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A perfectly playable cutaway acoustic/electric!
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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
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.
Headquartered in El Cajon, California, Taylor Guitars was founded in 1974 by Bob Taylor and Kurt Listug, and has grown into the leading global builder of premium acoustic guitars. Taylor employs over 900 people and currently produces hundreds of guitars per day in its state-of-the-art factory complexes in both El Cajon and in Tecate, Baja California, Mexico. The company maintains an active dealer network, with Taylor guitars sold through hundreds of retail locations in North America and with international distribution to 60 countries, including a distribution warehouse and factory service center in the Netherlands.
Renowned for blending modern, innovative manufacturing techniques with a master craftsman's attention to detail, Taylor guitars are widely considered among the best-sounding and easiest to play in the world. The company was a pioneer in the use of computer mills, lasers and other high-tech tools and proprietary machinery, and today, Bob Taylor is widely recognized throughout the musical instrument industry as the visionary acoustic guitar manufacturer. Among the company’s many innovations are its patented Taylor Neck, the first major innovation in the construction of the acoustic guitar in the last 100 years; the award-winning Expression System® 2 (ES2) pickup, a groundbreaking approach to amplifying an acoustic guitar; and the T5, the first, true hybrid acoustic and electric guitar that can produce amplified acoustic tones, full-crunch electric, and everything in-between with the flip of a five-way switch.
In addition to its forward-thinking approach to guitar design and manufacturing, Taylor has applied that same approach to its wood sourcing and environmental sustainability initiatives. Taylor is dedicated to the pursuit of best practices in forest management, new models of reforestation, and bringing ethically harvested tonewoods to market. This approach, together with outstanding playability, flawless craftsmanship, and stunning aesthetics, are just a few of the reasons that many of today’s leading musicians make Taylor their guitar of choice. The company’s artist roster numbers in the thousands, and includes the likes of Taylor Swift, Jason Mraz, Zac Brown, and many other established musicians.
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