High-end Historic Visuals and Powerful X-braced Tones
The Taylor 914ce Legacy traces back to an earlier era of Taylor’s storied 6-string history, paying tribute to the acoustic guitars that initially cemented the brand as a boundary-pushing force. Featuring floral “Cindy” inlays on the fingerboard, headstock, and bridge — designed by Bob Taylor’s wife, Cindy Taylor — this instrument transports longtime Taylor fans back to the company’s formative years in the ’70s, ’80s, and ’90s. Moreover, the Legacy series forgoes Taylor’s cutting-edge modern V-bracing for the more traditional sound of Legacy X-bracing. Paired with a supremely dynamic Engelmann spruce top and lush rosewood back and sides, the 914ce Legacy dishes out dense-yet-balanced lows, harmonic-packed highs, and a crisp clarity across the entire sonic spectrum. Taylor built their reputation upon impeccable acoustic playability, so it’s no surprise that this 914ce’s Legacy Standard Carve neo-tropical mahogany neck and deep Venetian cutaway facilitate a lightning-fast feel across the 15-inch-radius ebony fingerboard’s 20 frets. You also get stage-ready LR Baggs Element VTC electronics built right in. It’s all finished with a superb suite of adornments that are sure to evoke nostalgia in the hearts of old-school Taylor fans, including green abalone purfling, gold hardware, rosewood binding, red-accented back/side purfling, and a mirror-bright gloss finish.
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A tribute to the Taylor's lineage
To ring in the company's 50th anniversary, Taylor nostalgically dug through the features of its most historic models, bringing back specs that haven't been available on most modern Taylors for years. From old-school Jumbos to square-shouldered dreadnoughts to traditional X-bracing, Legacy models harken back to Taylor's earlier era, capturing the tones that put the company on the map in the first place. This retro-inspired formula even includes the electronics — instead of the ES2 electronics system you'll find on almost every high-end modern Taylor, Legacy instruments boast an LR Baggs Element VTC under-saddle pickup system.
A classic tonewood combination
Nothing surpasses the sound of rosewood topped with spruce, especially when you’re working with the premium Engelmann spruce featured on this Taylor 914ce Legacy. As a top tonewood, Engelmann spruce rings with a rich, mature character that’s ever-so-slightly more midrange-forward than standard Sitka. Used for the back and sides of the 914ce Legacy, Indian rosewood’s extended frequency range and rich, musical tonality 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.
Balanced Grand Auditorium design
The Grand Auditorium's player-friendly design is built for professionals who want to hop from style to style quickly without switching guitars. One of Taylor’s iconic guitar shapes, the Grand Auditorium’s comfortable low profile is sonically outsized by its strong voice and projection. Since it’s balanced across lows, mids, and highs, players who favor transparent-sounding guitars will love the 914ce Legacy's warm and crisp fingerpicking response that darkens when flatpicking or strumming with force. What’s more, for better access to upper frets, the 914ce Legacy also features Taylor’s signature Venetian cutaway.
Taylor 914ce Legacy Features:
- A guitar that echoes Taylor’s early days, when Bob Taylor and Kurt Listug first made their mark with groundbreaking acoustic designs
- Engelmann spruce top with Legacy X-bracing delivers a full, rich, and ultra-responsive character with forward midrange
- Rosewood back and sides dish out lush overtones, deep bass, and crystalline highs
- Neo-tropical mahogany neck in Taylor’s time-tested Legacy Standard carve supplies speedy navigation of the Crelicam ebony fingerboard
- Eye-catching “Cindy” inlays on the headstock, bridge, and fingerboard, originally designed by Bob Taylor’s wife, Cindy Taylor
- Top-class LR Baggs Element VTC electronics electrify this guitar’s acoustic voice with full sonic authenticity
- Alluring adornments include green abalone top purfling/rosette, rosewood binding, ebony pins with green abalone dots, red-accented back/side purfling, and a beaming gloss finish
- 1.75-in. nut width is both slim enough for strummers and wide enough to accommodate fingerpickers
- Top-shelf gold Taylor Standard tuning machines
