This 50th Anniversary limited-edition 314ce is one of a suite of commemorative models crafted to celebrate Taylor's milestone 50th year. Taylor brought several premium updates to their popular cutaway Grand Auditorium 314ce, starting with a torrefied spruce top, which adds an extra splash of responsiveness and warmth to its musical personality.
Taylor's special roasting recipe for the top slightly darkens the Sitka soundboard, and they've enhanced that vintage character with an artfully sprayed shaded edgeburst around the body and neck. A firestripe faux-tortoise pickguard adds a bold visual touch, while other complementary aesthetic details include gold Taylor tuners and ebony bridge pins with gold acrylic dots.
Other featured appointments include a 3-ring rosette with contrasting black and white purfling, black body binding, Gemstone fretboard/peghead inlays in Italian Acrylic, and a rich full-gloss body. The guitar also sports the freshly designed commemorative 50th anniversary label.
Sonically, between the torrefied top and their V-Class voicing architecture, this Grand Auditorium will delight players with its range-roving musical versatility, serving up signature Taylor balance and clarity with pleasing warmth, projection and sustain. And the trademark playability of Taylor's neck promises to pull players in from the first strum. Onboard ES2 electronics and a Taylor deluxe hardshell case round out the offering. It all adds up to an elegant, beautifully crafted musical tool that will deliver years of inspiring musical pursuits.
Production will be limited to 1,974 guitars worldwide.
SPECIFICATIONS:
Body Shape: GRAND AUDITORIUM
Cutaway Type: VENETIAN
Neck to Body Fret Count: 14
Bracing Pattern/Material: V-CLASS BRACING WITH RELIEF ROUT
Top Material: SITKA SPRUCE, TORREFIED
Top Color: TOBACCO
Top Binding/Purfling: BLACK BINDING, BLACK/WHITE PURFLING
Rosette Style/Material: 3 RING
Top Finish: TOBACCO
Back & Side Material: SAPELE
Back & Side Color: TOBACCO
Back & Side Binding/Purfling: BLACK BINDING
Back & Side Finish: GLOSS
Bridge Shape/Material: WOOD, CRELICAM EBONY
Neck Material: NEO-TROPICAL MAHOGANY
Neck Color: MEDIUM BROWN
Neck Joint: SCARF
Neck Profile: STANDARD CARVE
Neck Finish: SATIN
Headstock Overlay/Veneer: CRELICAM EBONY
Headstock Inlay: GEMSTONE, ITALIAN ACRYLIC, FAUX PEARL
Headstock Binding: NONE
Headstock Color/Finish: SATIN NATURAL
Fingerboard Material: CRELICAM EBONY
Fingerboard Radius: 15"
Fingerboard Inlays: GEMSTONE, ITALIAN ACRYLIC, FAUX PEARL
Fingerboard Side Markers: SILVER DOTS
Fingerboard Binding: ABS PLASTIC, BLACK
Fret Count/Size/Material: 20
Scale Length: 25-1/2", STANDARD SCALE
Nut Material/Width: TUSQ, BLACK
Hardware Color: TAYLOR GOLD, STANDARD
Bridge Saddle Material: MICARTA, WHITE
Bridge Pin Material: WOOD, CRELICAM EBONY WITH GOLD ACRYLIC DOT
Pickguard Material: CELLULOID, FIRESTRIPE FAUX TORTOISE
Tuning Machines: TAYLOR GOLD, STANDARD
Electronics Type (active/passive): Active
Preamp: ES2
