Next Generation 614ce
Meet the Next Generation 614ce, a versatile Grand Auditorium acoustic-electric boasting performance-enhancing features to match its sharp visual style. This model sports back and sides of beautifully figured Big Leaf maple, yielding an expressive voice that channels each player's unique touch. A top of torrefied Sitka spruce adds rich projection and clarity with a splash of aged-in warmth and sweetness, while the scalloped V-Class bracing inside improves volume, sustain and open-string richness. Other Next-Gen features include an Action Control Neck, offering unmatched microadjustability, and new Claria electronics with intuitive soundhole-mounted controls for clear, adaptable sound in any live scenario. Visual cues include Wings fretboard inlays in green abalone, faux-tortoiseshell binding with a matching pickguard, and a glossy Antique Blond finish treatment. The Next Generation 614ce ships with a deluxe hardshell guitar 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.
Big Leaf Maple Back & Sides: Though mostly known as a body wood, maple offers a dry, midrange-centric tone profile when used as a soundboard.
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
- Body Shape: Grand Auditorium
- Cutaway: Venetian Cutaway
- Electronics: The Claria Acoustic Pickup System
BODY
- Top Wood: Spruce
- Back Configuration: 2-Piece, No Wedge
- Top Finish: Gloss
- Back/Side Wood: Big Leaf Maple
- Body Binding: Faux Tortoise
- Back/Side Finish: Gloss
- Rosette: Green Abalone Single Ring
- Armrest: None
NECK
- Neck Wood: Neo-Tropical Mahogany
- Fretboard Inlay: Green Abalone Wings
- Fretboard Wood: West African Crelicam Ebony
- Fretboard Binding: Black
- Neck Profile: Standard Carve
- Neck Finish: Satin
PEGHEAD
- Nut Width: 1-3/4"
- Peghead Inlay: Green Abalone Wings
- Peghead Veneer Wood: West African Crelicam Ebony
- Peghead Type: Paddle
- Scale Length: 25-1/2"
- Peghead Finish: Gloss
- Peghead Binding: None
OTHER
- Bridge: West African Crelicam Ebony
- Strings: D'Addario XS Coated Phosphor Bronze Light (.012-.053)
- Strap Pin: Black
- Nut & Saddle: Black TUSQ Nut, White Micarta Saddle
- Pickguard: Tortoise
- End Pin: Black
- Bridge Pins: West African Crelicam Ebony with Green Abalone Dots
- Tuners: Taylor Nickel with Nickel Buttons