Next Generation 414ce
With its versatile Grand Auditorium body shape, next-generation design features and classic tonewood pairing, the 414ce is all set to perform in a wide range of musical applications. Rosewood back and sides matched with a Sitka spruce top serve up warm lows, pristine highs and a slightly scooped midrange, yielding a dynamic tonal character ideal for working musicians across genres and styles. New scalloped V-Class® bracing ensures a rich low-end response, while enhancing volume, sustain and harmonic agreement between notes played along the entire fretboard. A new long-tenon Action Control Neck™ contributes extra sonic warmth and depth while enabling precise, on-the-fly string height adjustments.
Visually, the 414ce features a gloss-finish body, black body binding, a firestripe pickguard, Taylor nickel tuners, new Weathervane inlays and a single-ring Italian acrylic rosette with black and white purfling.
Equipped with Taylor's new Claria System electronics, you're well-equipped for studio sessions, live performances and everything in between. The new preamp/pickup combo features soundhole-mounted controls, including a Mid-Contour knob that helps you shape your midrange with unprecedented ease. To keep your instrument fully protected wherever the music takes you, this model comes in a deluxe hardshell case.
Features
Grand Auditorium Body Shape: Taylor's flagship shape offers comfort and cross-genre utility, with a clear, balanced tone suited for both fingerstyle and strumming.
Indian Rosewood Back & Sides: Deep lows, clear trebles and a slight scoop in the midrange. Rich overtone response with a sparkling, high-fidelity character.
Spruce Top: The most common top wood between Sitka, Adirondack and Engelmann varieties. Bold, clear, and dynamic sound suits any playing style.
Action Control Neck: Building on Taylor’s legacy of easy-playing necks, the new Action Control Neck pairs a long-tenon joint for added warmth and depth with a patented system for effortless string height adjustment.
Claria Acoustic Pickup System: Designed for live performance with input from touring artists and front-of-house engineers, Taylor’s new Claria™ pickup system delivers clear, reliable amplified acoustic tone in virtually any setting — from live stage performances to home recording studios.
Venetian Cutaway: The Venetian cutaway is known for its soft, round lines. The sloping peak of the cutaway will vary depending on the shape of the body.
Specifications
HIGHLIGHTS
- Number of Strings: 6 String
- Bracing System: Scalloped V-Class Bracing with Relief Rout
- Case/Bag: Taylor Deluxe Hardshell Brown
- Orientation: Right Handed
- Cutaway: Venetian Cutaway
- Color: Natural
- Body Shape: Super Auditorium
- Electronics: The Claria Acoustic Pickup System
BODY
- Top Wood: Spruce
- Back Configuration: 2-Piece, No Wedge
- Top Finish: Gloss
- Back/Side Wood: Indian Rosewood
- Body Binding: Black
- Back/Side Finish: Gloss
- Rosette: White (.047") Single Ring
- Armrest: No
NECK
- Neck Wood: Neo-Tropical Mahogany
- Fretboard Inlay: Faux Pearl Weathervane
- Fretboard Wood: West African Crelicam Ebony
- Fretboard Binding: Black
- Neck Profile: Standard Carve
- Neck Finish: Satin
PEGHEAD
- Nut Width: 1-3/4"
- Peghead Inlay: Faux Pearl Weathervane
- Peghead Veneer Wood: West African Crelicam Ebony
- Peghead Type: Paddle
- Scale Length: 25-1/2"
- Peghead Finish: Satin
- Peghead Binding: None
OTHER
- Bridge: West African Crelicam Ebony
- Strings: D'Addario XS Coated Phosphor Bronze Light (.012-.053)
- Strap Pin: Black
- Nut & Saddle: White TUSQ Nut, White Micarta Saddle
- Pickguard: Firestripe
- Bridge Pins: West African Crelicam Ebony
- End Pin: Black
- Tuners: Taylor Nickel with Nickel Buttons