Taylor Builder's Edition 814ce Grand Auditorium, Adirondack Spruce and Indian Rosewood Acoustic Guitar

The Taylor Builders Edition 814CE, the latest addition to their Builder's Edition collection. The production model 814CE has long been one of the most highly regarded and popular professional grade guitars since its initial creation, and with every revamp that has come after. Now, with its Builder's Edition treatment, it has yet another new iteration to continue to impress us with.

The Taylor Builders Edition 814CE Grand Auditorium features a four-piece Adirondack spruce top, upgraded from Sitka spruce found on the standard production 814CE's. This top sets the literal tone for this magnificent instrument. It has boastful projection and clarity that sounds even better with age and consistent play. Underneath the spruce, slightly modified V-Class bracing provides the highest of structural integrity and a unique voicing to this guitar, working together with the top and Indian Rosewood back and sides to guarantee uninterrupted resonance, impeccable intonation, and an overall well balanced tone. In addition to the modified bracing, you'll find nuanced alterations in the guitar's body taper. And, as with Builder's Edition tradition, this guitar has an elegantly sculpted beveled cutaway, providing effortless high-register access, and a beveled mahogany armrest, which provides a smooth surface for the player's strumming arm.

The Taylor Builders Edition 814CE sports a rock-solid Neo-Tropical mahogany neck. Atop it sits a West-African Crelicam Ebony fingerboard. Smooth, resilient, and easy to play, this ebony is decorated with Taylor's Element inlays. Antique gold Gotoh tuners with a 21:1 gear ratio, a Curve Wing bridge, alternating maple and black top purfling, and a rosewood pickguard are just a few of the other appointments that make this such a special instrument. You might notice that this is the only Builder's Edition guitar to feature a gloss finish, and you'd be right. Its the perfect way to highlight the body's contours, and with the back and sides sporting a Kona edgeburst finish to compliment the natural top, the aesthetic result is mesmerizing.

Packed with plenty of class, unforgettable voicing, and premium playability, the Taylor Builder's Edition 814CE is yet another incredible example of the company's dedication to building some of the world's finest acoustic guitars. Whether you're a loyal Taylor player, or just looking for your next inspirational gear acquisition, this is one instrument that will never cease to amaze you in looks, feel, and sound.