Taylor 514CE V-Class
Cedar’s warm midrange overtones and quick response make it a coveted top wood among fingerstylists and other players with a lighter touch. On this mahogany/cedar cutaway Grand Auditorium, V-Class bracing lifts those sonic virtues to new heights, serving up an even more powerful all-around response with billowing sustain. Add to that the bundle of sonic refinements that V-Class brings, including more powerful notes all the way up the fretboard and greater in-tuneness between the notes (thanks to a more orderly response from the top), and you’ve got a guitar that can cover a lot of ground. Mahogany’s naturally dry, focused voice emphasizes the midrange, lending a warm, clear punch that strummers, blues players will especially appreciate. Appointments include faux tortoise shell binding and pickguard, a faux tortoise/ivoroid rosette, and our striking Century fretboard inlay scheme in grained ivoroid with a new peghead inlay to complement the motif. With onboard Taylor ES2 electronics, you can count on natural-sounding amplified acoustic tone whenever you need it. The guitar also features a Venetian cutaway for upper-fretboard access, and ships in a deluxe hardshell case.
Tech Specs
General
Number of Strings | 6 |
Left-/Right-handed | Right-handed |
Body
Body Shape | Grand Auditorium |
Bracing | V-Class |
Top Material | Solid Red Cedar |
Back & Sides Material | Solid Tropical Mahogany |
Finish | Gloss |
Body Width | 16″ |
Body Depth | 4 5/8″ |
Body Length | 20″ |
Back Configuration | 2-piece No Wedge |
Binding Material | Faux tortoise |
Color | Natural |
Rosette Ring | Single Ring – Faux tortoise |
Neck
Neck Finish | Satin |
Neck Material | Tropical Mahogany |
Fingerboard Binding / Edge Treatment | West African Crelicam Ebony |
Fingerboard Material | West African Crelicam Ebony |
Fretboard Inlay | Grained ivoroid Century fingerboard inlay |
Neck Joint | Taylor |
Number of Frets | 20 |
Scale Length | 25-1/2″ |
Heel Length | 3-1/2″ |
Pickguard | Faux tortoise |
Neck Width | 1-3/4″ |
Heel Cap Binding | West African Crelicam Ebony |
Neck Heel | Tropical Mahogany |
Saddle Material | Micarta saddle |
Nut Material | Black Graphite |
Peghead Overlay | West African Crelicam Ebony |
Peghead | Standard Satin finish |
Hardware
Bridge Pins Material | West African Ebony with Green Abalone Dots |
Tuning Keys | Taylor Nickel |
Strap Buttons | Nickel |
Electronics
Pickup | Taylor Expression System 2 |
Miscellaneous
Model | Taylor 514CE |
Build | USA Factory |
Series | 500 |
Strings Gauge | Elixir Light Phosphor Bronze .012 – .053 |
Case | Taylor Deluxe Hardshell Case |
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