Taylor 114e at a Glance:

• Grand Auditorium body style
• Taylor's Expression System  delivers incredibly natural sound with full dynamics
• Exotic tonewoods

Grand Auditorium body style

Taylor's Grand Auditorium combines the width and depth of a dreadnought with a narrower waist. Its sleek design yields a strong treble zing across the tonal spectrum and sharpens the definition of individual notes. The Grand Auditorium is a strong fingerpicking guitar that also adapts well to medium strumming.

Taylor's Expression System  delivers incredibly natural sound with full dynamics

Traditionally, acoustic-electric guitars have employed under-saddle piezo transducers, but Taylor goes about it a bit differently. Their Expression System  uses a proprietary pickup behind the saddle. The pickup's three individually calibrated, precisely positioned piezo-electric sensors respond organically to the instrument's acoustic energy as it's transferred through the saddle. In concert with Taylor's custom-designed preamp (which delivers a 25% hotter signal), the result is a natural acoustic sound with incredible dynamic range and responsiveness to your pick or finger attack. Guitar gurus are mightily impressed with Taylor's Expression System . Whether you're onstage through a PA, plugged into an acoustic amp, or direct into recording software, the ES faithfully conveys the voice of a Taylor guitar.

Exotic tonewoods

The tonewoods chosen for the 114ce offer detailed tone, strong projection, and durability. The layered wallnut back and sides offer a similarly warm tone to mahogany. But the layered construction helps the instrument remain stable under fluctuating climate changes and rough handling. The combination of mahogany and ebony on the neck ensures a ringing midrange with plenty of top-end detail. And the solid Sitka spruce top is one of the most popular wood choices for a powerful tone that is well balanced across the frequency range.

Taylor 114e Features:

• 6-string Grand Auditorium acoustic-electric guitar
• Layered Wallnut  back and sides
• Sitka spruce top
• American mahogany neck with ebony fretboard
• Standard II bracing (forward shifted pattern w/ relief rout)
• Taylor ES2 pickup system