Taylor Builder's Edition 514ce Grand Auditorium Acoustic/Electric Guitar - Kona Burst Top with Hardshell Case

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Perfect for a cozy living room or a brightly lit stage, this acoustic guitar delivers premium comfort, striking aesthetics, and a richly nuanced voice. The Taylor Builder’s Edition 514ce is a shining example of Taylor’s commitment to sustainability, innovation, and player-first design. Featuring responsibly sourced Southern California Shamel ash back and sides paired with a solid Sitka spruce top, the 514ce produces a warm, articulate tone with excellent balance—focused midrange, crisp trebles, and a tight, woody low-end. Taylor’s proprietary V-Class bracing enhances volume, sustain, and harmonic clarity, resulting in a refined, versatile voice that shines in both fingerstyle and strumming applications.

The Builder’s Edition 514ce is packed with ergonomic enhancements, including a beveled cutaway and armrest, chamfered body edges, and a contoured Curve Wing bridge for effortless playability during long sessions. Visually, it stuns with a hand-sprayed Kona Burst gloss top finish and complementary firestripe pickguard, offset beautifully by faux pearl Compass inlays and rosette. High-performance Gotoh 510 tuners in antique gold provide exceptional tuning stability and a premium feel. With Taylor’s ES2 electronics delivering stage-ready tone and a deluxe hardshell case included, this guitar is a performance-ready work of art. Available now at Haggerty’s Music.

Features/Specs

Body

• Shape: Grand Auditorium – Builder’s Edition
• Top Wood: Solid Sitka Spruce
• Back & Sides Wood: Solid Shamel Ash (2-piece, no wedge)
• Top Finish: Gloss, Kona Burst (Hand-Sprayed)
• Back & Side Finish: Gloss
• Bracing: V-Class Bracing
• Cutaway: Beveled Cutaway
• Body Edges: Chamfered – No Binding
• Armrest: Beveled – Neo-Tropical Mahogany
• Rosette: Faux Pearl Single Ring
• Pickguard: Firestripe

Neck

• Neck Wood: Neo-Tropical Mahogany
• Neck Finish: Satin
• Neck Profile: Standard Carve
• Scale Length: 25-1/2"
• Nut Width: 1-3/4"
• Fretboard Material: West African Crelicam Ebony
• Fretboard Inlay: Faux Pearl Compass
• Fretboard Binding: West African Crelicam Ebony

Hardware

• Bridge: West African Crelicam Ebony
• Nut & Saddle: Black TUSQ Nut / Micarta Saddle
• Bridge Pins: West African Crelicam Ebony
• Tuning Machines: Gotoh 510 Antique Gold with Antique Gold Buttons
• Strap Pin / End Pin: Black

Electronics

• Electronics: Taylor Expression System® 2

Miscellaneous

• Orientation: Right-Handed
• Case: Taylor Deluxe Hardshell Case – Brown
• Strings: D'Addario XS Coated Phosphor Bronze Light (.012–.053)