Taylor 914ce Grand Auditorium Acoustic Electric Guitar with V Class Bracing

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Taylor 914ce Grand Auditorium Acoustic Electric Guitar with V Class Bracing! Guitar Comes with Taylor Deluxe Hardshell Brown Case!

Taylor’s Flagship Rosewood Grand Auditorium

Some guitars are designed to impress.

The Taylor 914ce was designed to represent what Taylor believed a modern luxury acoustic guitar could become.

Built with a solid Sitka spruce top, solid Indian rosewood back and sides, Grand Auditorium body and Taylor V-Class bracing, the 914ce combines one of the most traditional tonewood pairings in acoustic-guitar history with some of Taylor’s most forward-thinking design work.

The result is an instrument with authority, refinement and tremendous musical range.

Indian rosewood delivers the deep low end, sparkling treble response and rich harmonic complexity players expect from a world-class rosewood guitar. Sitka spruce adds dynamic headroom and clarity, while V-Class bracing helps the guitar sustain longer, project with greater focus and maintain a more harmonious relationship between notes across the fingerboard.

At Northeast Music Center, we see the 914ce as something more than simply a highly appointed Taylor.

It is one of the defining guitars of Taylor’s modern era.

914ce HIGHLIGHTS:
• Grand Auditorium body
• Solid Sitka spruce top
• Solid Indian rosewood back and sides
• Taylor V-Class bracing with Relief Rout
• Venetian cutaway
• Tropical mahogany neck
• West African ebony fingerboard
• 25.5" scale length
• 20 frets
• West African ebony beveled armrest
• West African ebony binding
• Ascension fingerboard and peghead inlays
• Paua rosette with koa and ebony purfling
• Paua and koa decorative edge trim
• Gotoh 510 gold tuning machines
• Black graphite nut
• Micarta saddle
• West African ebony bridge
• West African ebony bridge pins
• Taylor Expression System 2 electronics
• Taylor Deluxe Brown Hardshell Case

SITKA SPRUCE + INDIAN ROSEWOOD — A REFERENCE-LEVEL COMBINATION

There is a reason spruce and rosewood have remained one of acoustic-guitar building’s most respected tonewood combinations.

Sitka spruce offers excellent dynamic range.

Play lightly and it responds with nuance.

Dig in with a flatpick and it has the headroom to keep producing power without collapsing into compression.

Indian rosewood contributes a broad frequency range with substantial low-end presence, clear treble response and complex harmonic overtones.

Together, they create a voice capable of sounding large without becoming muddy and detailed without becoming thin.

On the 914ce, Taylor takes that classic foundation and gives it a distinctly modern level of precision.

V-CLASS — AN IMPORTANT MOMENT IN TAYLOR HISTORY

The 914ce was among the important early showcase models for Taylor’s V-Class bracing architecture.

Rather than relying on a traditional X-bracing pattern, V-Class was designed to give the soundboard greater control over two qualities that are often in tension with one another: volume and sustain.

The design also helps notes relate to one another more harmoniously across the fingerboard.

The practical result is immediately musical.

Single notes sustain with authority.

Upper-register notes retain strength.

Complex chords sound more organized.

And rosewood’s naturally rich overtones have room to bloom without overwhelming the fundamental pitch.

For a guitar as harmonically complex as the 914ce, that added control is especially valuable.

GRAND AUDITORIUM — TAYLOR’S SIGNATURE PLATFORM

Taylor’s Grand Auditorium body has become one of the company’s defining shapes because it refuses to force the player into one musical role.

Fingerstyle players appreciate its articulation.

Singer-songwriters appreciate the way it supports vocals.

Flatpickers can take advantage of the spruce top’s dynamic range.

And players moving between acoustic and electric often find the body size comfortable and familiar.

The Venetian cutaway provides clean access into the upper register without disturbing the graceful proportions of the instrument.

This is a flagship guitar, but it isn't a specialized one.

The 914ce is designed to do a remarkable number of things exceptionally well.

THE ROSEWOOD VOICE — POWER WITH CONTROL

Indian rosewood is capable of tremendous harmonic complexity.

On lesser instruments, that can occasionally become excessive.

The 914ce handles it differently.

The low end has depth.

The highs have brilliance.

The mids remain clear enough to preserve note separation.

And as notes sustain, the harmonic content develops around them rather than obscuring them.

This is especially noticeable when playing extended chords, altered tunings or arrangements with moving inner voices.

You don't simply hear the initial attack.

You hear what happens after the note is played.

That evolving harmonic character is one of the qualities that separates a premium rosewood acoustic from an ordinary one.

THE EBONY ARMREST — LUXURY WITH A PURPOSE

One of the 914ce’s signature features is its beveled West African ebony armrest.

Visually, it creates an elegant transition along the upper edge of the body.

Functionally, it softens the point where the player’s forearm meets the guitar.

That may seem like a small detail until you've spent several hours with the instrument.

On a guitar designed for serious players, comfort isn't decoration.

It's part of performance.

And that philosophy appears throughout the 914ce.

ASCENSION INLAYS — DISTINCTLY 900 SERIES

The 914ce’s visual appointments are sophisticated without allowing decoration to overpower the woods.

Taylor’s Ascension inlay pattern, executed in abalone and mother-of-pearl, flows across the ebony fingerboard and continues onto the peghead.

A single-ring paua rosette with koa and ebony purfling surrounds the soundhole, while additional paua and koa trim follows portions of the body and neck.

West African ebony binding frames the instrument.

The effect is luxurious, but controlled.

Nothing looks added merely to make the guitar expensive.

The materials and lines work together to create an instrument that immediately feels like it belongs at the top of Taylor’s rosewood family.

GOTOH 510 TUNERS — PRECISION WHERE IT COUNTS

Taylor equips the 914ce with premium Gotoh 510 tuning machines.

Their precise gearing allows extremely fine tuning adjustments, which becomes especially appropriate on an instrument whose V-Class design places such an emphasis on pitch relationship and harmonic agreement.

Again, it is a small detail.

But premium instruments are often defined by the accumulation of small details done exceptionally well.

TAYLOR EXPRESSION SYSTEM 2

The 914ce is equipped with Taylor’s Expression System 2 electronics for amplified performance.

The behind-the-saddle design senses string energy in a different orientation than a conventional undersaddle pickup, allowing the system to capture more of the guitar’s dynamic response.

For live performance, rehearsal or direct recording, ES2 gives the 914ce an amplified voice that remains responsive to changes in touch and playing style.

This is an instrument capable of being treasured at home.

But it was also built to walk onto a professional stage.

SPECIFICATIONS:

Body
• Body Shape: Grand Auditorium
• Cutaway: Venetian
• Top: Solid Sitka Spruce
• Back & Sides: Solid Indian Rosewood
• Bracing: V-Class with Relief Rout
• Binding: West African Ebony
• Armrest: Beveled West African Ebony
• Rosette: Single-Ring Paua with Koa/Ebony Purfling
• Decorative Trim: Paua/Koa Edge Details
• Body Finish: Gloss

Neck
• Neck Wood: Tropical Mahogany
• Fingerboard: West African Ebony
• Scale Length: 25.5"
• Frets: 20
• Fingerboard Inlay: Abalone/Mother-of-Pearl Ascension
• Peghead Inlay: Ascension
• Peghead Overlay: West African Ebony

Hardware
• Bridge: West African Ebony
• Nut: Black Graphite
• Saddle: Micarta
• Bridge Pins: West African Ebony
• Tuners: Gotoh 510 Gold

Electronics
• Pickup System: Taylor Expression System 2

Included
• Taylor Deluxe Brown Hardshell Case

WHY THE 914ce MATTERS

The 914ce occupies an important place in Taylor history.

It combines the familiar musical vocabulary of spruce and rosewood with the company's modern approach to acoustic-guitar engineering.

It helped introduce players to V-Class bracing at the upper end of Taylor's lineup.

It demonstrated that increased sustain and improved pitch relationship didn't have to come at the expense of musical warmth.

And it showed that a luxury acoustic guitar could be visually elaborate while remaining fundamentally designed around the player.

That combination is what makes the 914ce important.

Not simply its price.

Not simply its appointments.

And not simply the 900 Series name.

The guitar represents Taylor at a moment when craftsmanship, acoustic engineering and modern design were converging.

THE NORTHEAST MUSIC CENTER PERSPECTIVE

At Northeast Music Center, we believe guitars at this level deserve more than a quick specification sheet and a checkout button.

A 914ce should be experienced.

Listen to an open chord and allow it to decay.

Play farther up the fingerboard and notice how the upper register retains authority.

Compare the response of the Sitka top under a light fingerstyle touch and then with a stronger flatpick attack.

And spend some time simply appreciating the workmanship.

These are the details that explain why the 914ce earned its position among Taylor's premium acoustic instruments.

For serious Taylor players, collectors and musicians searching for an acoustic capable of remaining relevant for decades, Northeast Music Center is proud to offer instruments of this caliber with the knowledge and service that should accompany them.

As an authorized Taylor dealer and repair center, Northeast Music Center can also assist with setup, adjustment and long-term service so your instrument can be tailored to the way you actually play.

The Taylor 914ce Grand Auditorium with V-Class Bracing is a sophisticated expression of rosewood tone, modern Taylor engineering and premium American acoustic-guitar craftsmanship.

For the player who wants one of Taylor’s defining high-end rosewood instruments, the 914ce remains a compelling guitar to own.

Available from Northeast Music Center with its Taylor Deluxe Brown Hardshell Case.

"As one of the first V-Class models, it’s a glimpse into Taylor’s future, and with its great sound and snazzy looks, it’s bound to have great appeal among players looking for a contemporary high-end flattop."

-Peghead Nation, March 2018