Taylor 814ce LTD Acoustic-Electric Guitar (Casablanca Beige Top)

With a distinctive top finish, tone-enhancing bracing and a beloved tonewood pairing, the Next Generation 814ce LTD is a surprising take on Taylor's classic flagship guitar that should entice collectors and discerning players alike. This Grand Auditorium acoustic-electric boasts a one-of-a-kind metallic top color we've dubbed Casablanca Beige Metallic, a sparkling champagne-hued treatment inspired by a classic Porsche color from the late 1970s that reveals shifting shades of pale gold depending on the lighting and viewing angle. In terms of the playing experience, this model fits into our Next-Gen family with scalloped V-Class bracing, an Action Control Neck and Claria electronics, all of which complement the rosewood/spruce tonewood pairing that players love for its lush, blooming overtone character, cross-spectrum balance and top-end clarity, all with a touch of additional warmth and resonance from the lightweight interior voicing. Visual details to complement the custom top color include a firestripe pickguard, a smoky ebony fretboard, smoked nickel tuning machines, a green abalone rosette, maple body binding with black/maple/rosewood top edge trim, mother-of-pearl Windansea inlays, and a full-body gloss finish.

• Versatile Grand Auditorium with broad cross-genre utility
• Indian rosewood and spruce yield balanced, textured voice
• Scalloped V-Class bracing adds more volume and sustain
• Action Control Neck makes string height adjustments quick and easy
• Includes Claria electronics and hardshell case

Specifications

Highlights:

Number of Strings: 6 String
Orientation: Right Handed
Body Shape: Grand Auditorium
Bracing System: Scalloped V-Class Bracing with Relief Rout
Cutaway: Venetian Cutaway
Color: Casablanca Beige Metallic
Electronics: The Claria Acoustic Pickup System
Case/Bag: Brown Taylor Deluxe Hard Shell Case

Body:

Top Wood: Spruce
Back/Side Wood: Indian Rosewood
Rosette: Single Ring, Bound Sound Hole
Back Configuration: 2-Piece, No Wedge
Body Binding: Rock Maple
Armrest: Radius Indian Rosewood
Top Finish: Gloss 4.5
Back/Side Finish: Gloss 4.5

Neck:

Neck Wood: Neo-Tropical Mahogany
Fretboard Wood: West African Crelicam Ebony
Neck Profile: Standard Carve
Fretboard Inlay: Mother-of-Pearl WindanSea
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 WindanSea
Peghead Type: Paddle
Peghead Binding: None
Peghead Finish: Gloss

Other:

Bridge: West African Crelicam Ebony
Nut & Saddle: Black Tusq Nut, White Micarta Saddle
Bridge Pins: West African Ebony with Green Abalone Dots
Strings: D'Addario XS Coated Phosphor Bronze Light (.012 - .053)
Pickguard: Firestripe
Tuners: Taylor Smoked Nickel with Smoked Nickel Buttons
Strap Pin: Black
End Pin: Black