Taylor Legacy 514ce Mahogany/Cedar Acoustic Electric Guitar

Classic Design Honors the Original Grand Auditorium – The Taylor Legacy 514ce Mahogany/Cedar Acoustic Electric Guitar

The Legacy 514ce, initially conceived as part of Taylor’s 50th anniversary celebration, pays homage to the Grand Auditorium body shape, a true Bob Taylor original that has redefined how acoustic guitars sound, look and feel since its debut in 1994. This exclusive Legacy collection model boasts a tonewood pairing not found in the Taylor standard line: mahogany back and sides with a top of Western Red cedar. With its punchy midrange and dry, woody character, mahogany is perfectly suited to pair with cedar’s warmth and soft-touch sensitivity, which will especially appeal to fingerstyle players and strummers with a lighter stroke. Voiced with the X-bracing that Bob used in the first Grand Auditorium models three decades ago and crafted with Taylor’s signature slim, easy-playing neck profile, the Legacy 514ce is sure to inspire both traditionalists and contemporary-minded players alike. Appointments reflect Bob’s preferred sleek aesthetic with faux tortoiseshell binding and pickguard, white and black top purfling, Small Diamond fretboard inlays in mother-of-pearl, a three-ring rosette in green abalone, ebony bridge pins with green abalone dots, gold tuning machines, and a gloss-finished body with a satin finish for the neck. This model includes LR Baggs Element VTC electronics with soundhole-mounted controls and ships with a deluxe hardshell case.

SPECIFICATIONS

Highlights

• Number of Strings: 6 String
• Orientation: Right Handed
• Body Shape: Grand Auditorium
• Bracing System: X-Bracing
• Cutaway: Venetian Cutaway
• Color: Natural

Body

• Top Wood: Western Red Cedar
• Back/Side Wood: Neo-Tropical Mahogany
• Rosette: Green Abalone 3 Ring
• Back Configuration: 2-piece No Wedge
• Body Binding: Faux Tortoise
• Armrest: None
• Top Finish: Gloss
• Back/Side Finish: Gloss

Neck

• Neck Wood: Neo-Tropical Mahogany
• Fretboard Wood: West African Crelicam Ebony
• Fretboard Inlay: Mother-of-Pearl Small Diamonds
• Fretboard Binding: Faux Tortoise
• Neck Finish: Satin

Peghead

• Nut Width: 1-3/4″
• Peghead Veneer Wood: Indian Rosewood
• Scale Length: 25-1/2″
• Peghead Inlay: None
• Peghead Type: Paddle
• Peghead Binding: None
• Peghead Finish: Gloss

Other

• Bridge: West African Crelicam Ebony
• Nut & Saddle: White TUSQ Nut, White Micarta Saddle
• Bridge Pins: West African Crelicam Ebony with Green Abalone Dots
• Strings: D’Addario XS Coated Phosphor Bronze Light (.012 – .053)
• Pickguard: Tortoise
• Tuners: Taylor Gold with Gold Buttons
• Strap Pin: Gold
• End Pin: Gold

Manufacturer: Taylor Guitars
Model: A505002118400110000
SKU: I884335-N-1-WHXA
UPC: 887766144502

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