The Pinnacle of Acoustic Innovation – The Taylor Builder’s Edition 814ce Honduran Rosewood/Adirondack Spruce Acoustic Electric Guitar ib Shaded Edge Burst/Kona Edgeburst
With its comfort-focused design sensibility, top-tier tonewoods and striking details, this Builder’s Edition 814ce represents a new phase of evolution for Taylor’s flagship guitar. This Grand Auditorium acoustic-electric takes a beloved wood pairing to the next level with Honduran rosewood and Adirondack spruce, combining low-end warmth and treble clarity with even more harmonic complexity and headroom. The result is a lush, richly textured voice that remains articulate even with the most aggressive attack, with blooming overtones and unmatched sustain delivering an exceptionally robust musical character that performs beautifully across playing styles and applications. Builder’s Edition contours include chamfered body edges, a beveled armrest and matching cutaway, and a smooth Curve Wing bridge. Along with Taylor’s signature easy-playing neck, players can expect a remarkably comfortable, accommodating experience that’s sure to provide endless inspiration. This model features premium appointments such as Element fretboard inlays in shell and mother of pearl, a rosewood pickguard, Gotoh 510 antique gold tuning machines, and a full-body gloss finish with a Kona edgeburst for the back and sides and a complementary burst treatment for the top.
SPECIFICATIONS
Highlights
- Number of Strings: 6 String
- Orientation: Right Handed
- Body Shape: Grand Auditorium
- Bracing System: V-Class Bracing
- Cutaway: Beveled Cutaway
- Color: Kona Edgeburst Back/Sides, Shaded Edge Burst Top
- Electronics: Expression System® 2
- Case/Bag: Taylor Deluxe Hardshell Brown
Body
- Top Wood: Adirondack Spruce
- Back/Side Wood: Honduran Rosewood
- Rosette: Green Abalone Single Ring, Bound Sound Hole
- Back Configuration: 4-Piece, Simons Wedge
- Body Binding: No Binding; Chamfered Edges
- Armrest: Beveled Neo-tropical Mahogany
- 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 Element
- 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 Element
- Peghead Type: Paddle, Standard
- Peghead Binding: West African Crelicam Ebony
- Peghead Finish: Satin
Other
- Bridge: West African Crelicam Ebony
- Nut & Saddle: Tusq Nut, Micarta Saddle
- Bridge Pins: West African Ebony with Green Abalone Dots
- Strings: D’Addario XS Coated Phosphor Bronze Light (.012 – .053)
- Pickguard: Indian Rosewood
- Tuners: Gotoh 510 Antique Gold with Antique Gold Buttons
- Strap Pin: Black
- End Pin: Black
Manufacturer: Taylor Guitars
Model: 814CE BUILD ED H/AD
SKU: I814220-N-1-WHXC
UPC: 887766135715
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