Detail 01
Claria System electronics with soundhole controls
Gives access to volume, EQ, and mid-contour adjustment from the soundhole.
Product detailSKU #1500000472063
TaylorNext Generation 814ce Grand Auditorium Acoustic-Electric Guitar - Natural
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
Taylor’s Next Generation 814ce is a right-handed Grand Auditorium acoustic-electric built with a solid Sitka spruce top, solid Indian rosewood back and sides, and scalloped V-Class bracing. Its acoustic character is described with warm lows, sparkling highs, and separated notes for fingerstyle passages or fuller strumming. The Claria System places its controls at the soundhole for amplified use, while the long-tenon Action Control neck provides string-height adjustment. An ebony fingerboard, rosewood radius armrest, gloss finish, and included hardshell case round out the design.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Fingerstyle passages or resonant strumming that benefit from the described note separation.
- Live or direct-recording setups needing soundhole-mounted volume, EQ, and mid-contour control.
- Right-handed players who want a Grand Auditorium acoustic-electric supplied with a hardshell case.
Consider the trade-offs
When to look elsewhere
- Left-handed players; this guitar is specified in a right-handed orientation.
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
Scalloped V-Class bracing
The design is described as increasing sustain, projection, and pitch accuracy.
Detail 03
Long-tenon Action Control neck
Allows string-height adjustment without removing strings or hardware.
Detail 04
Solid Sitka spruce top and solid Indian rosewood back and sides
These are the guitar’s listed solid body woods.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01This is a right-handed, six-string steel-string guitar.
- 02The nut width is 1.75 inches.
- 03A hardshell case is included.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01What pickup system is installed?
The guitar uses Taylor’s Claria System electronics with soundhole-mounted controls.
02Is the top solid wood?
Yes. It has a solid Sitka spruce top; the Indian rosewood back and sides are also specified as solid.
03Does it come with a case?
Yes. A hardshell case is included.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
4 detailsPickups & controls
- Controls
- Soundhole-mounted controls
- Pickup Preamp
- Claria System with soundhole controls
- Bridge
- Genuine West African ebony
- Pickup System
- Claria System
10 detailsPlayability
- Saddle and Nut
- White Micarta saddle, black TUSQ nut
- Nut Material
- Black TUSQ
- String Type
- Steel
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Neck Profile
- Standard Taylor profile
- Nut Width
- 1.75
- Number of Frets
- 20
- Number of Strings
- 6
- Scale Length
- 25.5
- Neck Shape
- Taylor Standard Profile
23 detailsBody & build
- Color
- Natural
- Saddle Material
- White Micarta
- Bridge Material
- Genuine West African ebony
- Side Material
- Indian rosewood
- Body Material
- Sitka spruce/Indian rosewood
- Top Material
- Sitka spruce
- Body Size Class
- Grand Auditorium
- Body Finish
- Gloss
- Body Type
- Grand Auditorium
- Inlays
- Mother-of-pearl Element
- Neck Wood
- Neo-tropical mahogany
- Fingerboard Material
- Genuine West African ebony
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Pickguard
- Rosewood
- Fingerboard
- Genuine West African ebony (smokey)
- Back and Sides
- Solid Indian rosewood
- Back Material
- Indian rosewood
- Body Style
- Taylor Standard Profile
- Tuning Machines
- Taylor smoked nickel tuners with smoked nickel buttons
- Body Shape
- Taylor Standard Profile
- Body Construction
- Solid
- Top Wood
- Solid Sitka spruce
- Neck Finish
- Satin
1 detailsIn the box
- Case or Gig Bag
- Hardshell case
7 detailsOther
- Special Features
- Indian rosewood radius armrest, scalloped V-Class bracing, Claria System electronics, long-tenon Action Control neck, hard rock maple binding, wood fiber rosewood/maple edge trim, green abalone rosette with rosewood/maple/black fiber inlays, mother-of-pearl Element inlays
- Headstock Overlay
- Genuine West African ebony
- Model
- 814ce-26
- Bracing Pattern
- Scalloped V-Class
- Cutaway
- Yes
- Product Type
- Acoustic-electric guitar
- Series
- Next Generation
