand Auditorium provides vibrant, well-defined sound across the entire tonal spectrum, thanks to a more tapered waist than a traditional dreadnought, making the Taylor Grand Auditorium the Swiss Army Knife of Taylor’s body shapes.
Q: Does a cutaway diminish a guitar’s tonal output?
A: Not in a discernible way. We recommend you decide based on whether you want that extra upper-fretboard range; or, if you simply have an aesthetic preference—either for a more traditional, symmetrical look of a non-cutaway, or in favor of the sleek, more modern contouring that the cutaway offers.
V-Class Bracing
The Taylor Grand Concert features Taylor’s innovative new V-Class bracing, which lets the soundboard of the guitar vibrate naturally, increasing sustain and overall cohesiveness, and generating additional volume without sacrificing sustain. This design puts the body more in tune with the strings, improving articulation and harmonic alignment, resulting in a sound that is optimally warm and seasoned, nicely blended, and full of luscious low end without being muddy.
ES2 Electronics
The Taylor Expression System 2 (ES2) delivers the latest technology in Taylor acoustic guitar amplification. The heart of the ES2 system is Taylor’s patented behind-the-saddle pickup, featuring three uniquely positioned and individually calibrated pickup sensors. The new positioning enables the piezo pickup’s crystals to respond more naturally to the guitar’s energy as it is transferred through the saddle, with three pickup sensors installed behind the saddle, through the bridge, with three tiny Allen screws that calibrate the position of the sensors in relation to the saddle. Together with Taylor’s custom-designed preamp, this ES2 system produces exceptional amplified tone and responsiveness.
Serial #: 1201273073
Weight: 4lbs 14oz
Scale Length: 25-1/2"
Nut & Saddle: Black Graphite, Micarta saddle
Bracing: V-Class with Relief Rout
Truss Rod Cover: West African Ebony
Number of Frets: 20
Tuners: Gotoh
Case: Taylor Deluxe Hardshell Brown
Body Length: 20"
Body Width: 16"
Body Depth: 4 5/8"
Binding: West African Ebony
Top Finish: Gloss 3.5
Back Config: 2-piece No Wedge
Backstrap Finish: Gloss
Rosette Size: 2014 800 Series
Back/Side Finish: Gloss 3.5
Armrest Binding: West African Ebony
Backstrap Wood: Match Binding
Rosette Mat.: Paua
Neck Width: 1-3/4”
Fretboard Inlay: Ascension
Fretboard Binding: West African Ebony
Heel Cap Binding: West African Ebony
Type of Neck Joint: Scarf
Neck/Heel: Tropical Mahogany
Sitka Neck Finish: Satin
Heel Length: 3-1/2”
Peghead Finish: Gloss
Peghead Binding: West African Ebony
Peghead Type: Standard
Peghead Purfling: Koa
Headstock Overlay: West African Ebony
Peghead Inlay: Ascension
Peghead Logo: Taylor Mother of Pearl
Bridge Pins: West African Ebony
Buttons: Gold
Fingerboard Ext: Koa/Paua/Koa
Edge Trim: Koa/Paua/Koa
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