The Next Generation 814ce heralds an innovative, new era of acoustic-electric excellence for Taylor Guitars, augmenting the brand’s flagship model with road-proven Claria electronics and a fuller-bodied spin on V-Class bracing. The latter of these features, dubbed Scalloped V-Class bracing, opens up this Grand Auditorium’s low-end response with a deep, rich character, splitting the difference between V-Class’s precise balance and a warmer, more X-brace-adjacent tone. This cutting-edge advancement in bracing technology supports the time-tested 814ce recipe of a Sitka spruce top and Indian rosewood back and sides — a tonewood duo that only bolsters the natural brawn of Scalloped V-Class bracing with ringing overtones and a voluminous projection. Plug in, and Taylor’s refined Claria electronics faithfully capture the Next Generation 814ce’s complex acoustic character with plug-and-play simplicity, supported by soundhole-mounted Volume, Tone, and Mid-Contour controls. Plus, this 814ce’s Standard Carve mahogany neck and glassy Crelicam ebony fingerboard are joined to the body via Taylor’s trailblazing Action Control neck system, thus allowing users to set the neck’s angle with the simple turn of a bolt. Capped off with a classic collection of 814ce appointments — including a radiused rosewood armrest, natural maple binding, and stunning inlays — the Taylor Next Generation 814ce strikes a perfect balance between expressive acoustic-electric performance and sheer 6-string luxury.
Taylor Next Generation 814ce Features:
- The Next Generation revision to Taylor’s time-tested 814ce platform, featuring the brand’s under-saddle Claria electronics system and scalloped V-Class bracing
- Sitka spruce top provides a sweet and responsive tonal foundation
- Scalloped V-Class bracing boosts low-end performance and results in a warmer, richer resonance
- Rosewood back and sides ring with resonant overtones and a powerful low-end thump
- Claria under-saddle electronics system provides acoustic-accurate tones and plug-and-play simplicity
- Soundhole-mounted Volume, Tone, and Mid-Contour controls for quick tone sculpting
- Mahogany neck in Taylor’s always-comfortable Standard Carve profile
- Action Control neck joint system gives users the ability to set the neck’s angle, allowing for easy action adjustment
- Long-tenon neck joint enhances your sound with a deep low-end resonance and a fuller-bodied tone
- 15-in.-radius ebony fingerboard studded with exquisite Element inlays
- Top-quality Taylor Standard tuning machines
- Classic 814ce features include a comfortably radiused rosewood armrest, a wooden pickguard, maple binding, and dazzling inlay work
- 1.75-in. nut offers a just-right width for fingerstyle players, strummers, and flatpickers alike
Tech Specs
- String Type:Steel
- Number of Strings:6
- Left-/Right-handed:Right-handed
- Body Shape:Grand Auditorium
- Back & Sides Wood:Indian Rosewood
- Top Wood:Sitka Spruce
- Top Finish:Gloss
- Color:Natural
- Body Bracing:Scalloped V-class Bracing
- Neck Wood:Neo-Tropical Mahogany
- Neck Finish:Satin
- Neck Shape:Standard Carve
- Radius:15"
- Fingerboard Material:Crelicam Ebony
- Fingerboard Inlay:Mother of Pearl Shell
- Number of Frets:20
- Scale Length:25.5"
- Scale Length Type:Standard-scale
- Nut Width:1.75"
- Nut Material:Black Tusq
- Saddle Material:White Micarta
- Bridge Material:Crelicam Ebony
- Tuning Machines:Taylor Smoked Nickel
- Electronics:Claria
- Strings:D'Addario XS Coated Light
- Case/Gig Bag:Hardshell Case
