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Taylor 314ce Acoustic/Electric Guitar (s/n:1208186039)! Guitar comes with Taylor Hardshell Case
The Taylor Grand Auditorium That Does Just About Everything
There is a reason the Taylor 314ce has become one of the defining guitars in Taylor's American-made lineup. It brings together the comfortable feel of the Grand Auditorium body, the clarity and responsiveness players expect from Taylor, all-solid tonewoods, V-Class bracing, and professional-quality electronics in an instrument that feels equally at home on the couch, in the studio, or onstage.
Available now at Northeast Music Center, this individual Taylor 314ce carries serial number 1208186039 and comes complete with its Taylor hardshell case.
The 314ce isn't designed around one narrow style of playing. That's exactly what makes it so good.
Its solid Sitka spruce top provides the dynamic range, articulation and headroom needed to respond to everything from a light fingerstyle touch to aggressive strumming. Underneath, solid sapele back and sides add a strong fundamental response with a warm, punchy midrange and excellent note definition.
Together, the combination gives the 314ce a wonderfully balanced personality—clear without becoming sterile, warm without becoming muddy, and powerful without sacrificing detail.
All-Solid-Wood Taylor Construction
One of the important distinctions of the standard 314ce is its all-solid-wood construction.
The solid Sitka spruce top gives the guitar excellent responsiveness and projection, while the solid sapele back and sides contribute focus, warmth and a strong midrange voice. It is an extremely versatile tonewood combination and one that works beautifully with Taylor's Grand Auditorium body.
Whether you're playing open chords, alternate tunings, fingerstyle arrangements, flatpicked passages or accompanying vocals, the 314ce has the balance to let individual notes remain articulate while still producing a full, cohesive chord.
That versatility is a major reason Northeast Music Center considers the 314ce such an easy Taylor to recommend to players looking for one high-quality acoustic guitar capable of covering a lot of musical territory.
Taylor Grand Auditorium Versatility
Taylor's Grand Auditorium body shape has become a modern acoustic-guitar standard because it sits in a particularly useful space between smaller-bodied acoustics and larger traditional designs.
There's enough body volume to produce satisfying bass and projection, but the guitar remains comfortable and controlled. The waist helps keep the guitar seated naturally against the player, while the Venetian cutaway provides easy access to the upper register.
That makes the 314ce equally convincing as a strummer, fingerstyle instrument, songwriting guitar, stage acoustic and studio tool.
This is the type of acoustic that can follow a player from an afternoon writing session directly onto a stage that evening.
V-Class Bracing
Inside the guitar, Taylor's V-Class bracing helps the 314ce deliver greater sustain, projection and musical clarity.
Rather than simply chasing volume, V-Class construction is designed to help notes ring with improved sustain and harmonic agreement. On the 314ce, it complements the naturally focused character of sapele particularly well.
The result is an acoustic voice that feels lively and responsive under the hands, with individual notes retaining definition even when chords become dense.
It's one of those qualities that can be difficult to appreciate from a specification sheet alone—but becomes immediately apparent when you sit down and actually play a well-built 314ce.
The Taylor Neck Feel
Taylor guitars have developed a reputation for exceptionally approachable playability, and the 314ce is a perfect example.
Its tropical mahogany neck is paired with a West African Crelicam ebony fingerboard, giving the instrument a smooth, familiar feel with excellent response underneath the fretting hand.
The standard 314ce features a 1-3/4" nut width and 25-1/2" scale length, providing comfortable string spacing for fingerstyle work while remaining very natural for chord playing, lead passages and contemporary acoustic techniques.
Taylor's neck geometry, comfortable body dimensions and cutaway combine to make the 314ce an acoustic that encourages you to keep playing.
Expression System 2 Electronics
When it's time to plug in, the 314ce is equipped with Taylor's Expression System 2 (ES2) acoustic electronics.
The ES2 system uses Taylor's behind-the-saddle pickup design to capture more of the instrument's natural dynamics and character while providing straightforward onboard control.
For gigging musicians, worship players, singer-songwriters, recording applications or anyone who regularly moves between acoustic and amplified playing, the ES2 makes the 314ce an exceptionally practical performance instrument.
Plug in, dial in your sound and play.
Refined, Purposeful Appointments
The 314ce has always carried a clean aesthetic that lets the woods and unmistakable Taylor silhouette do most of the talking.
The spruce top is complemented by sapele back and sides, a Venetian cutaway, ebony fingerboard and bridge, tasteful inlays and understated appointments. Nothing feels excessive.
It looks exactly like what it is: a serious American-made acoustic-electric built to be played.
And because this guitar includes its Taylor hardshell case, serial number 1208186039 is ready for proper protection whether it's being stored at home, transported to rehearsals or heading out to gigs.
Why Buy Your Taylor from Northeast Music Center?
At Northeast Music Center, we believe buying a quality acoustic guitar should be more than clicking an "Add to Cart" button.
We're proud to be an authorized Taylor dealer, and we're especially proud to be the only authorized Taylor store within approximately 100 miles of our location.
That means our customers can work with a real brick-and-mortar music store, talk with knowledgeable players, and purchase an instrument from people who understand the differences between models rather than simply reading specifications from a screen.
Every guitar deserves to arrive ready to inspire you.
Whether you're shopping online or making the trip to visit us in person, Northeast Music Center works to provide the kind of knowledgeable, low-pressure experience that has become increasingly difficult to find in musical-instrument retail.
The Taylor 314ce is exactly the kind of guitar that demonstrates why that matters. Specs can tell you what it's made from. Playing one tells you why the model has earned its reputation.
Specifications:
General
- Manufacturer: Taylor Guitars
- Model: 314ce
- Series: 300 Series
- Serial Number: 1208186039
- Orientation: Right-Handed
- Number of Strings: 6
- Construction: All-Solid-Wood Acoustic/Electric
- Body Shape: Grand Auditorium
- Cutaway: Venetian
- Bracing: V-Class Bracing
- Electronics: Taylor Expression System 2 (ES2)
- Case: Taylor Hardshell Case Included
Body
- Top Wood: Solid Sitka Spruce
- Back & Side Wood: Solid Sapele
- Back Configuration: 2-Piece, No Wedge
- Top Finish: Gloss
- Back/Sides Finish: Satin
- Body Binding: Black
- Armrest: None
Neck
- Neck Wood: Tropical Mahogany
- Fingerboard: West African Crelicam Ebony
- Scale Length: 25-1/2"
- Nut Width: 1-3/4"
- Neck Finish: Satin
- Fingerboard Inlay: Gemstone, Italian Acrylic
Hardware
- Bridge: West African Crelicam Ebony
- Nut: Tusq
- Saddle: Micarta
- Bridge Pins: West African Crelicam Ebony
- Pickguard: Firestripe
- Factory Strings: D'Addario XS Coated Phosphor Bronze Light (.012-.053)
Why the Taylor 314ce?
The 314ce occupies a sweet spot in Taylor's acoustic lineup: American-made construction, all-solid tonewoods, Grand Auditorium versatility, V-Class bracing, professional electronics and classic Taylor playability.
It's sophisticated enough for the experienced acoustic player, approachable enough to become someone's first serious professional-level guitar, and versatile enough that you don't have to decide whether you're buying a "strumming guitar" or a "fingerstyle guitar."
The answer can simply be both.
If you've been searching for an acoustic-electric that can become your everyday instrument—the guitar you write with, rehearse with, record with and take onstage—the Taylor 314ce (s/n: 1208186039) deserves serious consideration.
Available Now at Northeast Music Center and supplied with its Taylor hardshell case.
