Available Now at Northeast Music Center!

Taylor 214 CE Acoustic/Electric (s/n: 2208076003)! Guitar comes with Taylor Plush Lined Gigbag!

One of Taylor's Most Versatile Acoustic-Electric Guitars

There are good reasons the Taylor 214ce has become one of the most popular guitars in Taylor's lineup.

It gives players many of the qualities that have defined the modern Taylor acoustic experience—a comfortable Grand Auditorium body, solid spruce soundboard, excellent neck feel, clear and balanced response, cutaway access and professional-quality electronics—at a price that makes stepping into a serious Taylor considerably more accessible.

Available now at Northeast Music Center, this particular Taylor 214ce—serial number 2208076003—features a solid torrefied spruce top, layered walnut back and sides, C-Class bracing and Taylor Expression System 2 electronics.

It also comes complete with its Taylor plush-lined structured gig bag.

Whether you're moving up from your first acoustic, looking for a dependable guitar for live performance, or you're an experienced player who simply wants a versatile Taylor that can go almost anywhere, the 214ce makes an extremely strong case for itself.

Solid Torrefied Spruce Top

The heart of an acoustic guitar is its soundboard, and Taylor gives the 214ce a solid torrefied spruce top.

That word—torrefied—is important.

Taylor uses a controlled roasting process that changes some of the physical properties of the spruce, helping produce a warmer, more responsive character with some of the musical qualities players associate with a more seasoned soundboard.

You still get the qualities that make spruce such a successful acoustic-guitar top wood: clarity, projection, balance and dynamic range.

But the torrefaction process contributes additional warmth and a more played-in personality.

For the 214ce, that means a guitar that can respond beautifully whether you're lightly fingerpicking, playing open chords behind a vocal or digging into the strings with a pick.

And because the top itself is solid wood, it forms the primary vibrating surface responsible for producing the guitar's acoustic voice.

Layered Walnut Back & Sides

Taylor pairs the solid spruce soundboard with attractive layered walnut back and sides.

Walnut's natural brown coloration gives the guitar a warm, organic appearance that works beautifully with the clean Natural finish of the spruce top.

More importantly, this construction helps Taylor deliver the playing experience and performance of the 214ce at a considerably more accessible price than its all-solid-wood American-made models.

It's a smart combination.

The solid spruce top provides the responsiveness and dynamic character players want from a serious acoustic, while the layered walnut body creates a durable and practical platform for a guitar that may spend its life traveling between home, lessons, rehearsals, studios and stages.

C-Class Bracing

Underneath the torrefied spruce top you'll find Taylor's C-Class bracing.

Derived from the ideas behind Taylor's V-Class architecture, C-Class uses an asymmetrical internal structure designed specifically for these guitars.

The system helps enhance volume, sustain and low-frequency presence, giving the Grand Auditorium body a surprisingly full voice while maintaining the clarity and balance expected from Taylor.

This is especially important in the 214ce.

Layered-wood guitars can sometimes have a more straightforward tonal personality than all-solid instruments. Taylor's combination of a torrefied solid top and C-Class bracing helps bring additional responsiveness and musical dimension to the guitar.

The result is an instrument that sounds more mature and substantial than you might expect at this price point.

Taylor Grand Auditorium — The Do-Everything Body Shape

If you're not quite sure whether you need a strumming guitar, fingerstyle guitar or performance acoustic, there's a good argument for choosing a Grand Auditorium.

Taylor's flagship body shape has earned its reputation because of its versatility.

It's large enough to produce satisfying projection and low-end response without having the physical bulk of some larger acoustic designs.

There's enough power for rhythm playing, but the voice remains articulate enough for fingerstyle work.

The defined waist also makes the body comfortable while seated, while the overall dimensions provide enough acoustic airspace to generate a surprisingly full sound.

For singer-songwriters, worship musicians, working performers, students and players who move between styles, it's an exceptionally practical design.

The 214ce doesn't ask you to choose one musical direction.

It gives you room to explore.

Venetian Cutaway

The Venetian cutaway adds another layer of versatility.

Its smooth, rounded profile gives the 214ce the familiar modern Taylor silhouette while opening up access to the upper frets.

For players who incorporate melodic passages, lead lines, extended chord voicings or simply like having the entire fingerboard available, the cutaway makes a meaningful difference.

It also does so without making the guitar look overly aggressive or modern.

It's simply part of the clean, purposeful design that has made Taylor guitars so recognizable.

The Taylor Neck Feel

Pick up a Taylor and one of the first things many players notice isn't the body or the tonewoods.

It's the neck.

The 214ce uses a Neo-Tropical mahogany neck with Taylor's Standard Carve profile, paired with a genuine West African Crelicam ebony fingerboard.

With its 1-11/16" nut width and 25-1/2" scale length, the guitar provides a comfortable playing platform for chord work, single-note lines and fingerstyle playing.

The slightly narrower nut width can be especially appealing to electric players moving into acoustic guitar, as well as anyone who simply prefers a comfortable, approachable fretting-hand feel.

Taylor has built much of its reputation around making acoustic guitars that don't feel unnecessarily difficult to play.

The 214ce carries that philosophy forward beautifully.

West African Crelicam Ebony Fingerboard & Bridge

Taylor doesn't cut corners where your hands meet the instrument.

The 214ce features a West African Crelicam ebony fingerboard and bridge, giving the guitar the smooth playing surface and premium feel associated with ebony.

It's an important detail.

At Northeast Music Center, we frequently talk with players who initially shop by model number or price and then discover that seemingly small specifications can make a significant difference in how much they enjoy actually playing the instrument.

The combination of Taylor's neck geometry, Standard Carve profile and ebony fingerboard is a major part of what gives the 214ce its distinctly Taylor feel.

Expression System 2 Electronics

The "e" in 214ce means this guitar is ready to leave the living room.

Taylor equips the 214ce with its Expression System 2 (ES2) electronics.

Rather than using a conventional under-saddle piezo configuration, the ES2 employs Taylor's behind-the-saddle pickup design to capture the movement of the saddle and translate the guitar's dynamics into an amplified signal.

For the working player, that means the 214ce can move easily from acoustic practice to rehearsal, stage, church, open mic or other amplified environments.

Plug it into an acoustic amplifier, PA or appropriate recording setup and you're ready to go.

No aftermarket pickup installation required.

A Serious Guitar Without the Preciousness

One of the qualities we particularly like about the 214ce at Northeast Music Center is how easy it is to recommend to such a wide range of musicians.

This is a guitar you can take seriously without being afraid to actually use it.

Take it to rehearsal.

Bring it to a gig.

Write with it on the couch.

Keep it close when inspiration hits.

Put it in its Taylor gig bag and take it to a lesson or jam session.

The 214ce isn't designed to spend its life behind glass.

It's designed to become part of your musical life.

And for many players, that's exactly what a great acoustic guitar should be.

Why Buy Your Taylor from Northeast Music Center?

At Northeast Music Center, Taylor isn't simply another brand name on the wall.

We're proud to be an Authorized Taylor Dealer and the only authorized Taylor store within approximately 100 miles of our location.

That gives our customers something increasingly difficult to find: the opportunity to purchase a Taylor from a real independent music store where guitars are our business and our passion.

Whether you're buying your first serious acoustic or adding another instrument to an established collection, we believe you should know exactly what you're purchasing.

This listing represents Taylor 214ce serial number 2208076003.

That's the guitar being offered.

Our goal at Northeast Music Center is to combine the convenience of purchasing online with the knowledge, attention and low-pressure experience of dealing with an established brick-and-mortar guitar shop.

Because purchasing a guitar should still feel like purchasing a guitar—not ordering another anonymous box from a warehouse.

Specifications:

General

• Manufacturer: Taylor Guitars
• Model: 214ce
• Series: 200 Series
• Serial Number: 2208076003
• Color: Natural
• Orientation: Right-Handed
• Number of Strings: 6
• Body Shape: Grand Auditorium
• Cutaway: Venetian
• Bracing: C-Class
• Electronics: Taylor Expression System 2 (ES2)
• Case/Bag: Taylor Plush-Lined Structured Gig Bag Included

Body

• Top Wood: Solid Torrefied Spruce
• Back & Sides: Layered Walnut
• Back Configuration: Layered, 2-Piece
• Body Shape: Grand Auditorium
• Cutaway: Venetian
• Bracing System: C-Class
• Top Finish: Matte
• Back/Sides Finish: Matte
• Body Binding: White
• Rosette: White 3-Ring
• Armrest: None
• Pickguard: Tortoise

Neck

• Neck Wood: Neo-Tropical Mahogany
• Neck Profile: Standard Carve
• Fingerboard: West African Crelicam Ebony
• Fingerboard Inlays: Faux Pearl 4mm Dots
• Scale Length: 25-1/2"
• Nut Width: 1-11/16"
• Neck Finish: Matte

Peghead

• Peghead Veneer: West African Crelicam Ebony
• Peghead Type: Paddle
• Peghead Finish: Matte

Hardware

• Bridge: West African Crelicam Ebony
• Nut: White NuBone
• Saddle: White Micarta
• Bridge Pins: Black ABS Plastic
• Tuners: Die-Cast Chrome with Chrome Buttons
• Factory Strings: D'Addario XS Coated Phosphor Bronze Light (.012-.053)

Electronics

• Pickup/Preamp: Taylor Expression System 2
• Pickup Design: Behind-the-Saddle
• Application: Acoustic Amplification / Live Performance

Why the Taylor 214ce Continues to Make Sense

The beauty of the 214ce is that Taylor hasn't tried to make it into something overly complicated.

Instead, they've concentrated on the things that matter.

A solid torrefied spruce top for responsiveness, warmth and projection.

C-Class bracing to enhance volume, sustain and low-end presence.

A Grand Auditorium body capable of handling a huge range of musical styles.

A comfortable Standard Carve Taylor neck with a real ebony fingerboard.

A Venetian cutaway for upper-fret access.

And ES2 electronics when it's time to plug in.

Put those pieces together and you have an acoustic-electric that can serve a developing guitarist for years while still offering enough quality and versatility to satisfy experienced musicians looking for a dependable working Taylor.

That's what makes the 214ce such a strong value.

It doesn't need to pretend to be Taylor's most expensive guitar.

It simply delivers the things that have made players want Taylor guitars in the first place.

Taylor 214ce serial number 2208076003 is available now at Northeast Music Center and comes complete with its Taylor plush-lined structured gig bag.