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Taylor 214ce-SB DLX Acoustic-Electric Guitar - Tobacco Sunburst

6-string Acoustic/Electric Guitar with Solid Spruce Top, Layered Rosewood Back and Sides, and Ebony Fingerboard
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Amazing Value in a Rosewood Taylor!

The Taylor 214ce-SB DLX acoustic-electric guitar is a celebration of innovation. Bob Taylor’s signature Grand Auditorium body shape has the width and depth of a dreadnought, but its tapered waist and graceful contours make it look like a smaller instrument and impart balance and presence to the big sound, making it a favorite of recording engineers. With its slender, fast neck, the 214ce-SB DLX plays like a Taylor — which is to say, effortlessly. With its gorgeous rosewood back and sides, Solid Sitka spruce top, and built-in ES2 electronics, the Taylor 214ce-SB DLX is your ticket to great things.

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

Taylor’s beloved Grand Auditorium body style, featured on the 214ce-SB DLX, employs the width and depth of the 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 great choice for nearly every playing style.

Built-in ES2 electronics system for great onstage tone

You’ll enjoy performing with the 214ce-SB DLX, not only because of its great looks but also because it packs the Taylor ES2 electronics system, which delivers uncolored, exceptionally clean amplified sound and flexible tone shaping. Whether you’re playing it acoustically or plugged-in, the Taylor 214ce-SB DLX sounds amazing.

Sitka and Rosewood: a classic tonewood combination

As a top tonewood, Sitka spruce offers a combination of strength and elasticity that delivers a broad dynamic range with crisp articulation that’s ideal for a wide range of playing styles, from delicate fingerpicking to aggressive flatpicked strumming. Indian rosewood, used for this guitar’s sides and back, serves up an extended frequency range and rich, musical tonality that have elevated it to premium status among tonewoods. Its potent low end can serve up a throaty growl, while sparkling treble notes ring out with bell-like clarity. Slightly scooped in the midrange (as compared with mahogany), rosewood acoustic guitars are perfect for solo performance, vocal accompaniment, and tracking in sparser arrangements.

Taylor 214ce-SB DLX-SB DLX Acoustic-electric Guitar Features:

  • 6-string Grand Auditorium delivers huge, balanced tone
  • Solid Sitka spruce top, layered rosewood back and sides
  • Graceful Venetian cutaway gives you free access to upper frets
  • Tropical mahogany neck
  • West Aftrican ebony fingerboard
  • Taylor ES2 electronics
  • Antique gold Taylor tuners

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Tech Specs

  • String Type: Steel
  • Number of Strings: 6
  • Left-/Right-handed: Right-handed
  • Body Shape: Grand Auditorium
  • Back & Sides Wood: Rosewood
  • Top Wood: Sitka Spruce
  • Top Finish: Gloss
  • Color: TObacco Sunburst
  • Body Bracing: X-Brace (Forward Shifted Pattern)
  • Binding: White
  • Neck Wood: Sapele
  • Fingerboard Material: Ebony
  • Fingerboard Inlay: Small Diamonds
  • Number of Frets: 20
  • Scale Length: 25.5"
  • Nut Width: 1.6875"
  • Nut/Saddle Material: NuBone/Micarta
  • Bridge Material: Ebony
  • Tuning Machines: Enclosed, Die-Cast Chrome Plated
  • Electronics: Expression System 2
  • Strings: D'Addario XS Coated Phosphor Bronze Light, .012-.053
  • Case/Gig Bag: Hardshell Case
  • Manufacturer Part Number: F202002111003280039-0351

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Rated 5/5

Beautiful guitar

I have been playing for over 25 years and this is the first Taylor guitar I have ever purchased. I have wanted one since I played the 324ce Builders Edition. With the over 3k price tag I never thought I would be able to justify that cost. I also played a natural 214ce DLX and found it played nearly as well for half the cost. I found this one and the same tobacco burst as my favorite Epiphone Shereton Pro and fell in love. After having Sweetwater do some work to the guitar in my opinion it plays and sounds equal to, if not better, than the 324ce, what a gorgeous looking and sounding guitar. Thank you so much Andrew and all those awesome techs for their exemplary work.
Music background: 25 years of guitar experience.
Rated 5/5

Perfect guitar!

This is the second guitar that I have owned. I've been playing for a little over a year and I have learned all of what I know on my previous Thinline guitar. I was afraid the Taylors GA body shape would be too big of a depth for me, but after some thinking I concluded that it would be great. And I was right! The guitar is super comfortable to play, the neck plays effortlessly, and the sound out of this GA model is ground-shaking. Plugged in, it sounds just as amazing! I just love the gorgeous Tobacco Sunburst Top & the crisp balanced sound out of this guitar. It looks like I'll be playing this guitar for a while! Huge thanks to Parker Denny for making sure this guitar got shipped out & helping me with the process of ordering! Great customer service as always from Sweetwater!
Rated 5/5

Great Taylor Guitar, You wont be disappointed !

Bought this Taylor 214ce-SB DLX Acoustic-Electric Guitar - Tobacco Sunburst about a month ago. I love the sound is so crisp and clear the guitar is a beauty very happy, I may change the string to D'Addario Silk & Steel. As always shipping was fast and it was packed very good Thank you Sweetwater
Music background: Oldtimer back picking the six string
Rated 5/5

Super satisfied

I bought this guitar about five months ago and have played it every single day since then. I am thrilled with this guitar and love everything about it- the size, the look, the neck, the sound- everything. I'm also a big fan of the Elixer strings- they last forever and feel great. Buying from Sweetwater was an excellent experience. I could not be happier with the process and the product.
Rated 5/5

Great guitar. Excellent service!

Spencer is the best! I received my guitar on time. Nothing negative to say about the guitar!

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