Taylor 814ce LTD Cocobolo Acoustic-Electric Guitar

Description

Sitka Spruce Top | Tropical Mahogany Neck | West African Crelicam Ebony Fretboard | Claria™ Pickup System Electronics | Venetian Cutaway | Brown Taylor Deluxe Hard Shell Case

Combining a distinctive tonewood pairing, a versatile body and Taylor's latest player-centric innovations, the 814ce LTD Cocobolo is sure to entice players of all stripes. This limited-edition version of Taylor's flagship Grand Auditorium sports a solid Sitka spruce top matched with back and sides of beautiful cocobolo, a dense Mexican hardwood with striking coloration that complements its clear top end and sparkling mids—a mix that's especially ideal for fingerstyle arrangements or flatpicked leads. Inside, scalloped V-Class bracing coaxes out more presence in the bass range while improving volume and sustain, while Taylor's long-tenon Action Control Neck enhances overall resonance and offers remarkably easy string height adjustments. Add in the adaptable, intuitive Claria electronics and radius-style armrest and the result is an exceptionally player-friendly experience sure to inspire your creativity. Visual details include Element shell fretboard inlays, maple binding, an abalone rosette, a rosewood pickguard, and a glossy finish with a shaded edgeburst for the back and sides.

Cocobolo back and sides with vibrant, articulate sound

Sitka spruce top yields clear projection and power

Scalloped V-Class bracing enhances bass presence, volume and sustain

Action Control Neck offers unmatched microadjustability

Includes Claria electronics with soundhole-mounted controls

FEATURES

Bold Style Meets Vibrant Sound

A striking tonewood pairing delivers rich sonic sparkle in a package crafted to channel your inspiration.

Grand Auditorium Body: Taylor's most popular and versatile body shape, the mid-size Grand Auditorium arrived in 1994 bearing refined proportions that fell between a Dreadnought and Grand Concert. While the bigger Dreadnought was traditionally considered a flatpicker’s guitar and the smaller Grand Concert catered to fingerstylists, the GA was designed to deliver on both fronts. The shape produced an original acoustic voice that was big enough to handle medium-strength picking and strumming, yet with impressive balance across the tonal spectrum, especially in the midrange, producing clear, well-defined notes that suited both strumming and fingerstyle playing. The GA’s overall presence tracks well with other instruments both in a studio mix and on stage, and singer-songwriters have embraced its utility both for composing and traveling with one guitar. Many people want a single guitar that can cover a variety of styles, which is why the GA continues to be Taylor's bestselling shape. If you want a great all-purpose guitar, the multi-dimensional GA won’t let you down.

Grand Auditorium Body Specifications: Body Length: 20" / Body Width: 16" / Body Depth: 4 5/8"

Long-Tenon Neck Joint: Taylor's proprietary long-tenon design features a tenon that protrudes beyond the neck heel and extends deeper into a precision-routed pocket in the body’s neck block. This changes the wood coupling in a way that’s comparable to traditional guitar necks. The long tenon increases the stiffness of the heel, which translates into more low-end resonance and a deeper, warmer, more open sound.

Instant Action Control: The Action Control Neck refines the micro-adjustability of Taylor's standard neck design with a new shimless design that allows a player to make easy, quick micro-adjustments to dial in the string height for any situation. You don’t have to remove the neck or even the strings.

Sitka Spruce Top Wood: As a guitar soundboard, or top, Sitka spruce is the tonewood standard of the modern era. It’s used on 85-90 percent of the guitars that Taylor makes. Its combination of strength and elasticity translates into a broad dynamic range, yielding crisp articulation and allowing for everything from aggressive strumming and flatpicking to fingerpicking. Sitka spruce is Bob Taylor’s personal favorite for an all-around great guitar.

Origin: Canada

Goes Well With: All styles of guitars and players.

Claria™ Pickup System: Taylor's Claria™ System combines a reimagined under-saddle piezo pickup with a proprietary preamp. Designed to deliver easy plug-and-play acoustic sound in any setting, it was refined alongside live sound engineers, guitar players, and recording professionals in real-world settings over several years. Crafted for reliability and versatility, Claria™ delivers clear, natural sound and features a wide range of tone-shaping control, making it easy to dial in old-school lo-fi warmth, pristine modern detail, and everything in between. Taylor's designers talk about Claria’s™ development and why it will appeal to players.

Claria™ Controls: Volume, Mid Contour & Tone:Central to the Claria™ System design are the simple tone-shaping controls featuring three knobs located discretely in the soundhole: Volume, Mid Contour and Tone. Watch and discover how you can unlock a sweeping range of acoustic sounds with simple tweaks, allowing you to plug in and play with the amplified tone you want in any scenario.

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. The Grand Concert and Grand Auditorium have a steeper slope, while the Dreadnought is a bit flatter. Taylor's Grand Concert nylon-string models also feature a subtle, flatter slope, while Taylor's 200 Series cutaway models incorporate their flattest slope.

SPECIFICATIONS

General

Orientation: Right Handed

Bracing System: Scalloped V-Class Bracing with Relief Rout

Cutaway: Venetian Cutaway

Electronics: Claria™ Pickup System

Case/Bag: Brown Taylor Deluxe Hard Shell Case

Body

Top Wood: Sitka Spruce

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: Tropical Mahogany

Fretboard Wood: West African Crelicam Ebony

Fretboard Inlay: Element

Fretboard Binding: West African Crelicam Ebony

Neck Finish: Satin

Peghead

Scale Length: 25-1/2"

Peghead Inlay: Element

Peghead Type: Standard

Peghead Binding: West African Crelicam Ebony

Peghead Finish: Gloss

Other

Bridge: West African Crelicam Ebony

Nut & Saddle: Black Tusq Nut, Micarta Saddle

Bridge Pins: West African Ebony with Green Abalone Dots

Strings: D'Addario XS Coated Phosphor Bronze Light (.012 - .053)

Pickguard: Rosewood

Tuners: Smoked Nickel

Bananas At Large Inc

Year Call

Make Taylor

Model 814ce LTD Cocobolo

Condition Brand New

Case Hard

$4,999.99

Visit Store See Inventory

More Info Here

Bananas at Large 415-457-7600

San Rafael, CA 1:33 AM

Monday - Saturday (11:00am - 6pm PST), Sunday (11:00am - 3pm PST) | Closed January 1st for NEW YEARS DAY

Payment We accept major credit and debit cards - Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and American Express. We also accept Paypal. Please contact us for Western Union. Orders must be approved by our authorization process. This includes validation of the shipping address with the issuing bank.

Shipping About Shipping and Delivery We utilize legitimate bonded and licensed shipping carriers only (UPS, Fed Ex, USPS etc). We are not the shipping company and therefore cannot be held responsible for faults that lay with the shipping company. By placing orders with us you agree to be present to receive packages sent to you. Bananas cannot be held responsible for lost packages once they are logged as delivered by the shipping company. Once a package is logged as delivered by the shipping company the customer is responsible for any issues related to the delivery of the package at that point. Packaging and Shipping Information Due to conditions beyond our control (weather, shipper's handling etc.) some boxes that products originally come in cannot be re-used to ship out to customers. In those rare cases we will remove and inspect all items and repackage them in acceptable boxing to make it safe to you. All items are still considered brand new, under full warranty and fall under our same guarantees. Note: Bananas recycles unused boxes when possible.

Returns Online Returns: In order to return a product, Request a Return Authorization Number (RA Number). To request a Return Authorization Number (RA Number), please email info@bananas.com with your full name, order number, item that you are returning, and what type of return you would like us to process - either exchange for the same item, exchange for another item, or return for refund. In addition, if you can include the reason for your return, and any other comments, that would be appreciated. Once we process your RA request, we will send you a Return Authorization Number, and instructions on how to return the item. Return and Customer Satisfaction Policy: Any item (other than as noted below) purchased from Bananas at Large online store may be returned, within 45 days of the shipment date, for a full refund of the purchase price minus shipping costs, or for exchange or credit. Rather than make you click elsewhere for the 'small print', here it is in not-so-small print: The following items may not be returned: Consumable items such as (but not limited to) strings, picks, drum sticks, drum heads, phono cartridges and replacement speakers. Any item that is worn on the body or is blown into, such as (but not limited to) earplugs, wind controllers or harmonicas Computer software, items that can be copied and copyrighted material such as (but not limited to) books, videos and CD's Installed items such as (but not limited to) guitar pickups, drum heads, headphone parts and other installed parts If you agree to back order or special order a product, you agree that order may not be canceled unless approved by Bananas. Special orders already in transit either from manufacturer or Bananas cannot be canceled. Special order items may be returned if defective for exchange. You will be notified what items qualify as special order status. *In-store sales, please see posted Return Policies Other Things You Need to Know about Online Returns Shipping and/or handling charges are not refundable. It is your responsibility to pay return shipping and to fully insure the unit(s) you are returning. Also, it is your responsibility to cover shipping charges for sending the item to you. If you are quoted free shipping and return the item, you will be required to cover the actual shipping costs incurred by your order. Items that are returned must be in the original packaging, with all accessories and paperwork included in the original shipment, such as owner's manual(s) and warranty card. Items must be free from signs of use or wear, and both warranty card and manual(s) must not have any writing in them. If your order was shipped to you in outer packaging it must be returned in that packaging as well as the inner box or boxes. Returned items that do not arrive in the condition described above are subject to a $25 repackaging charge, plus the cost of replacing missing, soiled, worn or marked-on items. Obvious signs of use that reduce the value of a returned unit will be subject to additional charges based on how much we need to mark down the unit to make it sellable.