Taylor Limited Edition Next Generation 814ce Indian Rosewood/Spruce Acoustic Electric Guitar - Casablanca Beige Top - #1206256013

A Shimmering Voice, Dressed to Match - The Taylor Limited Edition Next Generation 814ce Acoustic Electric Guitar in Casablanca Beige Top

With a distinctive top finish, tone-enhancing bracing and a beloved tonewood pairing, the Next Generation 814ce LTD is a surprising take on Taylor's classic flagship guitar that should entice collectors and discerning players alike. This Grand Auditorium acoustic-electric boasts a one-of-a-kind metallic top color we've dubbed Casablanca Beige Metallic, a sparkling champagne-hued treatment inspired by a classic Porsche color from the late 1970s that reveals shifting shades of pale gold depending on the lighting and viewing angle. In terms of the playing experience, this model fits into our Next-Gen family with scalloped V-Class bracing, an Action Control Neck and Claria electronics, all of which complement the rosewood/spruce tonewood pairing that players love for its lush, blooming overtone character, cross-spectrum balance and top-end clarity, all with a touch of additional warmth and resonance from the lightweight interior voicing. Visual details to complement the custom top color include a firestripe pickguard, a smoky ebony fretboard, smoked nickel tuning machines, a green abalone rosette, maple body binding with black/maple/rosewood top edge trim, mother-of-pearl Windansea inlays, and a full-body gloss finish.

SPECIFICATIONS

Body

• Number of Strings: 6 String
• Orientation: Right Handed
• Body Shape: Grand Auditorium
• Bracing System: Scalloped V-Class Bracing with Relief Rout
• Cutaway: Venetian Cutaway
• Color: Casablanca Beige Metallic
• Top Wood: Spruce
• Back/Side Wood: Indian Rosewood
• Rosette: Single Ring, Bound Sound Hole
• Back Configuration: 2-Piece No Wedge
• Body Binding: Rock Maple
• Armrest: Radius Indian Rosewood
• Top Finish: Gloss 4.5
• Back/Side Finish: Gloss 4.5

Neck

• Neck Wood: Neo-Tropical Mahogany
• Fretboard Wood: West African Crelicam Ebony
• Neck Profile: Standard Carve
• Fretboard Inlay: Mother-of-Pearl Windansea
• Fretboard Binding: West African Crelicam Ebony
• Neck Finish: Satin
• Nut Width: 1-3/4"
• Peghead Veneer Wood: West African Crelicam Ebony
• Scale Length: 25-1/2"
• Peghead Inlay: Mother-of-Pearl Windansea
• Peghead Type: Paddle
• Peghead Binding: None
• Peghead Finish: Gloss

Hardware

• Bridge: West African Crelicam Ebony
• Nut & Saddle: Black Tusq Nut, White Micarta Saddle
• Bridge Pins: West African Ebony with Green Abalone Dots
• Strings: D'Addario XS Coated Phosphor Bronze Light (.012 - .053)
• Pickguard: Firestripe
• Tuners: Taylor Smoked Nickel with Smoked Nickel Buttons
• Strap Pin: Black
• End Pin: Black

Electronics

• Electronics: The Claria Acoustic Pickup System

Miscellaneous

• Case/Bag: Brown Taylor Deluxe Hard Shell Case

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