Taylor 814E-K-GL-SB Gold Label Grand Auditorium, Spruce Top, Koa b/s, Cutaway, Electronics, Sunburst (#1203115083)

*Photos shown are of the actual guitar. Serial #1203115083.

Gold Label 814e
Boasting superior craftsmanship, top-tier tonewoods and a bevy of design innovations, the Gold Label 814e introduces the world to a new kind of Taylor sound. This model features a new body shape we’ve called the Super Auditorium, a slightly larger version of our famous Grand Auditorium shape that yields impressive power with a heritage-inspired warmth and richness that will entice traditionalists and contemporary ears alike. Back and sides of Honduran rosewood are paired with a torrefied Sitka spruce top, delivering exceptional low-end presence, clear trebles and a complex harmonic character with overtones that bloom as notes resonate. Inside, a new iteration of our V-Class bracing dials up longer sustain, greater volume and near-perfect pitch accuracy all the way up the neck. A new long-tenon neck joint improves overall resonance and sonic transfer, also providing super-precise adjustability whenever the need arises. This Super Auditorium guitar sports a fresh suite of visual appointments with a new Continental inlay suite, a new pickguard design, grained ivoroid trim, antique chrome Gotoh 510 tuners with ebony buttons, bone bridge pins, and a gloss-finished body. It ships with LR Baggs Element VTC electronics and a deluxe hardshell case with a British Cocoa exterior.

• CASE/GIG BAG: Deluxe Hardshell Case Included.

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The Quintessential Taylor Guitar, Evolved
Indian rosewood, powerful Adirondack spruce, V-Class bracing and a host of comfort-enhancing features elevate our flagship Grand Auditorium guitar to new heights.

Features

Super Auditorium
A new take on Taylor’s signature Grand Auditorium body shape

Honduran Rosewood
Extremely dense compared to other rosewood species, Honduran rosewood sings with a uniquely smooth voice that makes it worthy of our finest guitars.

Torrefied Spruce
Treated with our special roasting process, torrefied spruce tops deliver all the clarity, balance and projection you’d expect from a traditional spruce top with an extra dash of warmth and played-in depth.

LR Baggs – Element VTC

Specs

Highlights

• Number of Strings 6 String
• Orientation Right Handed
• Body Shape Super Auditorium
• Bracing System Fanned V-Class with Tonal Route
• Color Natural
• Electronics LR Baggs – Element VTC
• Case/Bag Taylor Deluxe Hardshell Brown

Body

• Top Wood Torrefied Spruce
• Back/Side Wood Honduran Rosewood
• Rosette Custom Single Ring, Bound Sound Hole
• Back Configuration 4-Piece, Simons Wedge
• Body Binding Rock Maple
• Armrest .080″ Grained Ivoroid, Round Over Edges
• Top Finish Gloss
• Back/Side Finish Gloss

Neck

• Neck Wood Neo-Tropical Mahogany
• Fretboard Wood West African Crelicam Ebony
• Neck Profile Standard Carve
• Fretboard Inlay Mother-of-Pearl Continental
• Fretboard Binding West African Crelicam Ebony
• Neck Finish Satin

Peghead

• Nut Width 1-3/4″
• Peghead Veneer Wood West African Crelicam Ebony
• Scale Length 25-1/2″
• Peghead Inlay Mother-of-Pearl Continental
• Peghead Type Paddle
• Peghead Finish Gloss

Other

• Bridge Honduran Rosewood
• Nut & Saddle White TUSQ Nut, White Micarta Saddle
• Bridge Pins Bone
• Strings D’Addario XS Coated Phosphor Bronze Light (.012 – .053)
• Pickguard Ivoroid/Tortoise, with Engraving
• Tuners Gotoh 510 Antique Chrome with Ebony EN01 Buttons
• Strap Pin Black