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.

Overview

• Honduran rosewood body yields warmth and complex overtones
• Adirondack spruce top adds projection, clarity and power
• Armrest and beveled cutaway offer seamless, relaxed feel
• V-Class bracing dials up louder volume and longer sustain
• Includes ES2 electronics and deluxe hardshell case

Specifications

Highlights

• Number of Strings: 6 String
• Orientation: Right Handed
• Body Shape: Grand Auditorium
• Bracing System: V-Class Bracing
• Cutaway: Beveled Cutaway
• Color: Kona Edgeburst Back/Sides, Shaded Edge Burst Top
• Electronics: Expression System® 2

Body

• Top Wood: Adirondack Spruce
• Back/Side Wood: Honduran Rosewood
• Rosette: Green Abalone Single Ring, Bound Sound Hole
• Back Configuration: 4-Piece, Simons Wedge
• Body Binding: No Binding; Chamfered Edges
• Armrest: Beveled Neo-tropical Mahogany
• Top Finish: Gloss
• Back/Side Finish: Gloss

Neck

• Neck Wood: Neo-Tropical Mahogany
• Fretboard Wood: West African Crelicam Ebony
• Neck Profile: Standard Carve
• Fretboard Inlay: Mother-of-Pearl Element
• Fretboard Binding: West African Crelicam Ebony
• Neck Finish: Satin

Peghead

• Nut Width: 1-3/4"
• Peghead Veneer Wood: West African Crelicam Ebony
• Scale Length: 25-1/2"
• Peghead Inlay: Mother-of-Pearl Element
• Peghead Type: Paddle, Standard
• Peghead Binding: West African Crelicam Ebony
• Peghead Finish: Satin

Other

• Bridge: West African Crelicam Ebony
• Nut & Saddle: Tusq Nut, Micarta Saddle
• Bridge Pins: West African Ebony with Green Abalone Dots
• Strings: D'Addario XS Coated Phosphor Bronze Light (.012 - .053)
• Pickguard: Indian Rosewood
• Tuners: Gotoh 510 Antique Gold with Antique Gold Buttons
• Strap Pin: Black
• End Pin: Black

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