Taylor Builder’s Edition 814ce ‘Natural’ Grand Auditorium Acoustic Electric Guitar

The Taylor Builder’s Edition 814ce is the most quintessentially Taylor guitar the company has ever built - a definitive evolution of the 814ce, long considered Taylor’s flagship acoustic-electric, elevated with a suite of comfort-focused enhancements, a four-piece Adirondack spruce top, and the visual sophistication of a full-body gloss finish with Kona edgeburst on the back and sides. The Adirondack spruce and Indian rosewood pairing is one of the most compelling tonewood combinations available on any production acoustic-electric guitar - Adirondack’s remarkable volume ceiling, dynamic liveliness, and exceptional clarity even under an aggressive attack complementing Indian rosewood’s celebrated warmth, lush overtone complexity, and blooming low-end response in a combination that rewards every playing style with extraordinary tonal authority and expressiveness.

V-Class bracing draws out more of the blooming overtones and rich sustain that Indian rosewood is celebrated for, while the beveled armrest and beveled cutaway with compound smoothened edge, subtle body taper, and rock maple body binding collectively make the Builder’s Edition 814ce the most ergonomically refined Grand Auditorium Taylor has produced. The Taylor ES2 behind-the-saddle electronics capture more of the guitar’s natural dynamic properties for faithful, nuanced amplified performance, while Gotoh Antique Gold tuners at 21:1 ratio, West African Crelicam ebony fingerboard and bridge with ebony binding, Element fretboard and peghead inlays, West African ebony bridge pins with green abalone dots, Indian rosewood pickguard, and TUSQ nut with Micarta saddle complete a specification of exceptional refinement and considered beauty.

Features

• Four-piece Adirondack spruce top with solid Indian rosewood back and sides and V-Class bracing delivers extraordinary tonal authority - Adirondack’s unmatched volume ceiling and dynamic clarity complementing rosewood’s lush warmth and blooming overtone complexity.
• Beveled armrest and beveled cutaway with compound smoothened edge, subtle body taper, and rock maple body binding collectively make this the most ergonomically refined and physically comfortable Grand Auditorium Taylor has produced.
• Taylor ES2 behind-the-saddle electronics capture more of the guitar’s natural dynamic properties than a standard undersaddle pickup, providing faithful, nuanced amplified performance suited to any live or studio context.
• Gotoh Antique Gold tuners at 21:1 gear ratio, West African Crelicam ebony fingerboard and bridge with ebony binding and Element inlays, and Indian rosewood pickguard reflect the Builder’s Edition’s characteristic premium appointment standard throughout.
• Full-body gloss finish with Kona edgeburst on back and sides, Element fretboard and peghead inlays, West African ebony bridge pins with green abalone dots, and satin neck and headstock finish complete a visual package of striking and cohesive elegance.

• Body: Grand Auditorium, beveled cutaway
• Top: Adirondack spruce, 4-piece
• Back & sides: Solid Indian rosewood, 2-piece
• Bracing: V-Class
• Body binding: Rock maple
• Top finish: Gloss
• Back & sides finish: Gloss, Kona edgeburst
• Neck: Neo-tropical mahogany
• Neck finish: Satin
• Fingerboard: West African Crelicam ebony
• Fingerboard binding: West African Crelicam ebony
• Fingerboard inlays: Element
• Bridge: West African Crelicam ebony
• Bridge pins: West African ebony with green abalone dots
• Peghead type: Paddle, standard
• Peghead binding: West African Crelicam ebony
• Peghead inlay: Element
• Peghead finish: Satin
• Scale length: 25-1/2"
• Nut width: 1-3/4"
• Nut: TUSQ
• Saddle: Micarta
• Tuners: Gotoh Antique Gold, 21:1 ratio
• Pickguard: Indian rosewood
• Electronics: Taylor ES2
• Strings: D’Addario XS Coated Phosphor Bronze Light .012-.053
• Includes: Taylor Deluxe hardshell case
• Made in: USA