Taylor 514ce Grand Auditorium Urban Ironbark Acoustic-Electric

Taylor 514ce Grand Auditorium Urban Ironbark Acoustic-Electric

The Taylor 514ce Grand Auditorium Urban Ironbark Acoustic-Electric guitar is a striking and sonically remarkable instrument that represents a harmonious fusion of craftsmanship and innovation. Featuring Taylor's Grand Auditorium body shape, this guitar boasts a top crafted from the distinctive Urban Ironbark wood, known for its captivating grain patterns and tonal excellence. With a rich, balanced sound characterized by warm lows, vibrant mids, and shimmering highs, the 514ce delivers an exquisite tonal palette for both strumming and fingerstyle playing. The inclusion of Taylor's renowned Expression System 2 electronics ensures that this acoustic masterpiece retains its exceptional sound when amplified, making it ideal for stage and studio use. With its elegant appointments and unmatched playability, the Taylor 514ce Grand Auditorium stands as a testament to Taylor's commitment to producing instruments that inspire musicians to reach new heights of musical expression.

Overview

• Solid Urban Ironbark body for bold, rich sound
• Torrefied spruce top for sweetness and depth
• Yields remarkable balance across the frequency spectrum
• Grand Auditorium body for versatile, all-purpose tone
• Includes hardshell case and built-in ES2 electronics

• Made in El Cajon, California, USA

Our first Grand Auditorium guitar featuring back and sides of Urban Ironbark, the 514ce delivers a sweet, muscular sound that combines rosewood's high-fidelity voice with mahogany's warm and punchy midrange and spectrum-wide sonic balance. Paired with a torrefied Sitka spruce top for a played-in, mature sound and V-Class bracing for improved volume and sustain, the 514ce yields power ideal for heavy strummers along with touch sensitivity that gives it a wide dynamic range that's great for fingerstyle players. With new Aerial inlays in Italian acrylic, a single-ring abalone rosette, a subtle stain that highlights Urban Ironbark's rich red hues, a lightly shaded edgeburst and gloss-finish body, the 514ce blends traditional and contemporary visual styles. It ships with ES2 electronics and a deluxe hardshell case.

Highlights

• Scale Length: 25-1/2"
• Bracing: V-Class Bracing
• Pickguard: Tortoise
• Tuners: Taylor Nickel
• String: sPhosphor Bronze Light
• Body Width16"
• Nut & Saddle: Tusq Nut, Micarta Saddle
• Truss Rod Cove: rWood, Crelicam Ebony
• Number of Frets: 20
• Case: Taylor Deluxe Hardshell Brown
• Body Length: 20"
• Body Depth: 4 5/8"

Body

• Binding Edge Treatment: Tortoise
• Back Config: 2-piece No Wedge
• Rosette Size: Single Ring
• Back/Side Finish: Gloss
• Backstrap Wood: None
• Stain/Sunburst: Blackwood Back & Sides / Tobacco Top
• Armres: tNo
• Top Finish: Gloss
• Backstrap Finish: None
• Bridge Inlay: None
• Armrest Binding: None
• Rosette Material: Abalone
• Wedge: None

Neck

• Neck Width: 1-3/4"
• Fretboard Binding/Edge Treatment: West African Crelicam Ebony
• Type of Neck Joint: Scarf
• Fretboard Wood: West African Crelicam Ebony
• Heel Length: 3-1/2"
• Fretboard Inlay: Aerial, Italian Acrylic, Faux Pearl
• Heel Cap Binding: West African Crelicam Ebony
• Neck/Heel: Tropical Mahogany
• Neck Finish: Satin

Peghead

• Peghead Finish: Satin
• Peghead Type: Standard
• Headstock Overlay: West African Crelicam Ebony
• Peghead Logo: Italian Acrylic, Faux Pearl
• Peghead Binding: None
• Peghead Inlay: Italian Acrylic, Faux Pearl

Other

• Bridge Pins: West African Crelicam Ebony
• Fingerboard Ext: None
• Buttons: Nickel
• Edge Trim: Black/Black/Maple/Black/Maple/Black