Taylor Next Generation Builder's Edition 814ce Grand Auditorium Acoustic/Electric Guitar - Blacktop with Hardshell Case

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Taylor’s Builder’s Edition 814ce in Blacktop represents the pinnacle of acoustic-electric guitar design, seamlessly blending advanced playability features with stunning aesthetics and tonal sophistication. This next-generation model incorporates Taylor’s latest innovations, including the new Long-Tenon Action Control Neck for optimized resonance and effortless setup customization. The Grand Auditorium body, beloved for its versatility, is elevated with aesthetic and ergonomic upgrades like a beveled cutaway, contoured edges, and Taylor’s signature Curve Wing bridge. It’s a player’s guitar through and through, refined to meet the demands of the stage, studio, and everything in between.

Sonically, this model pairs AA-grade East Indian rosewood back and sides with a premium Adirondack spruce top, a wood combination known for delivering complex overtones, exceptional dynamic range, and lush articulation. The updated scalloped V-Class bracing further enhances sustain and low-end warmth while preserving clarity and balance across the frequency spectrum. Whether you’re flatpicking, fingerstyling, or strumming big open chords, this Builder’s Edition 814ce responds with richness, depth, and remarkable nuance.

Aesthetically, this 814ce stands apart with its dramatic blacktop finish contrasted by a dusky Kona edgeburst on the back and sides. Elegant touches such as the rosewood pickguard, maple purfling, and abalone rosette accent the guitar’s visual presence. Onboard Claria electronics with intuitive soundhole controls (volume, tone, and mid contour) offer consistent, natural amplified tone ideal for live performance. Available now at Haggerty’s Music, this is a truly modern acoustic-electric guitar designed with craftsmanship, comfort, and tone at its core.

Features / Specs

Highlights

• Orientation: Right-Handed
• Electronics: Claria System (Under Saddle PU, Soundhole Controls, Battery Box)
• Bracing: Scalloped V-Class
• Cutaway: Beveled Venetian

Body

• Body Shape: Grand Auditorium
• Top Material: Adirondack Spruce
• Top Finish: Gloss
• Top Color: Blacktop
• Back & Sides Material: East Indian Rosewood
• Back Configuration: Two-Piece with Center Strip
• Back & Sides Finish: Gloss (Kona Edgeburst)
• Bracing: Scalloped V-Class
• Binding Material: Maple with Chamfered Edges
• Rosette: Abalone

Neck

• Neck Profile: Traditional Even "C"
• Neck Material: Mahogany
• Neck Taper: Standard
• Neck Depth: 0.836" at 1st Fret, 0.875" at 9th Fret
• Scale Length: 25.5"
• Nut Width: 1-3/4"
• Fingerboard Material: Ebony
• Fingerboard Inlay: Mother-of-Pearl Element
• Fingerboard Binding: Maple
• Fingerboard Radius: 15"
• Fingerboard Spacing: Standard
• Neck Finish: Satin
• Neck Joint: Long-Tenon Action Control
• Headstock: Standard Taylor Headstock
• Headstock Binding: Maple
• Headplate Inlay: Mother-of-Pearl Taylor Logo and Element Symbol
• Headplate Finish: Gloss

Hardware

• Bridge Style: Curve Wing
• Bridge Material: Ebony
• Bridge Pins: Ebony with Abalone Dots
• Saddle: Micarta
• Nut Material: Black TUSQ
• Tuners: Gotoh 510 Antique Gold
• Pickguard: Rosewood

Miscellaneous

• Electronics: Claria System with Volume, Tone, and Mid-Contour Controls
• Strings: Elixir Phosphor Bronze Light (.012 - .053)
• Case/Gig Bag: Taylor Deluxe Hardshell Case
• Serial Number: 1210315002
• Manufacture Date: 2025