Description
Taylor's 514ce combines the sweet-sounding midrange of a cedar top, the low-end depth of mahogany back/sides, and the revolutionary new "V-Class" bracing structure. You would be hard-pressed to find a more versatile Grand Auditorium, with heaps of sustain, bold projection, and a balanced, yet articulate sound. The guitar's tonal warmth is translated very well through Taylor's exceptional on-board ES-2 Electronics. Its playing comfort is enhanced through the inclusion of a Venetian cutaway and Tropical Mahogany neck with a West African Ebony fretboard. Plus, it has a few nice aesthetic touches that bring everything together: faux tortoise shell binding, pickguard, and rosette, Century fretboard inlays, and a new peghead inlay. This is a remarkable Grand Auditorium with a bold, warm voice and exceptional playability.
Specs:
Highlights
-Scale Length: 25-1/2"
-Nut & Saddle: Black Graphite, Micarta saddle
-Bracing: V-Class with Relief Rout
-Truss Rod Cover: Black Plastic
-Pickguard: Tortoise
-Number of Frets: 20
-Tuners: Taylor Nickel
-Case: Taylor Deluxe Hardshell Brown
-Brand of Strings: Elixir Phosphor Bronze Light
-Body Length: 20"
-Body Width: 16"
-Body Depth: 4 5/8"
Body
-Binding/Edge Treatment: Tortoise
-Top Finish: Gloss
-Back Config: 2-piece No Wedge
-Backstrap Finish: None
-Rosette Size: Single Ring
-Bridge Inlay: None
-Back/Side Finish: Gloss
-Armrest Binding: None
-Backstrap Wood: None
-Rosette Mat.: Grained Ivoroid/Tortoise/Grained Ivoroid
-Stain/Sunburst: Medium Brown Stain Back/Sides/Neck
-Wedge: None
-Armrest: no
Neck
-Neck Width: 1-3/4"
-Fretboard Inlay: Century
-Fretboard Binding/Edge Treatment: West African Ebony
-Heel Cap Binding: West African Ebony
-Type of Neck Joint: Taylor Neck
-Neck/Heel: Tropical Mahogany
-Fretboard Wood: West African Ebony
-Neck Finish: Satin
-Heel Length: 3-1/2"
Peghead
-Peghead Finish: Gloss
-Peghead Binding: None
-Peghead Type: Standard
-Peghead Purfling: None
-Headstock Overlay: West African Ebony
-Peghead Inlay: Century
-Peghead Logo: Grained Ivoroid
Other
-Bridge Pins: West African Ebony
-Buttons: Nickel
-Fingerboard Ext: None
-Edge Trim: None
