Taylor 114ce Grand Auditorium Acoustic-Electric Guitar Sapele

Taylor’s 114ce Special Edition acoustic-electric guitar is not only gorgeous, but it also offers all the desirable components you will ever need in an instrument. Like many Taylor-made acoustic-electric guitars, it features a solid Sitka spruce top and sapele back and sides. Its design combines specific tonal wood and was carefully crafted to produce a more pronounced dynamic range. For beginners who are about to embark on their guitar-playing journey, this guitar is certain to grow your playing capabilities while manifesting overall playing satisfaction. Taylor’s uniquely constructed neck makes playing barred chords easier than ever. Each instrument in Taylor’s 100 Series models include a sturdy, custom fit, gig bag.

Features

• Matte-finished solid Sitka spruce top, layered sapele back and sides
• Hard rock maple neck, genuine West African ebony fingerboard and bridge
• Chrome tuners with chrome buttons
• Taylor Expression System 2 Professional Audio-Grade electronics

The Shapely Grand Auditorium
The Grand auditorium (and its shape) truly bolstered Taylor’s iconic guitar sound. From light fingerpicking to full-on strumming, this guitar produces hearty, resonating, harmonically beautiful blasts. This guitar reverberates soaring warm tones and is well-versed across the tonal spectrum. It serves as an all-purpose guitar that players of all levels will appreciate.

Wood Choice Matters
Most modern acoustic-electric guitars feature a Sitka spruce top. Its blended elasticity and naturally stiff characteristics give the guitar larger tonal capabilities but also bright and snappy precision. The back and sides are comprised of a weaved sapele that is strong and reactive, in nature, to the string’s vibration energy. Layered wood is known to be less sensitive to changes in weather and moisture, making these Taylor guitars a top choice for the touring musician.

Electronics
Taylor’s Expression System 2 is their heart and soul, a behind-the-saddle pickup featuring three individually placed and precisely tuned pickup sensors. The sensors don’t sit directly under the saddle and that allows the guitar bridge to connect fully with the saddle bottom, enhancing the full tonal capabilities of the guitar to cut-through, whether it is plugged in or not. While plugged in, the 114ce Special Edition has maximum wailing potential because the sensors’ placement is designated to produce its highest volume. Taylor’s patented professional audio preamp is exemplary in resounding tones whether it’s plugged into a PA system, an acoustic amplifier, or directly into recording software. A 9-volt battery is required to achieve full signal, and bass, treble and volume controls are easy to manage. You can always rely on this Special Edition Taylor to truly represent your most authentic sound.

Specifications:

Body
- Body type: Grand Auditorium, Single Cutaway
- Top wood: Solid Sitka Spruce
- Back and sides: Layered Sapele
- Bracing pattern: Taylor Standard II Bracing (Forward Shift Pattern)
- Body finish: Matte

Neck
- Neck shape: Standard Taylor Profile
- Nut width: 1-11/16" (42.8 mm)
- Fingerboard: Genuine West African Ebony
- Neck wood: Hard Rock Maple
- Scale length: 25.5"
- Number of frets: 20
- Neck finish: Matte
- Bridge: Genuine West African Ebony
- Saddle and nut: Micarta "Wave" Saddle; TUSQ Nut

Electronics
- Pickup/preamp: Behind-the-Saddle Transducer with Adjustable Sensors
- EQ/Tuner: Volume, Active Bass and Treble/None

Other
- Tuning machines: Chrome Tuners with Chrome Buttons
- Orientation: Right-Handed
- Number of strings: 6-string
- Case: Gig Bag
- Country of origin: Mexico