714ce WSB - Serial Number 1112049025
This vintage-look edition of our Grand Auditorium 714ce sports a Western Sunburst top treatment to complement its warm, saturated tonal personality. The solid Lutz spruce top delivers a powerful sonic output (reminiscent of old-growth Adirondack spruce) that’s further bolstered by the addition of our V-Class bracing. Together with solid Indian rosewood back and sides, players can expect the appealing blend of strong lows, sparkling highs, and overtone bloom that has made rosewood a tonewood favorite, with an inspiring new level of musicality thanks to the bracing. The guitar produces surprising volume with a light touch, while heavier strumming yields stunning projection and sustain. The V-Class architecture also controls the top movement in a way that produces a more orderly response, enhancing the in-tuneness of the notes and giving rosewood’s rich overtone bloom a wonderfully well-behaved character. Wood-rich aesthetic details include koa binding, a herringbone Douglas fir/maple rosette, bias-cut Douglas fir top trim, and our Reflections fretboard/peghead inlays in abalone. This model includes Taylor ES2 electronics for faithful amplified tone and ships in a deluxe hardshell case.
Highlights
Scale Length
25-1/2"
Nut & Saddle
Black Graphite, Micarta saddle
Bracing
V-Class
Truss Rod Cover
Black Plastic
Pickguard
Weathered Brown
Number of Frets
20
Tuners
Taylor Nickel
Case
Taylor Deluxe Hardshell Brown
Brand of Strings
Elixir Phosphor Bronze Light
Body Length
20"
Body Width
16"
Body Depth
4 5/8"
Body
Binding/Edge Treatment
Non-Figured Koa
Top Finish
Gloss
Back Config
2-piece No Wedge
Backstrap Finish
None
Rosette Size
2016 3-Ring
Bridge Inlay
None
Back/Side Finish
Gloss
Armrest Binding
None
Backstrap Wood
None
Rosette Mat.
Douglas Fir Herringbone
Stain/Sunburst
Western
Wedge
None
Armrest
no
Neck
Neck Width
1-3/4"
Fretboard Inlay
Reflections
Fretboard Binding/Edge Treatment
West African Ebony
Heel Cap Binding
West African Ebony
Type of Neck Joint
Taylor Neck
Neck/Heel
Tropical Mahogany
Fretboard Wood
West African Ebony
Neck Finish
Satin
Heel Length
3-1/2"
Peghead
Peghead Finish
Gloss
Peghead Binding
None
Peghead Type
Standard
Peghead Purfling
None
Headstock Overlay
West African Ebony
Peghead Inlay
None
Peghead Logo
Taylor Mother of Pearl
Other
Bridge Pins
West African Ebony
Buttons
Nickel
Fingerboard Ext
None
Edge Trim
Douglas Fir Herringbone