New for 2026!

Taylor Next Generation 814ce ( s/n: 3048)

With a long history of inspiring players across genres and styles, Taylor's flagship Grand Auditorium now showcases even more player-focused design elements. This model sports the beloved pairing of Indian rosewood and Sitka spruce, which yield a lush overtone profile to complement top-end clarity and a rich bass range. Inside, our scalloped V-Class bracing framework dials up more power, longer sustain and improved harmony between notes all the way up the fretboard. Other upgrades include a radius-style rosewood armrest, the long-tenon Action Control Neck for unmatched adjustability and resonance, and new Claria electronics, which feature soundhole-mounted controls and a mid-contour knob that makes it easy to dial in the perfect amplified sound. Other details include Element fretboard inlays, a rosewood pickguard, maple binding and a full-body gloss finish available at Northeast Music Center! It ships with a deluxe hardshell case.

Taylor 814ce Next Generation

Some guitars become successful. A select few redefine an entire company.

The Taylor 814ce belongs to an exceptionally small group of instruments whose influence extends far beyond their own model designation. For more than three decades, it has shaped expectations of what a modern acoustic guitar should feel like, sound like, and ultimately inspire. To understand today's Taylor Guitars is, in many ways, to understand the 814ce.

Long before "modern acoustic" became part of the industry's vocabulary, the 814ce challenged traditional assumptions. It demonstrated that remarkable balance could be every bit as compelling as overwhelming power, that precision could exist without sacrificing warmth, and that effortless playability could transform not only how musicians performed, but how often they reached for their guitar in the first place.

The Next Generation 814ce continues that legacy—not by abandoning what made it iconic, but by refining it with the quiet confidence that has always defined Taylor's philosophy. Every design decision reflects decades of listening to musicians, questioning convention, and pursuing the belief that extraordinary instruments are never truly finished. They simply continue to evolve.

Its voice has become one of the most recognizable sounds in contemporary acoustic music. Open chords bloom with remarkable dimension, yet individual notes remain distinct and articulate. Fingerstyle passages reveal subtle harmonic detail, while aggressive rhythm playing retains clarity without collapsing into compression. It is an instrument that refuses to favor one style of music over another, adapting instead to the personality of the player.

That versatility explains why the 814ce has found its way into concert halls, recording studios, songwriting sessions, churches, coffeehouses, and living rooms around the world. It has become a trusted companion not because it excels at one thing, but because it excels at nearly everything. Few acoustic guitars have earned that reputation so consistently across generations of musicians.

The Next Generation platform reflects Taylor's continuing belief that refinement is a journey rather than a destination. Every contour, every structural improvement, and every subtle adjustment serves a singular purpose: strengthening the connection between player and instrument. Nothing feels unnecessary. Nothing feels overstated. The guitar simply disappears into the music, allowing ideas to flow without distraction.

Perhaps that is the greatest achievement of the 814ce. It rarely demands attention for itself. Instead, it encourages musicians to think less about the guitar and more about the songs waiting to be written. That quality cannot be measured by specifications, yet it has become one of the defining reasons so many players eventually describe the 814ce as the guitar they compare every other acoustic against.

Great instruments often become milestones in a musician's life. The Taylor 814ce Next Generation has spent decades becoming a milestone in the history of acoustic guitars.

Why This Guitar Earned a Place at Northeast Music Center

There are guitars we admire for their craftsmanship, guitars we recommend for their value, and guitars we consider essential because of the influence they have had on the world of music. The Taylor 814ce belongs to that final category.

At Northeast Music Center, we view the 814ce as more than one of Taylor's flagship models. We see it as the instrument that introduced countless musicians to a new standard of acoustic performance—one defined by balance, precision, comfort, and unwavering musicality. Its influence can be heard across stages, studios, and recordings around the world, yet its greatest accomplishment remains deeply personal: it inspires players to keep playing.

That is why the Taylor 814ce Next Generation holds such an important place in our collection. It is not simply one of Taylor's finest guitars. It is one of the defining acoustic guitars of the modern era.

Highlights

• Number of Strings-6 String
• Orientation-Right Handed
• Body Shape-Grand Auditorium
• Bracing System-Scalloped V-Class Bracing with Relief Rout
• Cutaway-Venetian Cutaway
• Electronics-Claria™ Pickup System
• Case/Bag-Brown Taylor Deluxe Hard Shell Case

Body

• Top Wood-Sitka Spruce
• Back/Side Wood-Indian Rosewood
• Rosette-Single Ring, Bound Sound Hole
• Back Configuration-2-piece No Wedge
• Body Binding-Rock Maple
• Armrest-Radius Indian Rosewood
• Top Finish-Gloss 4.5
• Back/Side Finish-Gloss 4.5

Neck

• Neck Wood-Neo-Tropical Mahogany
• Fretboard Wood-West African Crelicam Ebony
• Neck Profile-Standard Carve
• Fretboard Inlay-Mother-of-Pearl Element
• Fretboard Binding-West African Crelicam Ebony
• Neck Finish-Satin

Peghead

• Nut Width-1-3/4"
• Peghead Veneer Wood-West African Crelicam Ebony
• Scale Length-25-1/2"
• Peghead Inlay-Mother-of-Pearl Element
• Peghead Type-Paddle
• Peghead Binding-West African Crelicam Ebony
• Peghead Finish-Gloss

Other

• Bridge-West African Crelicam Ebony
• Nut & Saddle-Black Tusq Nut, Micarta Saddle
• Bridge Pins-West African Ebony with Green Abalone Dots
• Strings-D'Addario XS Coated Phosphor Bronze Light (.012 - .053)
• Pickguard-Indian Rosewood
• Tuners-Taylor Smoked Nickel with Smoked Nickel Buttons
• Strap Pin-Black
• End Pin-Black

Awesome guitar now available at Northeast Music Center!