Taylor Special Edition 400 Series Grand Auditorium Baritone Acoustic-Electric Guitar - Cutaway

The Taylor 414ce Baritone-8 Special Edition is one of the most unique instruments in Taylor's catalog—an 8-string baritone acoustic-electric built for players who want to explore deeper registers, richer harmonic textures, and expanded sonic territory that a standard 6-string simply can't reach.

Baritone Scale & 8-String Configuration

A 27" baritone scale length drops the pitch range significantly below a standard guitar, producing a deep, resonant voice with powerful low-end presence and exceptional note clarity in the lower registers. The 8-string configuration adds further harmonic complexity, making this instrument ideal for composers, fingerstyle players, studio musicians, and anyone pushing the boundaries of acoustic guitar.

Indian Rosewood & Sitka Spruce

Indian rosewood back and sides deliver the rich, complex overtones and powerful low-end response the tonewood is legendary for—a natural match for the extended range of a baritone instrument. A Sitka spruce top adds clarity, projection, and dynamic range, ensuring the upper strings cut through with definition even as the lows bloom and sustain.

Construction & Electronics

X-bracing provides the structural integrity needed to handle the increased string tension of a baritone scale, while Taylor's Claria onboard electronics capture the full frequency range of this instrument with natural, stage-ready clarity. The West African Crelicam ebony fretboard offers a smooth, fast playing surface with excellent durability.

Features and Specifications

• Body: Grand Auditorium (cutaway)
• Top: Sitka Spruce | Back & Sides: Indian Rosewood
• Neck: Neo-Tropical Mahogany
• Fretboard: West African Crelicam Ebony
• Nut Width: 1-3/4" | Scale Length: 27" (Baritone)
• Nut: TUSQ, White | Saddle: Micarta, White
• Bracing: X-Bracing
• Electronics: Taylor Claria
• Strings: D'Addario Baritone 8-String Set
• Includes deluxe hardshell case (brown)