Taylor Next Generation Builder's Edition 814ce Adirondack Spruce/Rosewood Acoustic Electric Guitar -Natural

Sadek Music, the Taylor Next Generation Builder’s Edition 814ce represents the pinnacle of 6-string innovation, combining premier tonewoods, Claria electronics, and Scalloped V-Class bracing to elevate the Grand Auditorium experience. It all begins with Scalloped V-Class bracing, first introduced in Taylor’s Next Generation series, which enhances the low-end response with deep, rich character. A high-power Adirondack spruce top paired with lush Indian rosewood back and sides strikes a perfect balance between V-Class precision and the warmer tonal qualities of traditional X-bracing. When plugged in, Claria electronics faithfully reproduce the guitar’s complex acoustic voice, while soundhole-mounted Volume, Tone, and Mid-Contour controls provide effortless plug-and-play versatility. Playability is unmatched thanks to the Standard Carve mahogany neck and glassy Crelicam ebony fingerboard, joined via Taylor’s innovative Action Control Neck system, allowing simple neck-angle adjustments with the turn of a bolt. Builder’s Edition refinements complete the 814ce, including a radiused rosewood armrest, chamfered body edges, elegant inlays, and Grover 510 tuners, all coming together to make the Next Generation 814ce a truly stage-ready masterpiece—available now at Sadek Music.

Plug-and-play Claria System electronics

Road-tested and refined for over two years with the world's biggest touring acts, Taylor’s Claria System represents the next step in the brand’s ceaseless pursuit of acoustic-electric excellence. As opposed to the more sensitive and microphone-like performance of Taylor’s ES2, the Claria System features a single under-saddle piezo transducer paired with a powerhouse preamp to supply you with the warmest, most accurate acoustic-electric tone possible with the least amount of tweaking required — simply plug in, adjust your sound to taste via the Volume, Tone, and Mid-Contour controls, and you’re ready to go.

Rich and responsive Scalloped V-Class bracing

First launched in 2018, Taylor’s V-Class bracing revolutionized the brand’s sound with one of the most innovative advancements in steel-string technology in nearly a century. Here, Taylor has changed the game once again, tweaking the forward-thinking formula of V-Class by precisely paring away material from key locations of each brace.

Cutting-edge Action Control neck joint

At Sadek Music, we showcase Taylor’s cutting-edge Action Control neck joint, a breakthrough in steel-string design. For decades, Taylor Guitars has led innovation in neck technology—from Bob Taylor’s earliest bolt-on experiments to the introduction of the adjustable NT Neck at the turn of the 20th century. Now, under the guidance of Andy Powers, Taylor pushes the envelope once more with the Action Control Neck. This trailblazing bolt-on system allows you to adjust the neck angle without removing the neck or loosening the strings, offering unprecedented convenience, precise setup, and long-term playability for modern acoustic players shopping at Sadek Music.

Treasure-grade tonewoods abound

Armed with an Adirondack spruce top, the Next Generation Builder’s Edition 814ce is a veritable cannon of an acoustic guitar. Adirondack spruce is revered among tonewood connoisseurs for its sheer sonic power — it was the tonewood of choice on the most treasured acoustics of the vintage era for a very good reason. Far stiffer than Sitka spruce, Adirondack is legendary for its tendency to develop and enhance in sound over time. A prestigious top deserves an equally prestigious set of back and sides, which is why Taylor outfitted this Grand Auditorium’s body with Indian rosewood. The naturally overtone-dense character of rosewood perfectly complements the straightforward brawn of Adirondack spruce, while this guitar’s Scalloped V-Class bracing ensures that both tonewoods sing to their fullest potential with deep, rumbling bass.

Taylor Next Generation Builder’s Edition 814ce Features:

• A Next Generation refresh to Taylor’s venerable Builder’s Edition 814ce, boasting Scalloped V-Class bracing and road-proven Claria electronics
• Adirondack spruce top dishes out a powerful roar and a crisp, focused tonality
• Scalloped V-Class bracing boosts low-end performance and results in a warmer, richer resonance
• Rosewood back and sides ring with resonant overtones and a powerful low-end thump
• Claria under-saddle electronics system provides acoustic-accurate tones and plug-and-play simplicity
• Soundhole-mounted Volume, Tone, and Mid-Contour controls for quick tone sculpting
• Mahogany neck in Taylor’s always-comfortable Standard Carve profile
• Action Control neck joint system gives users the ability to set the neck’s angle, allowing for easy action adjustment
• Long-tenon neck joint enhances your sound with a deep low-end resonance and a fuller-bodied tone
• 15-in.-radius ebony fingerboard laden with shell/MOP Element inlays
• Builder’s Edition upgrades include chamfered body edges, a comfortable beveled armrest, and gold Gotoh Antique Gold tuning machines
• 1.75-in. nut offers a just-right width for fingerstyle players, strummers, and flatpickers alike

Tech Specs

• String Type:Steel
• Number of Strings:6
• Left-/Right-handed:Right-handed
• Body Shape:Grand Auditorium
• Back & Sides Wood:Indian Rosewood
• Top Wood:Adirondack Spruce
• Top Finish:Gloss
• Color:Natural
• Body Bracing:Scalloped V-class Bracing
• Neck Wood:Neo-tropical Mahogany
• Neck Finish:Satin
• Neck Shape:Standard Carve
• Radius:15"
• Fingerboard Material:Crelicam Ebony
• Number of Frets:20
• Scale Length:25.5"
• Scale Length Type:Standard-scale
• Nut Width:1.75"
• Nut Material:Black Tusq
• Saddle Material:White Micarta
• Bridge Material:Crelicam Ebony
• Tuning Machines:Gotoh 510
• Electronics:Claria
• Strings:D'Addario XS Phosphor Bronze Light, .012-.056
• Case/Gig Bag:Hardshell Case