This 50th Anniversary limited-edition 314ce is one of a suite of commemorative models crafted to celebrate Taylor's milestone 50th year. Taylor brought several premium updates to their popular cutaway Grand Auditorium 314ce, starting with a torrefied spruce top, which adds an extra splash of responsiveness and warmth to its musical personality.
Taylor's special roasting recipe for the top slightly darkens the Sitka soundboard, and they've enhanced that vintage character with an artfully sprayed shaded edgeburst around the body and neck. A firestripe faux-tortoise pickguard adds a bold visual touch, while other complementary aesthetic details include gold Taylor tuners and ebony bridge pins with gold acrylic dots.
Other featured appointments include a 3-ring rosette with contrasting black and white purfling, black body binding, Gemstone fretboard/peghead inlays in Italian Acrylic, and a rich full-gloss body. The guitar also sports the freshly designed commemorative 50th anniversary label.
Sonically, between the torrefied top and their V-Class voicing architecture, this Grand Auditorium will delight players with its range-roving musical versatility, serving up signature Taylor balance and clarity with pleasing warmth, projection and sustain. And the trademark playability of Taylor's neck promises to pull players in from the first strum. Onboard ES2 electronics and a Taylor deluxe hardshell case round out the offering. It all adds up to an elegant, beautifully crafted musical tool that will deliver years of inspiring musical pursuits.
Production will be limited to 1,974 guitars worldwide.
Specifications
BODY Body Shape: GRAND AUDITORIUM Cutaway Type: VENETIAN Neck to Body Fret Count: 14 Bracing Pattern/Material: V-CLASS BRACING WITH RELIEF ROUT Top Material: SITKA SPRUCE, TORREFIED Top Color: TOBACCO Top Binding/Purfling: BLACK BINDING, BLACK/WHITE PURFLING Rosette Style/Material: 3 RING Top Finish: TOBACCO Back & Side Material: SAPELE Back & Side Color: TOBACCO Back & Side Binding/Purfling: BLACK BINDING Back & Side Finish: GLOSS Bridge Shape/Material: WOOD, CRELICAM EBONY
NECK Neck Material: NEO-TROPICAL MAHOGANY Neck Color: MEDIUM BROWN Neck Joint: SCARF Neck Profile: STANDARD CARVE Neck Finish: SATIN
HEADSTOCK Headstock Overlay/Veneer: CRELICAM EBONY Headstock Inlay: GEMSTONE, ITALIAN ACRYLIC, FAUX PEARL Headstock Binding: NONE Headstock Color/Finish: SATIN NATURAL
FRETBOARD Fingerboard Material: CRELICAM EBONY Fingerboard Radius: 15" Fingerboard Inlays: GEMSTONE, ITALIAN ACRYLIC, FAUX PEARL Fingerboard Side Markers: SILVER DOTS Fingerboard Binding: ABS PLASTIC, BLACK Fret Count/Size/Material: 20 Scale Length: 25-1/2", STANDARD SCALE Nut Material/Width: TUSQ, BLACK
HARDWARE Hardware Color: TAYLOR GOLD, STANDARD Bridge Saddle Material: MICARTA, WHITE Bridge Pin Material: WOOD, CRELICAM EBONY WITH GOLD ACRYLIC DOT Pickguard Material: CELLULOID, FIRESTRIPE FAUX TORTOISE Tuning Machines: TAYLOR GOLD, STANDARD
ELECTRONICS Electronics Type (active/passive): Active Preamp: ES2