Taylor Next Generation Builder's Edition 514ce Grand Auditorium Acoustic/Electric Guitar - Kona Burst Top with Hardshell Case

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When you’re ready to explore new tonal territory without sacrificing comfort or playability, the Taylor Next Generation Builder’s Edition 514ce is your guide to a more expressive acoustic experience. This forward-thinking model blends Taylor’s tradition of precision craftsmanship with innovative design elements, giving players a guitar that feels as inspiring in your hands as it sounds in the room. With its Grand Auditorium body and beveled cutaway, it’s built for versatility — equally at home in fingerstyle arrangements, strumming sessions, or live performance settings.

At the heart of this instrument is a unique tonewood pairing of Sitka spruce and Shamel ash, delivering a focused, woody midrange character with controlled overtones and a strong fundamental voice. This gives the 514ce a dry, articulate response that sits beautifully in a mix while still offering warmth and projection. Taylor’s scalloped V-Class bracing enhances sustain, volume, and tonal balance, while the innovative Action Control Neck allows for precise, tool-free adjustments to dial in your ideal feel. Comfort-focused details like the beveled armrest and cutaway make extended playing sessions effortless.

Visually, the Kona Burst top and full-gloss finish are complemented by elegant appointments like Compass inlays, a faux pearl rosette, and premium Gotoh 510 tuners. Equipped with Taylor’s Claria acoustic pickup system, this guitar translates its natural tone seamlessly to the stage or studio. Complete with a deluxe brown Taylor hardshell case, this next-generation acoustic is available right now at Haggerty’s Music.

Features / Specs

Highlights

• Orientation: Right-Handed
• Electronics: Taylor Claria Acoustic Pickup System
• Bracing: Scalloped V-Class with Relief Rout
• Cutaway: Beveled Venetian Cutaway

Body

• Body Shape: Grand Auditorium
• Top Material: Sitka Spruce
• Top Finish: Gloss
• Top Color: Kona Burst
• Back & Sides Material: Shamel Ash
• Back Configuration: 2-Piece or 4-Piece Simons Wedge
• Back & Sides Finish: Gloss
• Bracing: Scalloped V-Class with Relief Rout
• Binding Material: Chamfered Edges (No Traditional Binding)
• Rosette: Faux Pearl Single Ring

Neck

• Neck Profile: Standard Carve
• Neck Material: Neo-Tropical Mahogany
• Neck Taper: Standard
• Neck Depth: 0.832” at 1st Fret, 0.872” at 12th Fret
• Scale Length: 25.5”
• Nut Width: 1.75”
• Fingerboard Material: West African Crelicam Ebony
• Fingerboard Inlay: Faux Pearl Compass
• Fingerboard Binding: West African Crelicam Ebony
• Fingerboard Radius: 15”
• Fingerboard Spacing: 2.18”
• Neck Finish: Satin
• Neck Joint: Long-Tenon Action Control Neck
• Headstock: Standard Taylor Paddle
• Headstock Binding: None
• Headplate Inlay: Faux Pearl Compass
• Headplate Finish: Satin

Hardware

• Bridge Style: Standard Acoustic Belly
• Bridge Material: West African Crelicam Ebony
• Bridge Pins: West African Crelicam Ebony
• Saddle: White Micarta
• Nut Material: Black Tusq
• Tuners: Gotoh 510 Antique Chrome
• Pickguard: Firestripe

Miscellaneous

• Electronics: Taylor Claria Acoustic Pickup System
• Strings: D'Addario XS Coated Phosphor Bronze Light (.012 - .053)
• Case/Gig Bag: Taylor Deluxe Hardshell Case (Brown)
• Serial Number: 1202196079
• Manufacture Date: 2026