Taylor Guitars 4 Vets 814ce Special Edition Grand Auditorium Acoustic/Electric Guitar - Blacktop with Hardshell Case

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The Taylor Guitars 4 Vets 814ce Blacktop is a powerful blend of world-class craftsmanship and meaningful purpose, created in partnership with Guitars 4 Vets to support American veterans through music. Built on the foundation of Taylor’s flagship Grand Auditorium, this special edition honors service and healing by pairing exceptional tone with a striking visual identity rooted in respect and gratitude.

At its core, this model features a solid Sitka spruce top matched with beautifully figured AA-grade Indian rosewood back and sides, delivering a rich, expansive voice with warm low end, shimmering highs, and complex overtones. The scalloped variant of Taylor’s V-Class bracing enhances both volume and sustain, creating a guitar that feels alive in the hands whether you’re playing intimate fingerstyle passages or driving full strummed arrangements.

Onboard Claria electronics provide clear, natural amplified tone with easy soundhole-mounted controls and a highly musical mid-contour knob for fast stage adjustments. This makes the 814ce Blacktop just as comfortable under stage lights as it is in the studio or living room, offering reliability and tonal consistency in any performance environment.

Visually, the guitar is every bit as special as its mission, featuring exclusive 5-Star shell inlays, figured Hawaiian koa binding with green abalone trim, an abalone rosette, and antique gold Gotoh 510 tuners with black buttons, all wrapped in a full-body gloss finish with a dramatic black top. The result is a deeply expressive instrument from Taylor Guitars that stands as both a premier musical tool and a meaningful tribute to the veterans it represents.

Features / Specs

Highlights

• Orientation: Right-Handed
• Electronics: Taylor Claria
• Bracing: Scalloped V-Class Bracing with Relief Rout
• Cutaway: Venetian

Body

• Body Shape: Grand Auditorium
• Top Material: Sitka Spruce
• Top Finish: Gloss
• Top Color: Blacktop
• Back & Sides Material: Indian Rosewood
• Back Configuration: 2-Piece with Koa Strip
• Back & Sides Finish: Gloss
• Bracing: Scalloped V-Class Bracing with Relief Rout
• Binding Material: Figured Hawaiian Koa, Green Abalone Trim
• Rosette: Green Abalone Single Ring, Bound Sound Hole

Neck

• Neck Profile: Standard Carve
• Neck Material: Neo-Tropical Mahogany
• Neck Taper: Standard
• Neck Depth: 0.854" at 1st Fret, 0.895" at 10th Fret
• Scale Length: 25.5"
• Fingerboard Material: West African Crelicam Ebony
• Fingerboard Inlay: Mother of Pearl Five Star
• Fingerboard Binding: Figured Hawaiian Koa
• Fingerboard Radius: 15"
• Fingerboard Spacing: 2-3/16"
• Neck Finish: Satin
• Neck Joint: Action Control Neck
• Headstock: West African Crelicam Ebony Veneer
• Headstock Binding: Figured Hawaiian Koa
• Headplate Inlay: Mother of Pearl (5-Star)
• Headplate Finish: Gloss

Hardware

• Bridge Style: Curve Wing
• Bridge Material: West African Crelicam Ebony
• Bridge Pins: Stained Bone with Green Australian Opal Dots
• Saddle: Micarta
• Nut Material: Black Tusq
• Nut Width: 1-3/4"
• Tuners: Gotoh 510 Antique Chrome with Black Plastic Buttons
• Pickguard: None

Miscellaneous

• Electronics: Taylor Claria
• Strings: D'Addario XS Coated Phosphor Bronze Light (.012 - .053)
• Case/Gig Bag: Hardshell Case
• Serial Number: 1210295085
• Manufacture Date: 10/29/2025