This 50th Anniversary limited-edition 314ce is one of a suite of commemorative models crafted to celebrate Taylor’s milestone 50th year. We’ve brought several premium updates to our popular cutaway Grand Auditorium 314ce, starting with a torrefied spruce top, which adds an extra splash of responsiveness and warmth to its musical personality. Our special roasting recipe for the top slightly darkens the Sitka soundboard, and we’ve enhanced that vintage character with an artfully sprayed shaded edgeburst around the body and neck. A firestripe faux-tortoise pickguard adds a bold visual touch, while other complementary aesthetic details include gold Taylor tuners and ebony bridge pins with gold acrylic dots.

Other featured appointments include a 3-ring rosette with contrasting black and white purfling, black body binding, Gemstone fretboard/peghead inlays in Italian Acrylic, and a rich full-gloss body. The guitar also sports our freshly designed  commemorative 50th anniversary label. Sonically, between the torrefied top and our V-Class voicing architecture, this Grand Auditorium will delight players with its range-roving musical versatility, serving up signature Taylor balance and clarity with pleasing warmth, projection and sustain. And the trademark playability of our neck promises to pull players in from the first strum. Onboard ES2 electronics and a Taylor deluxe hardshell case round out the offering. It all adds up to an elegant, beautifully crafted musical tool that will deliver years of inspiring musical pursuits.

Features

• Urban Ash Back and Sides for rich tonal character
• Sitka spruce top for a warm, played-in sound
• Includes ES2 electronics and a hardshell case
• V-Class bracing dials up volume and sustain
• Production limited to 1,974 guitars worldwide

Specifications

Body
Body type: Grand Auditorium
Cutaway: Beveled Cutaway
Top wood: Solid Sitka Spruce
Back & sides: Urban Ash
Bracing pattern: Taylor V-Class Bracing with Relief Rout
Body finish: Gloss Top, Satin Back and Sides
Orientation: Right-Handed

Neck
Neck shape: Standard Taylor Profile
Nut width: 1-3/4" (44.5mm)
Fingerboard: Genuine West African Ebony
Neck wood: Tropical Mahogany
Scale length: 25-1/2"
Number of frets: 20
Neck finish: Satin

Electronics
Pickup/preamp: Expression System 2
Brand: Taylor
Configuration: Behind-the-Saddle Transducer with Adjustable Sensors
Preamp EQ: Volume; Active Bass and Treble
Feedback filter: Onboard Phase Switch
Tuner: None

Other
Headstock overlay: Genuine West African Ebony
Tuning machines: Taylor 510 Gotoh Aged Gold Tuners 
Bridge: Genuine West African Ebony
Saddle & nut: Micarta "Wave" Saddle; Teflon-Infused Graphite Nut
Number of strings: 6
Special features: V-Class Bracing
Case: Taylor Deluxe Hardshell Case
Country of origin: USA