Taylor Builder's Edition 314ce LTD 50th Anniversary Grand Auditorium Natural Top - 4099

Taylor Builder's Edition 314ce LTD 50th Anniversary Grand Auditorium Natural Top - 4099

The guitar in the photos is the exact one you will receive. Serial Number: 1204264099

Backwoods Guitar in Sedalia, Missouri is a proud Taylor authorized dealer and repair service center. Every Taylor guitar is carefully unboxed, inspected, and set up before being photographed and listed for sale. After every guitar is purchased, it is then reinspected and set up again before being shipped out. If you have a specific set up preference or certain strings you'd like put on before shipping, please reach out and send us a message after completing your purchase.

Overview

Crafted with hand-pleasing design features, an ear-pleasing tonewood pairing and a suite of celebratory appointments, the 50th Anniversary Builder’s Edition 314ce LTD offers exceptional comfort, playability, tone and aesthetics. This ultra-refined version of one of the best-selling U.S.-made acoustics boasts a bevy of comfort-enhancing features: a beveled armrest and cutaway, chamfered body edges and a contoured Curve Wing bridge. Urban Ash back and sides, responsibly sourced from Southern California, produce midrange power and balance akin to high-quality Honduran mahogany. Together with a solid Sitka spruce top, this model offers a warm, punchy midrange, crisp trebles and impressive low-end presence. The body sports a firestripe pickguard and our smooth, muted-sheen Silent Satin finish. Like other 50th Anniversary Collection guitars, this versatile cutaway Grand Auditorium features a commemorative label inside, ebony bridge pins with gold acrylic dots and premium Gotoh 510 antique gold tuners. It comes with ES2 electronics and ships in a Taylor deluxe hardshell case.

• Features responsibly sourced solid Urban Ash back and sides
• Solid Sitka spruce top offers power and clarity
• Kona burst around the back, sides and neck adds extra vintage flavor
• V-Class bracing improves volume, sustain and intonation
• Includes ES2 pickup and deluxe hardshell case

Celebrate half a century of exquisite craftsmanship with the Taylor Builder's Edition 314ce LTD 50th Anniversary Grand Auditorium Natural. Melding masterful artistry with cutting-edge innovation, this limited edition guitar embodies Taylor's commitment to sonic excellence and unparalleled playability. Crafted with a premium Sitka spruce top and responsibly sourced solid Urban Ash back and sides, each note resonates with warmth and clarity, while the innovative V-Class bracing ensures superior sustain and dynamic range. Enhanced with tasteful aesthetic touches such as a hand-rubbed "Silent Satin" finish and tasteful mother-of-pearl fretboard inlays, the 314ce LTD stands as a testament to Taylor's unwavering dedication to the craft of acoustic guitar building. Elevate your playing experience and commemorate five decades of Taylor's legacy with this extraordinary instrument.

Highlights

• Number of Strings: 6 String
• Orientation: Right Handed
• Body Shape: Grand Auditorium
• Bracing System: V-Class Bracing
• Cutaway: Beveled Cutaway
• Color: Kona Burst Back / Sides, Natural Top
• Electronics: Expression System® 2
• Case/Bag: Taylor Deluxe Hardshell Brown

Body

• Top Wood: Sitka Spruce
• Rosette: Faux Pearl Single Ring
• Back Configuration: 2-piece No Wedge
• Body Binding: No Binding; Chamfered Edges
• Armrest: Beveled Neo-tropical Mahogany
• Top Finish: Silent Satin
• Back/Side Finish: Silent Satin

Neck

• Neck Wood: Neo-Tropical Mahogany
• Fretboard Wood: West African Crelicam Ebony
• Neck Profile: Standard Carve
• Fretboard Inlay: Faux Pearl Compass
• Fretboard Binding: West African Crelicam Ebony
• Neck Finish: Satin

Peghead

• Nut Width: 1-3/4"
• Peghead Veneer Wood: West African Crelicam Ebony
• Scale Length: 25-1/2"
• Peghead Inlay: Faux Pearl Compass
• Peghead Type: Paddle
• Peghead Binding: None
• Peghead Finish: Satin

Other

• Bridge: West African Crelicam Ebony
• Nut & Saddle: Black Tusq Nut, Micarta Saddle
• Bridge Pins: Crelicam Ebony with Gold Acrylic Dot
• Strings: D'Addario XS Coated Phosphor Bronze Light (.012 - .053)
• Pickguard: Firestripe
• Tuners: Gotoh 510 Antique Gold with Antique Gold Buttons
• Strap Pin: Black
• End Pin: Black