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Condition: Used, Excellent

SP Luthier Notes: Fret Dress, Setup

From Taylor Guitars

Our cutaway acoustic/electric Grand Auditorium 414ce has long been a staple of gigging and recreational players thanks to its musical versatility and clean, workmanlike aesthetic. Crafted with back and sides of solid African ovangkol and a solid Sitka spruce top, the 414ce now also features our V-Class bracing, a game-changing sonic engine that powers these tonewoods to produce more volume, longer sustain, and stronger projection. The more orderly movement of the top, courtesy of the new bracing design, also improves the intonation up and down the neck, making chords sing like never before, without sour notes or the “rub” of slight dissonance within certain chords. The difference comes through loud and clear, whether you’re on the couch, recording into a mic, or plugged in at a gig. The ovangkol/Sitka pairing yields a mix of powerful midrange frequencies, strong, clear treble notes, and deep yet balanced lows, and together with V-Class, make this a superb all-around guitar. Fingerpickers, flatpickers and strummers each will find something to love here.

Year: 2005

Scale Length: 25-1/2"

Pickguard: Tortoise

Tuners: Taylor Nickel

Strings: Phosphor Bronze Light

Body Width: 16"

Nut & Saddle: Black Graphite, Micarta saddle

Truss Rod Cover: Black Plastic

Number of Frets: 20

Case: Taylor Deluxe Hardshell Brown

Body Length: 20"

Body Depth: 4 5/8"

Binding Edge Treatment: White

Back Config: 2-piece No Wedge

Rosette Size: Three Ring

Back/Side Finish: Gloss

Backstrap Wood: None

Stain/Sunburst: None

Armrest: No

Top Finish: Gloss

Backstrap Finish: None

Bridge Inlay: None

Armrest Binding: None

Rosette Material: Plastic

Wedge: None

Neck Width: 1-3/4"

Fretboard Binding/Edge Treatment: Black

Type of Neck Joint: Taylor Neck

Fretboard Wood: West African Crelicam Ebony

Heel Length: 3-1/2"

Fretboard Inlay: Small Diamonds

Heel Cap Binding: White

Neck/Heel: Tropical Mahogany

Neck Finish: Satin

Peghead Finish: Satin

Peghead Type: Standard

Headstock Overlay: West African Crelicam Ebony

Peghead Logo: Italian Acrylic

Peghead Binding: None

Peghead Inlay: Engraved Diamond, Italian Acrylic

Bridge Pins: West African Crelicam Ebony

Fingerboard Ext: None

Buttons: Nickel

Edge Trim: None

Warranty

This item is sold without the Sound Pure 3-year warranty (used / B-stock / dealer-exempt). Coverage terms for items in this category live in Terms & Conditions, Section 27.

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