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Taylor 314ce

Item ID: 314ce

6-String Acoustic-electric Guitar with Grand Auditorium Body Style, Sitka Spruce Top, Sapele Back and Sides, Tropical American Mahogany Neck, and Taylor Expression System Electronics - Satin with Gloss Top

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Superb Taylor Tone!

Taylor's 314ce embodies a superb blend of classic tonewoods and modern electronics. With it, you get a gorgeous solid Sitka spruce top with sapele as its back and sides - ensuring excellent tone when unplugged. Yet, Taylor also added their renowned Taylor Expression electronics system, which makes the Taylor 314ce ripe for stage use, as well. And, whether you favor strum-style playing or fingerpicking you'll be equally delighted, as it features the treble-emphasized Grand Auditorium body style, which gives you excellent note definition, with the Taylor 314ce.





Taylor 314ce Acoustic-electric Guitar at a Glance:
  • Choice tonewoods - Sitka and Sapele
  • Grand Auditorium body style, for exceptional treble zing
  • Renowned Taylor Expression System electronics
  • Taylor 314ce Finish: Satin with Gloss Top

Choice tonewoods - Sitka spruce meets Sapele
When you pick up a Taylor, you can expect outstanding tone - and one of the leading reasons behind that signature Taylor voice is the use of high-quality tonewoods. This particular Taylor, the 314ce, is a prime example of just that. It features time-proven Sitka spruce as its top - which gives you projection - while its body comprises Sapele - a somewhat red-brown tonewood, quite similar to mahogany. The Taylor 314ce also features a Tropical American mahogany neck, which is lined with a smooth-playing ebony fingerboard.

Grand Auditorium body style, for exceptional treble zing
Taylor's beloved Grand Auditorium body style, featured on the 314ce, employs the width and depth of the Dreadnought. But, 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. Ultimately, from fingerpicking to medium strumming, the Grand Auditorium is a great choice for nearly every playing style.

Renowned Taylor Expression System electronics
Designed to faithfully reproduce your guitar's native tone, the Taylor 314ce's Expression System uses patented Dynamic Sensors to capture top and string vibration like never before. The Taylor ES system was created in partnership with renowned audio pioneer Rupert Neve - and the system is seamlessly integrated into the design of the guitar from the ground up. Onboard tone controls provide added flavor, or can be set flat for an uncolored, exceptionally clean amplified sound.

Taylor 314ce Finish: Satin with Gloss Top
The finish used to create this guitar's textured satin back and sides and lustrous gloss top was developed at Taylor for maximum durability and resistance to cold-checking. This ultraviolet-cured finish is also more environmentally friendly than traditional lacquer finishes.

Taylor 314ce Acoustic-electric Guitar Features:
  • Finish - Satin with Gloss Top
  • Type/Shape - 6-String Grand Auditorium
  • Back & Sides - Sapele
  • Top - Sitka Spruce
  • Soundhole Rosette - Wood Fiber
  • Neck - Tropical American Mahogany
  • Fretboard - Ebony
  • Fretboard Inlay - Large Pearl Dots
  • Headstock Overlay - Indian Rosewood
  • Binding - Black Fiber
  • Bridge - Ebony
  • Nut & Saddle - Tusq
  • Tuning Machines - Chrome-plated Taylor Tuners
  • Installed Strings - Elixir Light Gauge Strings with NANOWEB Coating
  • Scale Length - 25-1/2 Inches
  • Truss Rod - Adjustable
  • Neck Width at Nut - 1-3/4 Inches
  • Number of Frets - 20
  • Bracing - Scalloped, X-Brace
  • Cutaway - Venetian
  • Electronics - Taylor Expression System
  • Body Width - 16 Inches
  • Body Depth - 4 5/8 Inches
  • Body Length - 20 Inches
  • Overall Length - 41 Inches
  • Included Case - Taylor Hardshell

The Taylor 314ce is a stellar choice for players of all styles - and it's great onstage, with the renowned Taylor Expression System!
Specification Detail
Manufacturer Part Number 314-CE

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based on 4 reviews

In The Key of C (onfidence)

by Matthew Kaiser from Roseville, CA USA
October 19, 2011
Music Background: Pro Musician for 30 years, bands and freelance, keys, guitar, sax
Taylors are great. This one is a no-brainer. The only thing it doesn't do is play itself. But I wanted to focus this review primarily on Sweetwater's customer service and my rep, Matt Masek. Unfortuna... read more [+]tely I do not live anywhere near the SW campus, and I had many reservations about buying an acoustic guitar (or any guitar), sight unseen, hands unused! That WAS a brainer! I thought I would have to visit a local store and pay more and receive less than what SW offers. But the reassurance I received from Matt, the ability to see the ACTUAL instrument I would buy, to order by serial number, the great price, fast shipping... it all added up to extreme satisfaction.

I love playing the 314ce; the step up to the Expression System Electronics, the sound, and the feel make this guitar and Sweetwater the ultimate combination of musical heaven. close [-]

Best Friend

by Preston Smith from England
October 28, 2010
Music Background: 12+yrs Hobbyist/Audiophile
I'll keep this short and sweet: This model is just about perfect for strumming, fingerstyle, flatpicking - everything. It really is a 'jack-of-all-trades' guitar. As such, it does not do one thing ... read more [+]exceptionally well, but it does many things, and better than just about every other acoustic/electric in this price range (and quite a few in the next couple tiers!). I use this guitar day in/day out, and it is VERY reliable - but note: as with any quality-made instrument, you must TAKE CARE OF IT, be sure to get some sort of humidification system to ensure it stays in tip top shape. There is truly no drawback to this guitar; You will not regret spending the money! close [-]

I love this guitar !!

by Bob from Melbourne FL
December 24, 2009
Music Background: Worship Team
After a lengthy but enjoyable experience of comparing many differnt guitars, I chose the Taylor 314ce primarily because it sounds awesome, but also for it's playability, feel, action, looks, quality, ... read more [+]and electronics (wow!)... it has it all. I almost bought the 214ce because of it's price and great sound, but for me the 314ce was definitely worth the extra $600 because of it's more solid feel and better electronics. close [-]

really sweet , but im wondering if i shoulda played the 814ce before buying the314ce

by sam mendoza from visalia,ca.
July 24, 2006
Music Background: HOBBYIST WHO LOVES PLAYING AND WANTS THE BEST!
absolutely a sweet guitar. most would consider it the dream guitar or as good as it gets! it really is everything i wanted. i felt it was a dream guitar, i played the414ce the514ce and in my honest un... read more [+]biased opinion it was for me bigger sounding,more projection, clearer note separation,mids and highs, tighter and deeper in the bottom end.to my ears.all due respect the 414ce didnt even compare,it sounded like nothing special.at all! the 514ce...well it was very sweet!!! but, unplugged i wanted more volume when im casually fingerpicking.the 514 is sweeter looking with its gloss & cedar, plugged in they were to my ears close but different both have somewhat distinctly different tones when strumed or flat picking, finger picked alone i give it to the514ce no problem.hairsplitting... they both sound very substantial, and you know your playing very special high quality guitars.awsome!my particular 314ce just kept sounding and feeling better,i wanted to like the514ce and was actually trying to find excuses to not buy the 314ce, after 1 straight hr and my two buds looking at my like what are thinking,it was obvious that i wanted a 514 but i loved and felyt better playing the 314ce. its mine know and i havent regreted it for a second. ,it just had it! just a little more sweet acoustic tone and made me feel that i was only getting the514 for gloss and bragging rights, i knew after i played it and my two friends played em back to back that this 314"s mahogony and spruce sounded bigger and more musical unplugged.plugged in they both were awsome.i saved the 1000.00 bucks and i do love my 314ce. the dealer didnt have an 814ce in stock so i bought my 314ce and i am going back tomorrow to decide once and for all if the 314ce is a family member for good! they brought me in an 814ce to demo,so after tomorrow 7/25/06 ill have my sweet 314ce or the prettier and well appointed 814ce....its all gonna be on what i feel makes me happier,as i listen while im playing it! they all sound awsome , but i want the best i can afford.i can afford the 8/7/6/5/4 or the 3 series, up till now i feel price hasnt been the factor i really feel the some of the 314's just sound as good or better than the some of the higher end taylors. to me, ill know in like30 seconds if im exchanging my 314 or not! :) honestly...i hope the814ce blows me away cause i love the looks and wite binding on the fretboard and the nice inlays. bottom line..if i think it plays , feels and sounds even bigger and sweeter..it be mine by 4pm on monday! close [-]

inSync Review

by: Autumn Reynolds
From the first moment, this guitar lay perfectly in my hands, exploding with colorful sounds as I took my first strum, and there was an immediate connection. It has been six years from that day and my... read more

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