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Taylor 214 CE-K Koa (B/S) Acoustic/Electric(s/n:2208066241)! Guitar Comes with Taylor GigBag!

Classic Taylor Versatility with the Natural Beauty of Hawaiian Koa

The Taylor 214ce has earned its reputation by being one of those guitars that simply works for an enormous range of players.

The Taylor 214ce-K adds something special to that proven formula.

Hawaiian koa.

Available now at Northeast Music Center, this individual 214ce-K—serial number 2208066241—pairs a solid torrefied spruce top with beautiful layered Hawaiian koa back and sides, bringing an unmistakably warm, exotic appearance to Taylor's versatile Grand Auditorium platform.

Underneath the good looks is a guitar designed to work.

Taylor's C-Class bracing helps enhance volume, sustain and low-end presence. The comfortable Taylor neck makes the guitar immediately approachable, while Expression System 2 electronics make it ready for amplified performance.

And when it's time to take it with you, this guitar comes complete with its Taylor structured gig bag.

For the player who loves the versatility and value of the 214ce but wants something visually more distinctive than the standard version, the 214ce-K is an easy guitar to get excited about.

Solid Torrefied Spruce Top

While the koa immediately catches your eye, the real tonal engine of the 214ce-K is its solid torrefied spruce top.

Taylor's torrefaction process uses carefully controlled heat to alter some of the physical properties of the spruce, giving the soundboard a warmer and more responsive character with some of the qualities associated with wood that has had time to naturally season.

That makes an excellent match for the 214ce-K.

Spruce already provides the clarity, projection and broad dynamic range that have made it one of the world's most important acoustic-guitar soundboard woods.

Torrefaction adds another dimension.

Play lightly and the guitar responds with detail and definition.

Move into open chords and there's warmth underneath the familiar Taylor clarity.

Increase your attack and the spruce top has the headroom to respond.

That means the 214ce-K doesn't force you into one playing style.

Fingerstyle, flatpicking, rhythm work and vocal accompaniment all feel at home here.

Layered Hawaiian Koa Back & Sides

Then there's the feature that gives this model its “-K” designation:

Layered Hawaiian koa back and sides.

Koa is one of the woods most closely associated with the Hawaiian Islands and has become an important part of Taylor's identity.

Its dramatic grain, warm coloration and natural variation mean that koa guitars can have tremendous visual personality.

On the 214ce-K, Taylor uses layered Hawaiian koa for the back and sides, giving players the beauty of this celebrated wood while maintaining the accessible price and practical construction that make the 200 Series so appealing.

It's important to make the distinction correctly:

The top is solid torrefied spruce.

The back and sides are layered Hawaiian koa.

That combination gives you the responsive solid-wood soundboard where it matters most, paired with the distinctive visual character of koa throughout the body.

And because wood grain naturally varies, serial number 2208066241 has its own individual appearance.

That's part of the appeal.

You're not simply buying a model number.

You're buying this guitar.

Koa Makes This 214ce Stand Apart

Set a standard 214ce and a 214ce-K next to each other and the difference is immediately obvious.

The koa changes the personality of the instrument before you've even played a note.

Its rich brown coloration, natural figuring and organic variation give the back and sides a more exotic appearance while retaining the clean, understated aesthetic that works so well on Taylor's 200 Series guitars.

It's visually interesting without becoming flashy for the sake of being flashy.

At Northeast Music Center, we think that's one of the strongest reasons to consider the 214ce-K.

If you already like what the 214ce offers but want an instrument with more visual individuality, the koa version gives you exactly that without abandoning the practical qualities that made the original model successful.

C-Class Bracing

Inside the guitar, Taylor uses its C-Class bracing architecture.

C-Class draws from ideas developed through Taylor's V-Class design and adapts them to guitars in this portion of the company's lineup.

The asymmetrical bracing structure is designed to enhance volume, sustain and low-frequency response, helping the Grand Auditorium body deliver a bigger and more dimensional acoustic voice.

That's especially useful with a layered-wood guitar.

The combination of the torrefied solid spruce top and C-Class bracing helps give the 214ce-K additional responsiveness and musical character.

You get satisfying projection for strumming while still retaining enough articulation for more detailed playing.

It's balanced.

It's clear.

And, most importantly, it's extremely usable.

The Grand Auditorium Advantage

Taylor's Grand Auditorium body is one of the major reasons the 214ce-K can cover so much musical territory.

Rather than being optimized around one specific technique, the Grand Auditorium sits in an exceptionally useful middle ground.

It's large enough to provide satisfying projection and low-end support.

It's controlled enough for recording.

It's responsive enough for fingerstyle playing.

It's powerful enough for strumming.

And its defined waist and comfortable proportions make it easy to live with during longer playing sessions.

For the player buying one primary acoustic guitar, that versatility matters.

Your playing may change.

Your musical tastes may evolve.

You might start performing.

You might begin recording.

You might move from strumming into fingerstyle.

The 214ce-K doesn't need to know where you're going.

It can simply go with you.

Venetian Cutaway

Taylor's familiar Venetian cutaway provides easy access to the upper register while giving the 214ce-K the sleek silhouette associated with modern Taylor acoustics.

The rounded cutaway works particularly well with the Grand Auditorium shape, maintaining the guitar's elegant lines while making higher-register chord voicings, lead passages and melodic work easier to reach.

For players coming from electric guitar, that additional freedom can make the transition to acoustic playing feel especially natural.

The Taylor Neck Feel

Taylor has built a tremendous amount of its reputation around playability.

The 214ce-K demonstrates why.

A Neo-Tropical mahogany neck is paired with a West African Crelicam ebony fingerboard, giving the guitar a smooth and substantial feel underneath the fretting hand.

Taylor's Standard Carve neck profile is comfortable and approachable, while the 25-1/2" scale length provides the response expected from a full-size Grand Auditorium acoustic.

The 1-11/16" nut width offers a comfortable feel for chord work and single-note playing and can be particularly inviting for guitarists accustomed to electric-guitar neck dimensions.

The result is an acoustic that doesn't feel like work.

That's important.

The easier it is to pick up a guitar and become absorbed in playing it, the more likely that guitar is to become part of your everyday life.

West African Crelicam Ebony Fingerboard & Bridge

Taylor equips the 214ce-K with a genuine West African Crelicam ebony fingerboard and bridge.

Those appointments help give the guitar the tactile quality and clean appearance players expect from Taylor.

The dark ebony also provides a beautiful visual contrast against the lighter spruce top and richly colored Hawaiian koa.

It's another example of why the 214ce-K feels like more than simply an entry point into the Taylor family.

There's attention paid to the parts of the guitar you interact with every time you play it.

Expression System 2 Electronics

The 214ce-K is also ready to work when it's time to plug in.

Taylor's Expression System 2 (ES2) uses a behind-the-saddle pickup design developed to capture the movement of the saddle and translate the guitar's dynamics into an amplified signal.

For the player, that makes this guitar considerably more versatile.

Play it acoustically at home.

Write with it.

Record it.

Take it to rehearsal.

Bring it to church.

Plug it into an acoustic amplifier or PA.

Take it onto the stage.

You don't have to purchase the guitar today and figure out an aftermarket pickup solution tomorrow.

It's already built for both acoustic and amplified performance.

A Guitar That's Meant to Go Places

One of our favorite qualities about Taylor's 200 Series at Northeast Music Center is that these guitars are designed to be used.

The 214ce-K looks special enough to inspire you every time you open the gig bag, but it's practical enough to become your everyday acoustic.

That's an excellent combination.

You don't need to save it for special occasions.

Take it to rehearsal.

Take it to the gig.

Keep it next to the couch.

Write songs with it.

Record with it.

Put some honest playing time on it.

The koa gives the guitar personality.

The torrefied spruce gives it responsiveness.

The Grand Auditorium body gives it versatility.

And the ES2 system gives it somewhere to go when you're ready to perform.

Why Buy Your Taylor from Northeast Music Center?

At Northeast Music Center, we're proud to be an Authorized Taylor Dealer and the only authorized Taylor store within approximately 100 miles of our location.

We believe that still matters.

Buying a guitar should be more than selecting a model number and waiting for a cardboard box to arrive.

Guitars are individual instruments—especially when visually distinctive woods such as Hawaiian koa are involved.

The grain matters.

The appearance matters.

The feel matters.

And the individual guitar matters.

That's why we identify our instruments by serial number whenever possible.

The guitar offered here is Taylor 214ce-K serial number 2208066241.

When you order this guitar from Northeast Music Center, this is the instrument you're purchasing.

Whether you visit our store in person or purchase from us online from across the country, our goal remains the same: provide the knowledge, personal attention and low-pressure experience you'd expect from a serious independent guitar shop.

At Northeast Music Center, we don't want to simply sell you another acoustic guitar.

We want to help you find the one you actually want to keep playing.

Specifications:

General

• Manufacturer: Taylor Guitars
• Model: 214ce-K
• Series: 200 Series
• Serial Number: 2208066241
• 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 Structured Gig Bag Included

Body

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

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

The 214ce Formula—with a Koa Personality

The standard Taylor 214ce is already an exceptionally versatile acoustic-electric.

The 214ce-K takes that proven platform and gives it a distinctly different visual personality.

You still get the features that make the 214ce such a practical instrument:

Solid torrefied spruce for warmth, projection and responsiveness.

C-Class bracing for additional volume, sustain and low-end presence.

Taylor's Grand Auditorium body for exceptional cross-genre versatility.

A Standard Carve Neo-Tropical mahogany neck for comfortable playability.

West African Crelicam ebony for the fingerboard and bridge.

Expression System 2 electronics for amplified performance.

But surrounding all of that are the beautiful layered Hawaiian koa back and sides that make the 214ce-K immediately stand apart.

For the player who wants the practicality of a 200 Series Taylor with a little more visual character, it's an excellent combination.

And because every piece of koa carries its own grain and coloration, there's another reason the serial number matters.

This is Taylor 214ce-K serial number 2208066241.

It's available now at Northeast Music Center and comes complete with its Taylor structured gig bag.

A versatile Taylor you can take almost anywhere—with a back and sides you'll want to turn around and show everyone when you get there.