Taylor 514ce

Cedar’s warm midrange overtones and quick response make it a coveted top wood among fingerstylists and other players with a lighter touch. On this mahogany/cedar cutaway Grand Auditorium, V-Class bracing lifts those sonic virtues to new heights, serving up an even more powerful all-around response with billowing sustain. Add to that the bundle of sonic refinements that V-Class brings, including more powerful notes all the way up the fretboard and greater in-tuneness between the notes (thanks to a more orderly response from the top), and you’ve got a guitar that can cover a lot of ground. Mahogany’s naturally dry, focused voice emphasizes the midrange, lending a warm, clear punch that strummers, blues players will especially appreciate. Appointments include faux tortoise shell binding and pickguard, a faux tortoise/ivoroid rosette, and our striking Century fretboard inlay scheme in grained ivoroid with a new peghead inlay to complement the motif. With onboard Taylor ES2 electronics, you can count on natural-sounding amplified acoustic tone whenever you need it. The guitar also features a Venetian cutaway for upper-fretboard access, and ships in a deluxe hardshell case.

Highlights

Scale Length: 25-1/2". Nut & Saddle: Black Graphite, Micarta saddle. Bracing: V-Class. Truss Rod Cover: Black Plastic. Pickguard: Tortoise. 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".

Body

Binding/Edge Treatment: Tortoise. Top Finish: Gloss. Back Config: 2-piece No Wedge. Backstrap Finish: None. Rosette Size: Single Ring. Bridge Inlay: None. Back/Side Finish: Gloss. Armrest Binding: None. Backstrap Wood: None. Rosette Mat: Grained Ivoroid/Tortoise/Grained Ivoroid. Stain/Sunburst: Medium Brown Stain Back/Sides/Neck. Wedge: None. Armrest: no.

Neck

Neck Width: 1-3/4". Fretboard Inlay: Century. Fretboard Binding/Edge Treatment: West African Crelicam Ebony. Heel Cap Binding: West African Crelicam Ebony. Type of Neck Joint: Taylor Neck. Neck/Heel: Tropical Mahogany. Fretboard Wood: West African Crelicam Ebony. Neck Finish: Satin. Heel Length: 3-1/2".

Peghead

Peghead Finish: Gloss. Peghead Binding: None. Peghead Type: Standard. Peghead Purfling: None. Headstock Overlay: West African Crelicam Ebony. Peghead Inlay: Century. Peghead Logo: Grained Ivoroid.

Other

Bridge Pins: West African Crelicam Ebony. Buttons: Nickel. Fingerboard Ext: None. Edge Trim: None.