A 400 Series Grand Auditorium with Taylor's ES2 Electronics!
The Spring 2014 Limited Edition Taylor 414ce-SLTD acoustic-electric guitar combines premium tonewoods and top-notch electronics to create a true player's instrument. Ovangkol back and sides give you bold bass, resonant treble, and the Sitka spruce top helps to balance this sound, adding vibrancy to the mids and a touch of sparkle to the treble. Taylor's Grand Auditorium body shape also helps to add a natural treble boost to the 414ce-SLTD, making it a fantastic acoustic guitar when you play unplugged. Taylor's updated Expression System 2 electronics ensure that you'll get the best possible sound onstage when you play your Spring 2014 Limited Edition Taylor 414ce-SLTD acoustic-electric guitar plugged in.
Taylor 414ce-SLTD Spring 2014 Limited Edition Acoustic-electric Guitar at a Glance:
- Elegant tonewoods - Sitka spruce meets ovangkol
- Grand Auditorium body style, for exceptional treble zing
- Taylor's Expression System 2 delivers incredibly natural sound with full dynamics
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 414ce-SLTD, is a prime example of just that. It features the quick, articulate response of Sitka spruce, combined with the warmth and sparkle of ovangkol, giving the 400 Series a tone reminiscent of a rosewood instrument, yet uniquely its own. The Taylor 414ce-SLTD also features a Tropical American mahogany neck, which is lined with a smooth-playing ebony fingerboard.
Grand Auditorium body style, for exceptional treble zingTaylor's beloved Grand Auditorium body style, featured on the 414ce-SLTD, 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. Forward shifted bracing lets the Taylor 414ce-SLTD's top vibrate more giving you an enhanced tone. This bracing technique also uses Taylor's patented relief rout that increases your guitar's volume and bass while keeping a balanced tone. Ultimately, from fingerpicking to medium strumming, the Grand Auditorium is a great choice for nearly every playing style.
Taylor's Expression System 2 delivers incredibly natural sound with full dynamicsTraditionally, acoustic-electric guitars have employed under-saddle piezo transducers, but Taylor has discovered a better way. Their revolutionary 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 (which delivers a 25% hotter signal), the result is a more natural acoustic sound with incredible dynamic range and responsiveness to your pick or finger attack. Sweetwater's guitar gurus are mightily impressed with Taylor's Expression System 2. Whether you're onstage through a PA, plugged into an acoustic amp, or direct into recording software, the ES2 faithfully conveys the voice of a Taylor guitar.
Taylor 414ce-SLTD Spring 2014 Limited Edition Acoustic-electric Guitar Features:
- An acoustic-electric guitar with a bold yet smooth voice
- Grand Auditorium body style gives you dreadnought-like projection with a more expressive upper register
- Incredibly natural-sounding plugged-in tone thanks to the Expression System 2 electronics
- Sitka spruce top provides a light and expressive sound
- Ovangkol back and sides gives you a rich, vibrant sound with exceptional projection
- Gold tuners
- Hardshell case included
