Detail 01
Solid Sitka spruce top
Provides crisp articulation and broad dynamic range.
Product detailSKU #1500000227741
Taylor314ce-N Grand Auditorium Nylon-String Acoustic-Electric Guitar Natural
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
Taylor’s 314ce-N brings nylon strings to a Grand Auditorium acoustic-electric format. The body responds to light fingerpicking and handles medium strumming or flatpicking with clear, balanced sound across the tonal range. Its solid Sitka spruce top provides crisp articulation and broad dynamic range, paired with solid ovangkol back and sides. A sleek-profile neck, 1-7/8-inch nut width, and 20-inch fingerboard radius create its crossover feel. ES-N electronics add onboard volume, treble, and bass controls, and a deluxe hardshell case is included.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Songwriting, recording, and performance where a nylon-string part adds a different rhythmic texture.
- Light fingerpicking or medium strumming and flatpicking on one Grand Auditorium guitar.
- Amplified nylon-string work needing onboard volume, treble, and bass control.
Consider the trade-offs
When to look elsewhere
- Players who require more than 20 frets.
- Left-handed guitarists.
What matters in use
The specifications, translated
Catalog numbers tell only part of the story. These are the details most likely to change how this product feels, sounds, or fits into a setup.
Detail 02
Solid ovangkol back and sides
Contributes a wide tonal range, fuller midrange, and bright treble.
Detail 03
ES-N undersaddle transducer
The nylon-string-focused preamp supplies volume, treble, and bass controls.
Detail 04
Venetian cutaway
The body includes a Venetian-style cutaway.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01What pickup system does the 314ce-N use?
It uses the ES-N system: a single-source undersaddle transducer with volume, treble, and bass controls.
02Is a case included?
Yes. It ships in a Taylor deluxe hardshell case.
03What is the nut width?
The nut width is 1-7/8 inches.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
3 detailsPickups & controls
- Pickup Preamp
- Yes
- Preamp EQ
- 2-band
- Bridge
- Genuine West African ebony
7 detailsPlayability
- Saddle and Nut
- Micarta/Tusq
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Nut Width
- 1.87
- Number of Frets
- 20
- Number of Strings
- 6
- Scale Length
- 25.5
- Neck Shape
- Taylor Standard Nylon
13 detailsBody & build
- Feedback Filter
- No
- Color
- Natural
- Top Material
- Solid Sitka spruce
- Body Finish
- Gloss
- Body Type
- Auditorium/OOO
- Neck Wood
- Tropical Mahogany
- Fingerboard Material
- Genuine West African ebony
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Back and Sides
- Solid ovangkol
- Body Style
- Taylor Standard Nylon
- Tuning Machines
- Chrome with pearloid buttons
- Body Shape
- Taylor Standard Nylon
- Neck Finish
- Satin
1 detailsIn the box
- Case or Gig Bag
- Deluxe hardshell case
6 detailsOther
- Configuration
- Undersaddle piezo
- Headstock Overlay
- Genuine West African ebony
- Tuner
- No
- Accessories
- None
- Bracing Pattern
- Taylor Nylon GA
- Cutaway
- Venetian
