Taylor Builder's Edition 814ce Blacktop

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Finished with a stylish black finish for the top, this new version of our ultra-refined Builder's Edition 814ce offers a striking visual flavor to complement its rich tone and seamless playability. This model features back and sides of solid Indian rosewood paired with an Adirondack spruce top, yielding commanding power, a lush overtone profile, clear trebles and warm lows. A chamfered body edges and a beveled armrest and cutaway, along with the easy-playing Taylor neck, provide unmatched playing comfort for every style even up to the highest part of the guitar's register, while the V-Class interior bracing dials up improved volume, sustain and harmony all the way up the neck. Along with the black top treatment, this model features a full-body gloss finish and a stunning Kona edgeburst for the back and sides.

Features
Classic Taylor, Ultra-Premium Design

A striking black top finish adds a dynamic visual element to complement this model’s bold volume, blooming overtones and unmatched playing comfort.

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

Indian Rosewood Body Wood - The tonewood superstar. Popular, traditional, and versatile, Bob Taylor puts Indian rosewood among the greatest tonewoods ever.

Adirondack Spruce Top Wood - Known for its high volume ceiling and dynamic, lively response, Adirondack spruce retains exceptional clarity even with an aggressive attack.

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

Beveled Cutaway - Our beveled cutaway design provides a more player-friendly feel for guitarists who utilize every inch of the fretboard. It features a compound design with a smoothened edge along the corner of the body between the end of the cutaway and the neck heel, providing a more comfortable feel for the fretting hand.

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.

Specifications

Highlights
Scale Length 25-1/2"
Bracing V-Class Bracing
Pickguard Indian Rosewood
Tuners Gotoh
Strings D'Addario XS Coated Phosphor Bronze Light (.012 - .053)
Body Width 16"
Nut & Saddle Tusq Nut, Micarta Saddle
Truss Rod Cover West African Crelicam Ebony
Number of Frets 20
Case Taylor Deluxe Hardshell Brown
Body Length 20"
Body Depth 4 5/8"

Body
Binding Edge Treatment Chamfered Edges
Back Config 2-piece No Wedge
Rosette Size Single Ring
Back/Side Finish Gloss
Top Finish Gloss
Backstrap Finish None
Bridge Inlay None
Rosette Material Shell, Green Abalone
Wedge None

Neck
Neck Width 1-3/4"
Fretboard Binding/Edge Treatment West African Crelicam Ebony
Type of Neck Joint Scarf
Fretboard Wood West African Crelicam Ebony
Fretboard Inlay Element
Heel Cap Binding West African Crelicam Ebony
Neck/Heel Neo-Tropical Mahogany
Neck Finish Satin

Peghead
Peghead Finish Satin
Peghead Type Paddle, Standard
Headstock Overlay West African Crelicam Ebony
Peghead Logo Taylor Mother of Pearl
Peghead Binding West African Crelicam Ebony
Peghead Inlay Element

Other
Bridge Pins West African Ebony with Green Abalone Dots
Fingerboard Ext None
Buttons Antique Gold