Taylor Gold Label 814e Koa Acoustic-Electric Guitar - Sunburst

Gold Label 814e Koa SB

6-String | Sitka Spruce Top | Hawaiian Koa Back and Sides | Neo-Tropical Mahogany Neck | West African Crelicam Ebony Fretboard | LR Baggs - Element VTC Electronics | Taylor Deluxe Hardshell Brown Case

Crafted with innovative new ideas to produce an older, vintage-inspired sound, the Gold Label 814e Koa-SB complements its sonic richness and complexity with a stylish sunburst finish. This model features our new Super Auditorium body shape, similar to our Grand Auditorium but with slightly wider contours that, along with a new fanned V-Class bracing variant, help it generate greater power while remaining focused and clear at any volume. The back and sides of beautifully figured Hawaiian koa combine with a specially roasted Sitka spruce top to yield a lush midrange character with remarkable low-end presence along with the boosts to volume and sustain that come with the V-Class architecture. Adding to the package of innovations is a new long-tenon neck joint that improves the transfer of vibration to boost resonance while also improving adjustability. Visually, the Gold Label 814e Koa-SB is dressed to impress with antique chrome Gotoh 510 tuners with ebony buttons, Continental inlays, a new pickguard design, grained ivoroid edge trim, and a full-body gloss finish. This model includes LR Baggs Element VTC electronics for warm, balanced amplified sound and ships with a deluxe hardshell case featuring a British Cocoa exterior.

Overview

• New Super Auditorium body yields a powerful, focused tone
• Hawaiian koa back and sides for rich midrange character
• Torrefied spruce top adds aged-in warmth and sweetness
• Long-tenon neck joint improves resonance and adjustability
• Ships with ha ardshell case and LR Baggs Element VTC pickup

FEATURES

Vintage Inspiration Meets Modern Innovation

This sunburst-finished Super Auditorium blends heritage warmth with exceptional power thanks to Hawaiian koa, torrefied spruce and fanned V-Class bracing.

Super Auditorium

A new take on Taylor’s signature Grand Auditorium body shape, the Super Auditorium is designed to produce a uniquely warm, deep voice with an old-heritage character.

• Designed and released by Andy Powers in 2025 with the introduction of the Gold Label Collection
• Rich, deep low-end response with round, woody trebles—a full-bodied voice across the tonal spectrum
• Exceptional power and dynamic range—you can play softly or really dig in and get a warm response 
   

Building on the versatility, balance, and clarity that players have come to love from Bob Taylor’s Grand Auditorium body shape, consider the Super Auditorium an evolution of that playing experience that incorporates all the benefits of the V-Class bracing architecture developed by Andy Powers. With curves and contours that draw on Bob’s design but with a slightly longer body and wider lower bout, the Super Auditorium will feel familiar while adding a new sonic dimension inspired by guitars from the 1930s and ’40s. With a focus on warmth, the Super Auditorium produces an open, blooming voice that produces room-filling tone with a light touch while gaining power as you dig in. Inside, a fanned V-Class variant enhances the depth and resonance, enhancing the volume and sustain while ensuring pitch accuracy all the way up the neck.

Specifications:  Body Length: 20 3/16" / Body Width: 16 1/4" / Body Depth: 4 1/2"

Hawaiian Koa

A dense tropical hardwood, koa blends midrange focus with extra top-end brightness and chime. The more a koa guitar is played and opens up — especially an all-koa guitar — the more its midrange overtones add warmth and sweetness to its voice.

Origin:  Hawaii

Sound: Koa's tone profile blends the midrange of mahogany with the top end of maple. Due to its density, a new Koa guitar tends to start out sounding a little bright and tight, somewhat like maple. But the more a koa guitar is played, the more the sound opens up, expanding the midrange and rewarding the player with a richer, sweeter, more resonant tone. A common mistake is when a bright player buys a koa guitar in part for its visual beauty, finds it to be too bright, and doesn't play it enough to allow the wood to warm up.

Goes Well With: Fingerstylists who play more with the pads of their fingers and tend to have a meatier touch. Bright players may want to experiment with different pick materials to produce a warmer tone.

Sitka Spruce

As a guitar soundboard or top, Sitka spruce is the tonewood standard of the modern era. It’s used on 85-90 percent of the guitars that Taylor makes. Its combination of strength and elasticity translates into a broad dynamic range, yielding crisp articulation and allowing for everything from aggressive strumming and flatpicking to fingerpicking. Sitka spruce is Bob Taylor’s personal favorite for an all-around great guitar.

Origin:  Canada

Goes Well With: All styles of guitars and players.

SPECIFICATIONS

HIGHLIGHTS

• Number of Strings: 6 String
• Orientation: Right Handed
• Body Shape: Super Auditorium
• Bracing System: Fanned V-Class with Tonal Route
• Color: Golden Brown Sunburst Top, Natural Back/Sides
• Electronics: LR Baggs - Element VTC
• Case/Bag: Taylor Deluxe Hardshell Brown

BODY

• Top Wood: Sitka Spruce
• Back/Side Wood: Hawaiian Koa
• Rosette: Custom Single Ring, Bound Sound Hole
• Back Configuration: 2-piece or 4-piece Simons Wedge
• Body Binding: .080" Grained Ivoroid, Round Over Edges
• Top Finish: Gloss
• Back/Side Finish: Gloss

NECK

• Neck Wood: Neo-Tropical Mahogany
• Fretboard Wood: West African Crelicam Ebony
• Neck Profile: Standard Carve
• Fretboard Inlay: Mother-of-Pearl Continental
• 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 Continental
• Peghead Type: Paddle
• Peghead Finish: Gloss

OTHER

• Bridge: Honduran Rosewood
• Nut & Saddle: White TUSQ Nut, White Micarta Saddle
• Bridge Pins: Bone
• Strings: D'Addario XS Coated Phosphor Bronze Light (.012 - .053)
• Pickguard: Ivoroid/Tortoise, with Engraving
• Tuners: Gotoh 510 Antique Chrome with Ebony EN01 Buttons
• Strap Pin: Black