Taylor 614ce Grand Auditorium Acoustic-Electric Guitar – Brown Sugar New

Shimmering Highs And Rich, Dynamic Mids From The Stunning 600 Series, Featuring A Solid Sitka Spruce Top And Solid Figured Maple Back And Sides – The Taylor 614ce Grand Auditorium ES2 A/E

Taylor’s maple/spruce Grand Auditorium has always been a versatile performer, and this edition boasts an array of tone-enhancing refinements that transform maple’s tone profile into a richer, warmer and more complex voice. As a result, players can expect an even more dynamic and expressive musical tool. Design nuances include a maple-specific back bracing profile and a special seasoning process for the spruce top called torrefaction, a method of roasting the wood to produce an aged tonal character with greater acoustic resonance and responsiveness.

Other touches include the use of protein glues to optimize the tonal transfer between key wood components and an ultra-thin, 3.5-mil gloss finish to minimize dampening. A new, hand-rubbed “Brown Sugar” stain on the back and sides gives maple’s striking figure a beautiful violin-hued appearance without adding extra thickness to the finish. Featured appointments include ivoroid Wings fretboard inlays, an inlaid ebony backstrap, ebony binding with ivoroid purfling, an ebony/ivoroid rosette, and a striped ebony pickguard, along with Taylor’s Expression System 2 acoustic electronics. The guitar comes with a deluxe hardshell case.

Grand Auditorium

The most versatile and popular of Taylor’s guitar shapes. Its well-defined midrange contributes to a clear and balanced tone. It’s responsive enough for fingerstyle players and powerful enough for pickers and strummers to get a lively response. Think of it as a jack of all trades.

Sitka Spruce

The most commonly used wood for guitar tops, Sitka generates a broad dynamic range and accommodates numerous playing styles, from aggressive strumming to fingerpicking.

Maple

Maple has long been associated with a bright acoustic sound, but Taylor’s maple guitars are voiced to bring out greater warmth, richness and sustain. This broadens maple’s tonal range from a single-dimension sound to a more musical, more versatile voice.

Expression System 2

Taylor’s breakthrough acoustic pickup marks a major advance in piezo technology thanks to a patented behind-the-saddle design. The unique placement of three piezo sensors captures a more dynamic range of acoustic sound and responds well in a variety of settings.

Venetian

The Venetian cutaway is known for its soft, round lines. The sloping peak of the cutaway will vary depending on the shape of the guitar. The Grand Concert, Grand Auditorium, and Grand Symphony have a steeper slope, while the Dreadnought is a bit flatter. Our Grand Concert nylon-string models also feature a subtle, flatter slope, while our 100 and 200 Series cutaway models incorporate our flattest slope.

SPECIFICATIONS

• Back/Side Wood: Maple
• Scale length: 25-1/2″
• Top Wood: Torrefied Sitka
• Body Length: 20″
• Electronics: Expression System 2
• Body Width: 16″
• Cutaway: Venetian
• Body Depth: 4 5/8″
• Nut & Saddle: Tusq Nut, Micarta Saddle
• Neck Width: 1-3/4″
• Neck Wood: Hard Rock Maple
• Bracing: Advanced Performance with Relief Rout
• Fretboard Wood: Ebony
• Fretboard Inlay: Grained Ivoroid Wings
• Headstock Overlay: Ebony
• Binding: Ebony
• Bridge Pins: Ebony
• Tuners: Taylor Nickel
• Truss Rod Cover: Ebony
• Back/Side Finish: Gloss 3.5
• Top Finish: Gloss 3.5
• Neck Finish: Satin
• Pickguard: Striped Ebony
• Case: Taylor Deluxe Hardshell Brown
• Number of Frets: 20
• Backstrap Wood: Ebony with Inlay
• Backstrap Finish: Gloss
• Brand of Strings: Elixir Phosphor Bronze HD Light
• Buttons: Nickel
• Fretboard Binding: Ebony
• Heel Cap Binding: Ebony
• Heel length: 3-1/2″
• Peghead Finish: Gloss
• Peghead Inlay: Grained Ivoroid Wings
• Peghead Binding: Ebony
• Peghead Logo: Grained Ivoroid
• Peghead Type: Standard
• Rosette Mat.: Ebony/Grained Ivoroid/Abalone
• Rosette Size: Single Ring
• Stain/Sunburst: Brown Sugar
• Type of Neck Joint: Scarf

Manufacturer: Taylor Guitars
Model: 614CE
SKU: I353321-1-WHXC

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