- This particular guitar is one of the first 100 made and is hand-signed by Bob Taylor and Kurt Listug -
The Taylor Guitars Legacy Collection celebrates a half-century of Taylor musical innovation.
Overview
- Grand Auditorium acoustic-electric inspired by original Bob Taylor designs
- Cedar top for warm, mellow tones and touch sensitivity
- Rosewood body yields rich overtones and sonic balance
- Modern Taylor neck offers easy, relaxed fretting
- Features LR Baggs Element VTC pickup
The Legacy 514ce, initially conceived as part of Taylor's 50th anniversary celebration, pays homage to the Grand Auditorium body shape, a true Bob Taylor original that has redefined how acoustic guitars sound, look and feel since its debut in 1994. This exclusive Legacy collection model boasts a tonewood pairing not found in the Taylor standard line: mahogany back and sides with a top of Western Red cedar. With its punchy midrange and dry, woody character, mahogany is perfectly suited to pair with cedar's warmth and soft-touch sensitivity, which will especially appeal to fingerstyle players and strummers with a lighter stroke.
Voiced with the X-bracing that Bob used in the first Grand Auditorium models three decades ago and crafted with Taylor's signature slim, easy-playing neck profile, the Legacy 514ce is sure to inspire both traditionalists and contemporary-minded players alike.
Appointments reflect Bob's preferred sleek aesthetic with faux tortoiseshell binding and pickguard, white and black top purfling, Small Diamond fretboard inlays in mother-of-pearl, a three-ring rosette in green abalone, ebony bridge pins with green abalone dots, gold tuning machines, and a gloss-finished body with a satin finish for the neck. This model includes LR Baggs Element VTC electronics with soundhole-mounted controls and ships with a deluxe hardshell case.
Specifications
Highlights
Number of Strings: 6 String
Orientation: Right Handed
Body Shape: Grand Auditorium
Bracing System: X-Bracing with Relief Rout
Cutaway: Venetian Cutaway
Color: Natural
Case/Bag: Taylor Deluxe Hardshell Brown
Body
Top Wood: Western Red Cedar
Back/Side Wood: Neo-Tropical Mahogany
Rosette: Green Abalone 3 Ring
Back Configuration: 2-piece No Wedge
Body Binding: Faux Tortoise
Armrest: None
Top Finish: Gloss
Back/Side Finish: Gloss
Neck
Neck Wood: Neo-Tropical Mahogany
Fretboard Wood: West African Crelicam Ebony
Fretboard Inlay: Mother-of-Pearl Small Diamonds
Fretboard Binding: Faux Tortoise
Neck Finish: Satin
Peghead
Nut Width: 1-3/4"
Peghead Veneer Wood: Indian Rosewood
Scale Length: 25-1/2"
Peghead Inlay: None
Peghead Type: Paddle
Peghead Binding: None
Peghead Finish: Gloss
Other
Bridge: West African Crelicam Ebony
Nut & Saddle: White TUSQ Nut, White Micarta Saddle
Bridge Pins: West African Crelicam Ebony with Green Abalone Dots
Strings: D'Addario XS Coated Phosphor Bronze Light (.012 - .053)
Pickguard: Tortoise
Tuners: Taylor Gold with Gold Buttons
Strap Pin: Gold
End Pin: Gold
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