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Taylor 514ce Electro Acoustic with V Bracing
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SKU: 514CE-V
Bob Taylor has been making acoustic guitars for over 30 years (in fact almost 40 now!). Unlike many guitar builders who are happy to build guitars using the same building traditions that have been around for more than 100 years, Bob Taylor has always been looking for new & better ways to build his guitars. Whilst some guitar builders shy away from technology, Bob has embraced it & uses this technology to constantly review & improve on the ways used to build his guitars. The consistency of Taylor guitars is second to none, and some of his unique design features really separate Taylor guitars from the pack.
Mahogany & Cedar
The 514CE combines the coveted warm clear tone of a tropical mahogany body with a soft cedar top, creating the fingerpickers dream guitar. The addition of the Taylor Expression system gives the performer pickup electronics that are equal to the guitar, with sensitivity to the clear tone and nuances of your playing style.
Taylor 500 series guitars represent exquisite quality and attention to detail towards the top of Taylor's range of acoustic guitars. The 514CE high gloss grand auditorium acoustic has huge dynamics and projection, whether you're a fingerstyle player or a hard strummer. Complete with Taylor's renowned Expression system, the 514CE is a great choice for any serious guitarist.
V Bracing
Taylor's revolutionary V bracing was introduced in 2018. Compared with the traditional X bracing used on the vast majority of their catalogue, the V bracing offers improved volume, projection and harmonic richness. Upon release, it was met with huge acclaim, credited with totally changing the tone of a guitar.
As the name suggests, the V bracing uses two longer bits of wood in a V formation, rather than the traditional X crossover bracing. Developed by master guitar designer Andy Powers, it allows the top tonewood (soundboard) to be more flexible, vibrating more freely and subsequently producing a fuller tone!
Specifications
Body
- Type/Shape: 6-String Grand Auditorium
- Back & Sides: Tropical American Mahogany
- Top: Western Red Cedar
- Soundhole Rosette: Abalone
- Bracing: V-Class Bracing
- Finish: Gloss
- Cutaway: Venetian
Neck
- Neck: Tropical American Mahogany
- Fretboard: Ebony
- Fretboard Inlay: Small Pearl Dots
- Headstock Overlay: Indian Rosewood
- Binding: Indian Rosewood
- Scale Length: 25 1/2 Inches
- Number of Frets: 20
- Fretboard Radius: 15 Inches
- Neck Width at Nut: 1 3/4 Inches
Hardware and electronics
- Bridge: Ebony
- Nut & Saddle: Tusq
- Tuning Machines: Gold-plated Taylor Tuners
- Strings: Elixir Light Gauge Strings with NANOWEB Coating
- Truss Rod: Adjustable
- Electronics: Taylor Expression System
- Case: Taylor Deluxe Hardshell
Customer Reviews
Trusted Customer18th Feb 2021
Mr Jesus Barriuso12th Jan 2019
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