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The All-purpose 214ce ? Now Upgraded with Roasted Spruce!





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Stage-ready features, chiseled sonics, and unsurpassed playability are ripe for the taking when you pick up a Taylor 214ce Grand Auditorium acoustic-electric guitar from Sweetwater. The 214ce’s Grand Auditorium body shape can rival a larger guitar’s power and projection, while its tapered waist and body cutaway supply superior comfort along with a useful sonic focus that recording engineers love. The 214ce’s fast and slender mahogany neck plays effortlessly. And layered walnut back and sides churn out delectable tone that’s practically fit for any style of play. Longtime Taylor fans may also notice this 214ce’s top ? it’s still made from solid Sitka spruce, which now receives a torrefied roasting treatment for enhanced sonics and a snazzy look that summons you to its side!





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Sitka and walnut: a classic tonewood combination





Layered walnut back and sides give the 214ce a warm, airy presence that’s typically easy-going but tightens up with a midrange growl when played aggressively. Walnut has long been a preferred acoustic tonewood for studio work, and you’ll find the 214ce dynamically responds to your fingers’ mood and energy. This 214ce boasts powerful projection, perhaps even more than previous generations! Taylor now treats the 214ce’s solid Sitka spruce top to a special roasting procedure known as torrefaction. This process enhances spruce’s musicality (and looks) by removing moisture and sugars for a lighter, more resonant top that vibrates with ease.





Serial 2207084244


Serial 2207084244


Grand Auditorium body style for amazing comfort, tone, and visuals





Taylor’s beloved Grand Auditorium body style, featured on the 214ce, employs the width and depth of a dreadnought; however, its waist is narrower, which gives Grand Auditorium-bodied acoustic guitars a sleeker look with more treble zing. The body style also helps to sharpen the definition of each note. From fingerpicking to medium strumming, the Grand Auditorium is a flexible choice that’s ready for countless genres and virtually any playing style.





Built-in ES2 electronics system for great onstage tone





Taylor's Expression System 2 uses a proprietary pickup behind the saddle. The pickup's three individually calibrated, precisely positioned piezo-electric sensors respond organically to the instrument's acoustic energy as it's transferred through the saddle. In concert with Taylor's custom-designed preamp, the result is a natural acoustic sound with incredible dynamic range and responsiveness. Sweetwater's guitar gurus are mightily impressed with Taylor's Expression System 2.





Serial 2207084244


Serial 2207084244


Taylor 214ce Acoustic-electric Guitar Features:


Grand Auditorium body shape delivers a potent blend of comfort, playability, and power


Solid torrefied Sitka spruce top


Updated C-Class bracing for top-notch projection and dynamic prowess


Layered walnut back and sides keep tone focused with rustic clarity and a warm sound


Graceful Venetian cutaway gives you free access to upper frets


Tropical mahogany neck with supple shape, topped with an ebony fingerboard


ES2 electronics facilitate high-quality amplification


Taylor tuners and a NuBone nut guard resonance and preserve tuning stability