Taylor 514ce Urban Ironbark Grand Auditorium Acoustic/Electric Guitar with V-Class Bracing, ES2 Pickup & Hardshell Case

6-String | Sitka Spruce Top | Urban Ironbark Back and Sides | Tropical Mahogany Neck | West African Crelicam Ebony Fretboard | Expression System® 2 Electronics | Venetian Cutaway | Taylor Deluxe Hardshell Brown Case

Our first Grand Auditorium guitar featuring back and sides of Urban Ironbark, the 514ce delivers a sweet, muscular sound that combines rosewood's high-fidelity voice with mahogany's warm and punchy midrange and spectrum-wide sonic balance. Paired with a torrefied Sitka spruce top for a played-in, mature sound and V-Class bracing for improved volume and sustain, the 514ce yields power ideal for heavy strummers along with touch sensitivity that gives it a wide dynamic range that's great for fingerstyle players. With new Aerial inlays in Italian acrylic, a single-ring abalone rosette, a subtle stain that highlights Urban Ironbark's rich red hues, a lightly shaded edgeburst and gloss-finish body, the 514ce blends traditional and contemporary visual styles. It ships with ES2 electronics and a deluxe hardshell case.

Grand Auditorium - Taylor’s signature shape embodies the ultimate all-purpose acoustic.

Urban Ironbark - This tonewood from our urban wood initiative yields power, fidelity and depth for a supremely balanced, muscular sound.

Sitka Spruce - The soundboard choice for most guitars, Sitka spruce produces a broad dynamic range and accommodates a versatile range of playing styles.

Expression System® 2 - The Expression System® 2 captures more of a guitar’s dynamic properties using a breakthrough behind-the-saddle design.

Venetian Cutaway - The Venetian cutaway is known for its soft, round lines. The sloping peak of the cutaway will vary depending on the shape of the body.

V-Class Bracing - Our patented V-Class bracing is a revolutionary new pattern — a new sonic engine — that marks a major shift away from traditional steel-string bracing patterns.

Highlights
Scale Length:  25-1/2"
Bracing:  V-Class Bracing
Pickguard:  Tortoise
Tuners:  Taylor Nickel
Strings:  Phosphor Bronze Light
Body Width:  16"
Nut & Saddle:  Black Graphite, Micarta saddle
Truss Rod Cover:  Black Plastic
Number of Frets:  20
Case:  Taylor Deluxe Hardshell Brown
Body Length:  20"
Body Depth:  4 5/8"

Body
Binding Edge Treatment:  Tortoise
Back Config:  2-piece No Wedge
Rosette Size:  Single Ring
Back/Side Finish:  Gloss
Backstrap Wood:  None
Stain/Sunburst:  Medium Brown Stain Back/Sides/Neck
Armrest:  No
Top Finish:  Gloss
Backstrap Finish:  None
Bridge Inlay:  None
Armrest Binding:  None
Rosette Material:  Grained Ivoroid/Tortoise/Grained Ivoroid
Wedge:  None

Neck
Neck Width:  1-3/4"
Fretboard Binding/Edge Treatment:  West African Crelicam Ebony
Type of Neck Joint:  Taylor Neck
Fretboard Wood:  West African Crelicam Ebony
Heel Length:  3-1/2"
Fretboard Inlay:  Aerial, Italian Acrylic, Faux Pearl
Heel Cap Binding:  West African Crelicam Ebony
Neck/Heel:  Tropical Mahogany
Neck Finish:  Satin

Peghead
Peghead Finish:  Gloss
Peghead Type:  Standard
Headstock Overlay:  West African Crelicam Ebony
Peghead Logo:  Grained Ivoroid
Peghead Binding:  None
Peghead Inlay:  Century

Other
Bridge Pins:  West African Crelicam Ebony
Fingerboard Ext:  None
Buttons:  Nickel
Edge Trim:  None

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