Now Available at Northeast Music Center!
Taylor Next Generation 514ce (s/n:1209046034)! Guitar comes with a Taylor Brown Hardshell Case with Red Interior!
The Taylor Next Generation 514ce takes one of Taylor’s most versatile Grand Auditorium designs and moves it forward with a new generation of tone, feel and adjustability. Pairing a Western Red cedar top with solid neo-tropical mahogany back and sides, the 514ce delivers warmth, clarity and an expressive response that rewards everything from a delicate fingerstyle touch to confident strumming.
At Northeast Music Center, we think this is exactly where Taylor’s Next Generation platform becomes especially interesting. The naturally warm, focused character of cedar and mahogany is complemented by Taylor’s Scalloped V-Class bracing, Action Control Neck and Claria acoustic electronics, creating a guitar that feels familiar while offering meaningful advances for the modern player.
KEY FEATURES:
• Grand Auditorium body with Venetian cutaway
• Western Red cedar top
• Solid neo-tropical mahogany back and sides
• Scalloped V-Class bracing with Relief Rout
• Taylor Action Control Neck
• Standard Carve neck profile
• 25.5" scale length
• 1-3/4" nut width
• West African Crelicam ebony fingerboard and bridge
• Claria Acoustic Pickup System
• Green abalone single-ring rosette
• Faux Pearl Meridian fingerboard and peghead inlays
• Natural full-body gloss finish
• Taylor nickel tuners
• Includes Taylor Brown Deluxe Hardshell Case
OLD-SCHOOL TONEWOODS — NEXT-GENERATION TAYLOR DESIGN
Cedar and mahogany have long been loved by players who want warmth, responsiveness and strong fundamental character. The Western Red cedar soundboard responds beautifully to a lighter touch, while the mahogany back and sides contribute focus and a rich, woody midrange.
Taylor’s Scalloped V-Class bracing with Relief Rout builds on that foundation with enhanced volume, sustain, warmth and open-string resonance. The result is a 514ce that can feel intimate and expressive when played softly while still offering the projection and definition expected from a modern Taylor Grand Auditorium.
ACTION CONTROL NECK
One of the most significant features of Taylor’s Next Generation instruments is the Action Control Neck. Its long-tenon neck joint enhances the connection between neck and body for additional warmth, resonance and sustain, while Taylor’s patented adjustment system makes precise changes to string height dramatically easier.
Instead of requiring traditional neck-angle adjustment methods, the system allows the guitar’s action to be adjusted quickly through an access point inside the soundhole. For working musicians, changing playing styles or seasonal changes, this is a genuinely useful advancement.
The neck retains Taylor’s comfortable Standard Carve profile, paired with a 25.5" scale length and 1-3/4" nut width for the familiar, player-friendly Taylor feel.
NEW CLARIA ACOUSTIC ELECTRONICS
The Next Generation 514ce also features Taylor’s Claria Acoustic Pickup System, pairing a redesigned undersaddle piezo pickup with Taylor’s proprietary preamp.
Discrete soundhole-mounted Volume, Mid-Contour and Tone controls give players intuitive control over their amplified sound. The Mid-Contour control is especially useful, allowing the player to shape the guitar’s midrange for everything from open, scooped strumming tones to greater presence and definition for fingerstyle work and lead playing.
Whether you're performing onstage, plugging into an acoustic amplifier or working in a recording environment, Claria is designed to provide a clear, dependable representation of the instrument.
SIGNATURE GRAND AUDITORIUM VERSATILITY
Taylor’s Grand Auditorium remains one of the most versatile acoustic body shapes available. It offers enough body and projection for strumming while retaining the balance, articulation and touch sensitivity fingerstyle players appreciate.
Add the Venetian cutaway for comfortable upper-fret access, and the 514ce becomes the kind of acoustic-electric that can comfortably cover an enormous amount of musical territory.
Visually, Taylor keeps the instrument sophisticated rather than overstated. A natural full-body gloss finish highlights the woods, while white binding, a green abalone rosette, Faux Pearl Meridian inlays, tortoise pickguard and ebony appointments give the 514ce an elegant, upscale appearance.
514ce SPECIFICATIONS:
Body
• Shape: Grand Auditorium
• Cutaway: Venetian
• Top: Western Red Cedar
• Back & Sides: Neo-Tropical Mahogany
• Bracing: Scalloped V-Class with Relief Rout
• Back Configuration: 2-Piece, No Wedge
• Binding: White
• Rosette: Green Abalone Single Ring
• Pickguard: Tortoise
• Finish: Full-Body Gloss
Neck
• Neck Wood: Neo-Tropical Mahogany
• Neck Design: Taylor Action Control Neck
• Neck Profile: Standard Carve
• Fingerboard: West African Crelicam Ebony
• Scale Length: 25.5"
• Nut Width: 1-3/4"
• Frets: 20
• Fingerboard Inlay: Faux Pearl Meridian
• Fingerboard Binding: Black
• Neck Finish: Satin
• Peghead Veneer: West African Crelicam Ebony
• Peghead Inlay: Faux Pearl Meridian
Hardware & Electronics
• Electronics: Taylor Claria Acoustic Pickup System
• Bridge: West African Crelicam Ebony
• Nut: Black TUSQ
• Saddle: White Micarta
• Tuners: Taylor Nickel with Nickel Buttons
• Hardware: Nickel
Included Case
• Taylor Brown Deluxe Hardshell Case with Red Interior
WHY BUY YOUR TAYLOR FROM NORTHEAST MUSIC CENTER?
A guitar at this level deserves more than simply being pulled from a warehouse and shipped in a box. Northeast Music Center is an authorized Taylor dealer with decades of experience helping players find instruments that genuinely fit their playing style, tonal preferences and expectations.
We take the same approach online that we do with customers who make the trip to visit us: knowledgeable guidance, a low-pressure experience and real attention to the individual instrument you're purchasing.
The Taylor Next Generation 514ce represents a meaningful evolution of one of Taylor’s most versatile acoustic-electric guitars. If you're looking for the warmth and responsiveness of cedar and mahogany, the versatility of the Grand Auditorium, and Taylor’s newest advancements in playability and amplified performance, this 514ce deserves serious consideration.
Contact Northeast Music Center with any questions about this guitar. We're always happy to talk guitars and help you decide whether this is the right Taylor for you.
