Taylor Limited 50th Anniversary Builder's Edition 814ce Grand Auditorium Sinker Redwood/Rosewood Natural Top

50th Anniversary Builder’s Edition 814ce LTD 
The 50th Anniversary Builder’s Edition 800 series guitars pair reclaimed “Sinker” redwood logs—some of which had been submerged for decades—providing more warmth and resonance, while the Indian rosewood back and sides pay homage to 50 years of Taylor acoustic guitar tone. Offering the balanced highs and supportive lows of the brand’s flagship, medium-sized body shape, Taylor’s 50th Anniversary Builder’s Edition 814ce LTD models sport refined aesthetics, alongside the brand’s hallmark feel and articulate response.

All 50th Anniversary models also feature a commemorative 50th Anniversary label inside each guitar, as well as ebony bridge pins featuring gold acrylic dots.

Taylor 800 Series Sinker Redwood/Indian Rosewood
“Sinker” redwood soundboards are sliced from huge old-growth redwood logs reclaimed from the depths of Northern California rivers, where they’ve lain in many cases for more than a century. Complemented by the natural clarity and harmonic complexity of Indian rosewood, these instruments boast warm overtones with a little extra brightness and headroom.

Grand Auditorium Cutaway
The brand’s flagship body shape, the Taylor Grand Auditorium’s medium size offers balanced highs and supportive lows, making it a versatile choice for nearly any playing style. Boasting bold, balanced tone, the Grand Auditorium provides vibrant, well-defined sound across the entire tonal spectrum, thanks to a more tapered waist than a traditional dreadnought, making it like the Swiss Army Knife of Taylor’s body shapes.

Q: Does a cutaway diminish a guitar’s tonal output? 
A: Not in a discernible way. We recommend you decide based on whether you want that extra upper-fretboard range; or, if you simply have an aesthetic preference—either for a more traditional, symmetrical look of a non-cutaway, or in favor of the sleek, more modern contouring that the cutaway offers.

V-Class Bracing
The Taylor Grand Auditorium features Taylor’s innovative new V-Class bracing, which lets the soundboard of the guitar vibrate naturally, increasing sustain and overall cohesiveness, and generating additional volume without sacrificing sustain. This design puts the body more in tune with the strings, improving articulation and harmonic alignment,  resulting in a sound that is optimally warm and seasoned, nicely blended, and full of luscious low end without being muddy.

ES2
The Taylor Expression System 2 (ES2) delivers the latest technology in Taylor acoustic guitar amplification. The heart of the ES2 system is Taylor’s patented behind-the-saddle pickup, featuring three uniquely positioned and individually calibrated pickup sensors. The new positioning enables the piezo pickup’s crystals to respond more naturally to the guitar’s energy as it is transferred through the saddle, with three pickup sensors installed behind the saddle, through the bridge, with three tiny Allen screws that calibrate the position of the sensors in relation to the saddle. Together with Taylor’s custom-designed preamp, this ES2 system produces exceptional amplified tone and responsiveness. 

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