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Condition: Used, Excellent

A fabulous offering from Taylor in a gorgeous vintage sunburst. This handsome acoustic can truly do it all, whether playing with the fingers or with a pick. Exceedingly comfortable with the beveled armrest. It's able to be clear and present all while maintaining a nice bit of warmth from the sitka top. Rich overtone content and modern playability that we have all come to expect from these fantastic instruments. 

 

 

From Taylor Guitars

Our 900 Series stands out as our most luxurious class of rosewood guitars, blending a raft of tone-enhancing details with premium aesthetic features. The 914ce acoustic-electric Grand Auditorium boasts V-Class™ bracing, which functions as a new sonic engine for the guitar. Not only does it enhance the volume and sustain, it also changes the soundboard movement in a way that improves the guitar’s natural intonation, or “in-tuneness.” The result is more power in the upper register and more harmonic agreement between all fretted notes, which helps chord voicings sing like never before. Players who love the deep lows and sparkling highs of rosewood will appreciate how well behaved the overtones are as notes bloom. Premium features include a beveled ebony armrest that makes your picking/strumming arm more comfortable, along with Gotoh 510 tuners, whose 21:1 gear ratio allows for precise tuning. Refined appointments include ebony binding, our Ascension fretboard/peghead inlay in paua and pearl, a paua rosette with koa and ebony purfling, and paua/koa trim along much of the body and neck. All V-Class guitars feature a black graphite nut and a new guitar label that bears the signature of master guitar designer Andy Powers.

Model
914CE-SB
Serial
1112199008
Year
2019
Body Style
Grand Auditorium Cutaway
Scale Length
25 1/2"
Top Wood
Sitka Spruce
Body Wood
Indian Rosewood
Bracing
V-Class Bracing with Relief Rout
Pickguard
None
Tuners
Gotoh 510 Gold
Electronics
Expression System 2
Body Width
16"
Nut & Saddle
Black Graphite/Micarta
Truss Rod Cover
West African Ebony
Number of Frets
20
Body Length
20"
Body Depth
4 5/8"
Binding/Edge Treatment
West African Ebony
Back Config
2-Piece
Rosette Size
2014 800 Series Single Ring .306"
Back/Side Finish
Gloss 3.5
Backstrap Wood
West African Ebony
Stain/Sunburst
Vintage Sunburst
Armrest
None
Top Finish
Gloss 3.5
Backstrap Finish
Gloss 3.5
Bridge Inlay
None
Armrest Binding
None
Rosette Material
Paua
Wedge
None
Neck Width
1 3/4"
Fretboard Binding
West African Ebony
Type of Neck Joint
Scarf
Fretboard Wood
Ebony
Heel Length
3 1/2"
Fretboard Inlay
Ascension, Pink Abalone/Mother of Pearl
Heel Cap Binding
West African Ebony
Neck/Heel
Neo-Tropical Mahogany
Neck Finish
Satin
Peghead Finish
Gloss
Peghead Type
Standard
Headstock Overlay
West African Ebony
Peghead Logo
Mother of Pearl
Peghead Binding
West Afriacn Ebony
Peghead Purfling
Koa
Peghead Inlay
Ascension, Pink Abalone/Mother of Pearl
Bridge Pins
West African Ebony
Fingerboard Ext
None
Buttons
Gold
Edge Trim
None
Case
Taylor Deluxe 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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