Detail 01
Action Control neck
String height can be adjusted precisely without removing the neck or detuning the strings.
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TaylorNext Generation Builder's Edition 514ce Grand Auditorium Acoustic-Electric Guitar Tobacco Kona Burst
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
Taylor’s Next Generation Builder’s Edition 514ce is a Grand Auditorium acoustic-electric built around a solid Sitka spruce top, urban ash back and sides, and scalloped V-Class bracing. It is designed to retain clarity from light fingerstyle through assertive strumming, while the bracing adds fuller low end and richer open-string resonance. The long-tenon Action Control neck lets you make precise, tool-free string-height adjustments without removing the neck or detuning, and Claria electronics provide soundhole-mounted shaping for amplified work.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Fingerstyle passages that need a sensitive Grand Auditorium response and clear note detail.
- More assertive strumming where the Grand Auditorium is designed to maintain clarity.
- Solo or full-band amplified performances needing soundhole-mounted volume, tone, and Mid-Contour adjustment.
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
Taylor Claria electronics
Volume, Tone, and Mid-Contour controls are mounted at the soundhole for quick amplified-tone adjustments.
Detail 03
Beveled cutaway
Provides upper-register access.
Detail 04
Beveled armrest and chamfered edges
These Builder’s Edition details are intended to reduce fatigue during long sessions.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01Can the string height be adjusted without detuning?
Yes. The Action Control system allows tool-free string-height adjustment without removing the neck or detuning the strings.
02Does it have onboard electronics?
Yes. It uses Taylor Claria electronics with Volume, Mid-Contour, and Tone controls.
03Does it come with a case?
It ships with a Taylor deluxe hardshell case.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
3 detailsPickups & controls
- Controls
- Volume, Mid-Contour, Tone
- Bridge
- Curve Wing
- 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
14 detailsBody & build
- Color
- Brown
- Saddle Material
- Micarta
- Fingerboard Wood
- Genuine West African ebony
- Top Material
- Sitka spruce
- Bridge Wood
- Genuine West African ebony
- Body Finish
- Gloss
- Inlays
- Faux pearl compass
- Neck Wood
- Neo-tropical mahogany
- Fingerboard Material
- Genuine West African ebony
- Back and Sides Wood
- Urban ash
- Body Style
- Taylor Grand Auditorium
- Tuning Machines
- Gotoh 510 antique chrome with antique chrome buttons
- Body Shape
- Taylor Grand Auditorium
- Neck Finish
- Satin
1 detailsIn the box
- Case or Gig Bag
- Taylor deluxe hardshell
5 detailsOther
- Headstock Overlay
- Genuine West African ebony
- Bracing Pattern
- Scalloped V-Class with relief rout
- Cutaway
- Yes, beveled
- Product Type
- Acoustic-electric guitar
- Series
- Builder's Edition
