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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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