Detail 01
Expression System 2 electronics
The behind-the-saddle transducer uses adjustable sensors, with volume, bass, treble, and an onboard phase switch.
Product detailSKU #1500000456698
Taylor514ce Builder's Edition Grand Auditorium Acoustic-Electric Guitar Natural
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
Built around a Grand Auditorium body, the right-handed Taylor 514ce Builder’s Edition combines a Sitka spruce top with urban ash back and sides for a warm, woody voice centered on fundamental notes and controlled overtones. V-Class bracing is designed for added volume, sustain, and harmonic agreement. The ES2 system brings volume, bass, treble, and an onboard phase switch to amplified work, while the Venetian cutaway and beveled armrest shape the playing experience. A Taylor deluxe hardshell case is included.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Moving from acoustic playing to an amplified stage or studio setup with onboard ES2 controls.
- Playing arrangements that combine dynamic strumming and delicate fingerpicking.
- Extended sessions where the beveled armrest and chamfered body edges matter.
Consider the trade-offs
When to look elsewhere
- Left-handed players; this guitar is configured for right-handed use.
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
V-Class bracing
It is designed to enhance volume, sustain, and harmonic agreement.
Detail 03
Venetian cutaway and beveled armrest
These are specified Builder’s Edition features alongside chamfered body edges.
Detail 04
Gotoh 510 antique chrome tuning machines
The guitar is fitted with Gotoh 510 antique chrome tuners.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01The instrument is right handed and has six strings.
- 02It includes a Taylor deluxe hardshell case.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01Does the 514ce Builder’s Edition have onboard electronics?
Yes. It uses Taylor’s Expression System 2 with volume, bass, treble, and an onboard phase switch.
02What woods are used for the body?
It has a Sitka spruce top with urban ash back and sides.
03Does it include a case?
Yes. A Taylor deluxe hardshell case is included.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
3 detailsPickups & controls
- Pickup Preamp
- Expression System 2 professional audio-grade
- Preamp EQ
- Volume, bass, treble
- Bridge
- Genuine African ebony
7 detailsPlayability
- Saddle and Nut
- Micarta wave saddle and Tusq nut
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Nut Width
- 1
- Number of Frets
- 20
- Number of Strings
- 6
- Scale Length
- 25
- Neck Shape
- Taylor standard profile
12 detailsBody & build
- Feedback Filter
- Onboard phase switch
- Color
- Natural
- Top Material
- Sitka spruce
- Body Finish
- Gloss
- Body Type
- Taylor Grand Auditorium
- Neck Wood
- Mahogany
- Fingerboard Material
- Genuine African ebony
- Back and Sides
- Urban ash
- Body Style
- Taylor standard profile
- Tuning Machines
- Gotoh 510 antique chrome
- Body Shape
- Taylor standard profile
- Neck Finish
- Satin
1 detailsIn the box
- Case or Gig Bag
- Taylor deluxe hardshell
6 detailsOther
- Special Features
- Beveled armrest and cutaway
- Configuration
- Behind-the-saddle transducer with adjustable sensors
- Headstock Overlay
- Genuine African ebony
- Tuner
- None
- Bracing Pattern
- V-Class
- Cutaway
- Venetian
