Taylor Gold Label 814e Honduran Rosewood/Torrified Spruce Super Auditorium Acoustic-Electric - 5093
The guitar in the photos is the exact one you will receive. Serial Number: 1205165093
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Overview
Boasting superior craftsmanship, top-tier tonewoods and a bevy of design innovations, the Gold Label 814e introduces the world to a new kind of Taylor sound. This model features a new body shape we've called the Super Auditorium, a slightly larger version of our famous Grand Auditorium shape that yields impressive power with a heritage-inspired warmth and richness that will entice traditionalists and contemporary ears alike. Back and sides of Honduran rosewood are paired with a torrefied Sitka spruce top, delivering exceptional low-end presence, clear trebles and a complex harmonic character with overtones that bloom as notes resonate. Inside, a new iteration of our V-Class bracing dials up longer sustain, greater volume and near-perfect pitch accuracy all the way up the neck. A new long-tenon neck joint improves overall resonance and sonic transfer, also providing super-precise adjustability whenever the need arises. This Super Auditorium guitar sports a fresh suite of visual appointments with a new Continental inlay suite, a new pickguard design, grained ivoroid trim, antique chrome Gotoh 510 tuners with ebony buttons, bone bridge pins, and a gloss-finished body. It ships with LR Baggs Element VTC electronics and a deluxe hardshell case with a British Cocoa exterior.
The Taylor Gold Label 814e Honduran Rosewood/Torrified Spruce Super Auditorium Acoustic-Electric sets itself apart from standard Taylor models with a series of thoughtful, high-end refinements that enhance both tone and aesthetic. One of the key differences lies in the pickup system—this Gold Label model forgoes Taylor’s standard Expression System 2 (ES2) electronics in favor of a premium internal LR Baggs - Element VTC microphone pickup, delivering a more natural, studio-mic’d acoustic sound with greater warmth and responsiveness for discerning performers and recording artists. Internally, the Gold Label 814e features an altered version of Taylor’s V-Class bracing, subtly optimized to allow even more top movement and sustain, emphasizing clarity and harmonic richness. Visually, it departs from the standard 814e’s ornate appointments in favor of sleeker, more refined details: minimalist inlays, a clean, flush headstock logo, and a distinct headstock design with a steeper tilt-back angle for improved string pressure and sustain. Altogether, these changes result in a more resonant, intimate instrument tailored for players who value tonal nuance, premium feel, and understated elegance over mass-market flash.
Specifications
Highlights
Number of Strings: 6 String
Orientation: Right Handed
Body Shape: Super Auditorium
Bracing System: Fanned V-Class with Tonal Route
Color: Natural
Electronics: LR Baggs - Element VTC
Case/Bag: Gold Label Hardshell Case British Cocoa
Body
Top Wood: Torrefied Spruce
Back/Side Wood: Honduran Rosewood
Rosette: Custom Single Ring, Bound Sound Hole
Back Configuration: 4-Piece, Simons Wedge
Body Binding: Rock Maple
Armrest: .080" Grained Ivoroid, Round Over Edges
Top Finish: Gloss
Back/Side Finish: Gloss
Neck
Neck Wood: Neo-Tropical Mahogany
Fretboard Wood: West African Crelicam Ebony
Neck Profile: Standard Carve
Fretboard Inlay: Mother-of-Pearl Continental
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: Mother-of-Pearl Continental
Peghead Type: Paddle
Peghead Finish: Gloss
Other
Bridge: Honduran Rosewood
Nut & Saddle: White TUSQ Nut, White Micarta Saddle
Bridge Pins: Bone
Strings: D'Addario XS Coated Phosphor Bronze Light (.012 - .053)
Pickguard: Ivoroid/Tortoise, with Engraving
Tuners: Gotoh 510 Antique Chrome with Ebony EN01 Buttons
Strap Pin: Black
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