Description
Our Take:
The Taylor 514ce is a well-rounded guitar that particularly shines when played fingerstyle. With the combination of mahogany and cedar, this guitar offers a warm body with punchy-mids to define those notes across the smooth ebony fretboard. It’s comfortable shape, and Venetian cutaway also help make playing effortless. Beautifully garnished with century inlays, and a faux tortoise/ivoroid rosette, the 514ce is classy and sophisticated. Finally, plug-in and hear the dynamic tones and sound captured by the ES2 Onboard electronics. If you’re looking looking for an easy-playing guitar, with sophisticated design and high-end sound, look no further.
Taylor’s Take:
Cedar’s warm midrange overtones and quick response make it a coveted top wood among fingerstylists and other players with a lighter touch. On this mahogany/cedar cutaway Grand Auditorium, V-Class bracing lifts those sonic virtues to new heights, serving up an even more powerful all-around response with billowing sustain. Add to that the bundle of sonic refinements that V-Class brings, including more powerful notes all the way up the fretboard and greater in-tuneness between the notes (thanks to a more orderly response from the top), and you’ve got a guitar that can cover a lot of ground. Mahogany’s naturally dry, focused voice emphasizes the midrange, lending a warm, clear punch that strummers, blues players will especially appreciate. Appointments include faux tortoise shell binding and pickguard, a faux tortoise/ivoroid rosette, and our striking Century fretboard inlay scheme in grained ivoroid with a new peghead inlay to complement the motif. With onboard Taylor ES2 electronics, you can count on natural-sounding amplified acoustic tone whenever you need it. The guitar also features a Venetian cutaway for upper-fretboard access, and ships in a deluxe hardshell case.
Standard Specifications
General Info
| Brand: | Taylor |
| Model: | 514ce |
| Color: | Natural |
| Serial: | 1106119063 |
| Weight: | 4 lbs 5 oz |
| Condition: | New |
Body
| Body Material: | Tropical Mahogany |
| Top Material: | Western Red Cedar |
| Finish: | Gloss |
Neck
| Material: | Tropical Mahogany |
| Finish: | Matte |
| Fingerboard Material/Radius: |
West African Ebony
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| Frets (Number and Size): | 20 |
| Inlays: | Century |
| Nut (Material and Width): |
Black Graphite, 1.75″
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| Scale Length: | 25.5″ |
| Profile: | N/A |
Electronics
| Pickups: | ES-2 |
Hardware
| Tuning Machines: | Taylor Nickel |
| Bridge: | West African Ebony, Micarta |
| Hardware Finish: | Nickel |
Accessories
Deluxe Hardshell Case
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