The Taylor 814ce Grand Auditorium Acoustic-Electric Guitar is a flagship model that represents the pinnacle of Taylor's design, craftsmanship, and tone. With a solid Sitka spruce top and Indian rosewood back and sides, the 814ce delivers exceptional clarity, dynamic range, and complex overtones. The Grand Auditorium body shape provides a perfect balance of warmth and articulation, making it equally suited to fingerpicking, strumming, and flatpicking. Taylor’s revolutionary V-Class bracing enhances sustain, volume, and intonation, bringing a modern edge to this classic tonewood combination.

The guitar’s elegant appointments include a mother-of-pearl Element fretboard inlay, rosewood pickguard, and maple binding, all brought together by a high-gloss finish and a sleek Venetian cutaway. A tropical mahogany neck with a smooth ebony fingerboard offers superb playability. The onboard Expression System 2 pickup captures the guitar’s natural tone with stunning clarity for stage or studio use. Complete with Taylor smoked nickel tuners and a deluxe hardshell case, the 814ce is a high-performance instrument built to inspire.

This 2020-built guitar is in great condition, with only light playwear and a great medium action. The 814ce is renowned for its balanced, articulate, and richly nuanced tone, making it a standout in Taylor's lineup, and this is a great example of why they're so revered. It's balanced and sophisticated tone is alive with complex harmonics and tonal depth, and it's remarkably balanced. A classic Taylor guitar in every sense. includes original hardshell case.