Sound Pure's Take
This Taylor 514ce is from a special limited run built with Torrefied Sitka and some beautiful Walnut on the back and sides. If you're a player who needs a flattop guitar with great clarity and sustain with a balanced EQ this would be a great instrument to consider. Playability here is supremely comfortable if you spend time playing solid body electrics or just want an acoustic that you can play for hours without feeling like you're fighting the guitar. This Taylor would be well suited to singer songwriters who want a gig ready instrument that both looks and sounds beautiful and will be dependable and consistent for decades to come.
From Taylor Guitars
This limited edition Grand Auditorium marks the first-time we’ve paired walnut with a torrefied spruce top. Our torrefaction process roasts the wood in a way that mimics the wood’s natural aging process, altering its cell structure to produce a sweeter, more responsive sound. Walnut’s tonal personality tends to combine some of maple’s transparency with the dry properties of mahogany. Together with the torrefied top and our Grand Auditorium body, players can expect a touch-sensitive response reminiscent of a walnut guitar that’s been played in. Tasteful appointments include mother-of-pearl Century fretboard inlays, faux tortoise binding, and an all-gloss body, with onboard Expression System® 2 electronics.
- Serial Number
- 1104224139
- Year
- 2015
- Scale Length
- 25-1/2"
- Nut & Saddle
- Tusq Nut/Micarta Saddle
- Bracing
- Performance with Relief Rout
- Truss Rod Cover
- West African Ebony
- Pickguard
- Tortoise
- Number of Frets
- 20
- Tuners
- Taylor Nickel
- Case
- Taylor Deluxe Hardshell Brown
- Brand of Strings
- Elixir Phosphor Bronze Light
- Body Length
- 20"
- Body Width
- 16"
- Body Depth
- 4 5/8"
- Binding/Edge Treatment
- West African Ebony
- Top Finish
- Gloss
- Back Config
- 2-piece No Wedge
- Backstrap Finish
- None
- Rosette Size
- Single Ring
- Bridge Inlay
- None
- Back/Side Finish
- Gloss
- Armrest Binding
- None
- Backstrap Wood
- None
- Rosette Mat.
- Ivoroid/Tortoise/Ivoroid
- Stain/Sunburst
- None
- Wedge
- None
- Armrest
- no
- Neck Width
- 1-3/4"
- Fretboard Inlay
- Century
- Fretboard Binding/Edge Treatment
- West African Ebony
- Heel Cap Binding
- West African Ebony
- Type of Neck Joint
- Taylor Neck
- Neck/Heel
- Tropical Mahogany
- Fretboard Wood
- West African Ebony
- Neck Finish
- Satin
- Heel Length
- 3-1/2"
- Peghead Finish
- Gloss
- Peghead Binding
- None
- Peghead Type
- Standard
- Peghead Purfling
- None
- Headstock Overlay
- West African Ebony
- Peghead Inlay
- None
- Peghead Logo
- Taylor Mother of Pearl
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.
Returns
Not eligible for Try Before You Buy or the 48-hour approval period. Standard return policy applies — see Terms & Conditions, Section 18 for details.
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