Sound Pure's Take
Condition: Used, Very Good
An extremely warm and responsive voice paired with Taylor's trademark playability. The sensitivity and intimacy you get with something like this will command a player's focus and an audience's rapt attention.
SP Luthier Notes: Setup and fret polish
From Taylor Guitars
Cedar’s warm midrange overtones and quick response make it a coveted top wood among fingerstylists and other players with a lighter touch. On this mahogany/cedar cutaway Grand Auditorium, V-Class bracing lifts those sonic virtues to new heights, serving up an even more powerful all-around response with billowing sustain. Add to that the bundle of sonic refinements that V-Class brings, including more powerful notes all the way up the fretboard and greater in-tuneness between the notes (thanks to a more orderly response from the top), and you’ve got a guitar that can cover a lot of ground. Mahogany’s naturally dry, focused voice emphasizes the midrange, lending a warm, clear punch that strummers, blues players will especially appreciate. Appointments include faux tortoise shell binding and pickguard, a faux tortoise/ivoroid rosette, and our striking Century fretboard inlay scheme in grained ivoroid with a new peghead inlay to complement the motif. With onboard Taylor ES2 electronics, you can count on natural-sounding amplified acoustic tone whenever you need it. The guitar also features a Venetian cutaway for upper-fretboard access, and ships in a deluxe hardshell case.
Model: 514ce
Serial: 1111298074
Year: 2018
Body Style: Grand Auditorium
Scale Length: 25 1/2"
Top Wood: Western Red Cedar
Body Wood: Tropical Mahogany
Bracing: V-Class
Pickguard: Tortoise
Tuners: Taylor Nickel
Electronics: Expression System 2
Body Width: 16"
Nut & Saddle: Black Graphite, Micarta Saddle
Truss Rod Cover: Black Plastic
Number of Frets: 20
Body Length: 20"
Body Depth: 4 5/8"
Binding/Edge Treatment: Tortoise
Back Config: 2-piece No Wedge
Rosette Size: Single Ring
Back/Side Finish: Gloss
Backstrap Wood: None
Stain/Sunburst: Medium Brown Stain Back/Sides/Neck
Armrest: None
Top Finish: Gloss
Backstrap Finish: None
Bridge Inlay: None
Armrest Binding: None
Rosette Material: Grained Ivoroid/Tortoise/Grained Ivoroid
Wedge: None
Neck Width: 1 3/4"
Fretboard Binding: West African Crelicam Ebony
Type of Neck Joint: Taylor Neck
Fretboard Wood: West African Crelicam Ebony
Heel Length: 3 1/2"
Fretboard Inlay: Century
Heel Cap Binding: West African Crelicam Ebony
Neck/Heel: Tropical Mahogany
Neck Finish: Satin
Peghead Finish: Gloss
Peghead Type: Standard
Headstock Overlay: West African Crelicam Ebony
Peghead Logo: Grained Ivoroid
Peghead Binding: None
Peghead Purfling: None
Peghead Inlay: Century
Bridge Pins: West African Crelicam Ebony
Fingerboard Ext: None
Buttons: Nickel
Edge Trim: None
Case: Hardshell
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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