Taylor Builder's Edition 814ce Honduran Rosewood/Adirondack Spruce Acoustic Guitar - Shaded 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.

• Serial Number: 1208215003
• Weight: 5.2 lbs

Specs

Highlights

• Number of Strings: 6

• Orientation: Right-Handed

Body

• Body Shape: Grand Auditorium

• Cutaway: Beveled Cutaway

• Top Wood: Adirondack Spruce

• Back & Side Wood: Honduran Rosewood

• Back Configuration: 4-Piece, Simons Wedge

• Bracing System: V-Class Bracing

• Color: Kona Edgeburst Back/Sides, Shaded Edge Burst Top

• Rosette: Green Abalone Single Ring, Bound Sound Hole

• Body Binding: No Binding; Chamfered Edges

• Armrest: Beveled Neo-Tropical Mahogany

• Top Finish: Gloss

• Back/Side Finish: Gloss

Electronics

• Electronics: Expression System® 2

Neck

• Neck Wood: Neo-Tropical Mahogany

• Neck Profile: Standard Carve

• Neck Finish: Satin

• Nut Width: 1-3/4"

• Scale Length: 25-1/2"

Fretboard

• Fretboard Wood: West African Crelicam Ebony

• Fretboard Inlay: Mother-of-Pearl Element

• Fretboard Binding: West African Crelicam Ebony

Peghead

• Peghead Type: Paddle, Standard

• Peghead Veneer Wood: West African Crelicam Ebony

• Peghead Inlay: Mother-of-Pearl Element

• Peghead Binding: West African Crelicam Ebony

• Peghead Finish: Satin

Hardware

• Bridge: West African Crelicam Ebony

• Nut & Saddle: Tusq Nut, Micarta Saddle

• Bridge Pins: West African Ebony with Green Abalone Dots

• Tuners: Gotoh 510 Antique Gold with Antique Gold Buttons

• Strings: D'Addario XS Coated Phosphor Bronze Light (.012–.053)

• Pickguard: Indian Rosewood

Other

• Strap Pin: Black

• End Pin: Black