Detail 01
Scalloped V-Class bracing
The guitar uses Taylor’s scalloped V-Class bracing pattern.
Product detailSKU #1500000474921
TaylorNext Generation 814ce Builder's Edition Grand Auditorium Acoustic-Electric Guitar - Blacktop
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
Taylor’s Next Generation 814ce Builder’s Edition is a right-handed Grand Auditorium acoustic-electric with an Adirondack spruce top, East Indian rosewood back and sides, and scalloped V-Class bracing. Its Venetian cutaway opens access beyond the 20-fret fingerboard, while the long-tenon neo-tropical mahogany Action Control neck permits string-height adjustment without removing the strings. For amplified work, the Claria system combines an undersaddle pickup with soundhole-mounted volume, tone, and mid-contour controls. A Taylor deluxe hardshell case is included.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Stage or studio performances needing onboard volume, tone, and mid-contour control.
- Players who want to adjust string height without removing the strings.
- Acoustic-electric playing that benefits from access provided by a Venetian cutaway.
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
Action Control neck
Allows string-height adjustments without taking the strings off.
Detail 03
Claria electronics
Pairs an undersaddle pickup with soundhole-mounted volume, tone, and mid-contour controls.
Detail 04
Venetian cutaway
Provides the cutaway body shape specified for the 20-fret guitar.
Detail 05
Taylor deluxe hardshell case
A Taylor deluxe hardshell case comes with the guitar.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01This is a right-handed, six-string guitar.
- 02Its 25.5-inch scale length and 1.75-inch nut width are specified.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01What pickup system does the 814ce Builder’s Edition use?
It uses the Taylor Claria system, with an undersaddle pickup and soundhole-mounted volume, tone, and mid-contour controls.
02Can the string height be adjusted with strings installed?
Yes. The long-tenon Action Control neck allows string-height adjustment without removing the strings.
03Does it include a case?
Yes. It includes a Taylor deluxe hardshell case.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
2 detailsPickups & controls
- Controls
- Volume, tone, mid-contour
- Pickup System
- Taylor Claria
8 detailsPlayability
- Nut Material
- Black TUSQ
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Neck Profile
- Taylor Standard Profile
- Nut Width
- 1.75
- Number of Frets
- 20
- Number of Strings
- 6
- Scale Length
- 25.5
- Neck Shape
- Taylor Standard Profile
15 detailsBody & build
- Color
- Black
- Saddle Material
- White Micarta
- Fingerboard Wood
- Genuine West African ebony
- Top Material
- Adirondack spruce
- Bridge Wood
- Genuine West African ebony
- Body Finish
- Gloss
- Inlays
- Element mother-of-pearl
- Neck Wood
- Neo-tropical mahogany
- Fingerboard Material
- Genuine West African ebony
- Back and Sides Wood
- East Indian rosewood
- Body Style
- Grand Auditorium
- Bridge Style
- Curve Wing
- Tuning Machines
- Gotoh 510 antique gold with antique gold buttons
- Body Shape
- Grand Auditorium
- Neck Finish
- Satin
1 detailsIn the box
- Case or Gig Bag
- Taylor deluxe hardshell case
5 detailsOther
- Headstock Overlay
- Genuine West African ebony
- Bracing Pattern
- Scalloped V-Class
- Cutaway
- Venetian
- Product Type
- Acoustic-electric guitar
- Series
- Builder's Edition
