Description
Taylor - 2026 Next-Gen Builder's Edition 814ce Grand Auditorium - Acoustic-Electric Guitar - Blacktop - w/ Brown Taylor Deluxe Hard Shell Case
Updated this year with new features that enhance its sound and musical utility, this Builder's Edition 814ce Blacktop offers a richly appointed take on our flagship Grand Auditorium with a tone that's bolder than ever. Back and sides of solid Indian rosewood paired with an Adirondack spruce top generate a complex voice with blooming overtones that resonate around clear trebles, warm lows and exceptional power. Inside, a new scalloped variant of our V-Class architecture provides an additional boost to volume, sustain and tonal depth, also improving pitch accuracy and harmony all the way up the neck. Player-centered touches include a beveled armrest, matching cutaway and chamfered body edges for a truly seamless feel, while our new onboard Claria System pickup features intuitive soundhole-mounted preamp controls that make it easy to plug in and play on the fly. Appointments complementing the striking black top color treatment include a full-body gloss with a Kona edgeburst for the back and sides, Element fretboard inlays, Gotoh 510 tuners in antique gold, an abalone rosette, maple binding with black and rosewood edge trim, and a rosewood pickguard.
In House Serial: 1201056010
Features:
- Solid rosewood back and sides for warmth and lush overtones
- Adirondack spruce top yields bold power and clarity
- Scalloped V-Class bracing dials up louder volume and more sustain
- Beveled armrest and cutaway enhance playing comfort
- Includes Claria electronics and deluxe hardshell case
Specifications:
Highlights:
- Number of Strings: 6 String
- Orientation: Right Handed
- Body Shape: Grand Auditorium
- Bracing System: Scalloped V-Class Bracing with Relief Rout
- Cutaway: Beveled Cutaway
- Color: Kona Edgeburst Back/Sides, Black Top
- Electronics: Claria™ Pickup System
- Case/Bag: Brown Taylor Deluxe Hard Shell Case
Body:
- Top Wood: Adirondack Spruce
- Back/Side Wood: Indian Rosewood
- Rosette: Green Abalone Single Ring, Bound Sound Hole
- Back Configuration: 2-piece No Wedge
- Body Binding: Chamfered Edges
- Armrest: Beveled Neo-tropical Mahogany
- Top Finish: Gloss
- Back/Side Finish: Gloss
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: Satin
Other:
- Bridge: West African Crelicam Ebony
- Nut & Saddle: Black Tusq Nut, White 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: Gotoh 510 Antique Gold with Antique Gold Buttons
- Strap Pin: Black
- End Pin: Black
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