2024 TAYLOR BUILDER'S EDITION 914CE - WITH TAYLOR HARDSHELL CASE 6-String | Sinker Redwood Top | Honduran Rosewood Back and Sides | Neo-Tropical Mahogany Neck | West African Crelicam Ebony Fretboard | Expression System® 2 Electronics | Beveled Cutaway The Builder’s Edition Collection Each guitar in the Builder’s Edition family represents the peak of Taylor’s design philosophy: comfortable, inviting guitars with rich, robust tone and stunning aesthetics.

Crafted with top-tier tonewoods and master-level detailing, the Builder's Edition 914ce raises the bar for our family of refined, player-focused acoustic guitars. This Grand Auditorium features back and sides of solid Honduran rosewood, a dense, hard wood that yields stunning harmonic texture with warm lows, piano-like trebles and a smooth attack. We've selected sinker redwood for the top, a wood sourced from old-growth logs submerged in Northern California riverbeds. Redwood's warmth and touch sensitivity are comparable to cedar, but with a higher volume ceiling and an enhanced dynamic range. With our V-Class bracing inside, the result is a high-fidelity sound complemented by lush overtones and remarkable pitch precision. Comfort-enhancing features include a beveled armrest and cutaway, chamfered body edges, and a smooth Curve Wing bridge, yielding a truly seamless feel. The Builder's Edition 914ce is artfully detailed with Hawaiian koa purfling, paua edge trim, an ebony backstrap, Gotoh 510 tuners in antique gold, Belle Fleur inlays in paua and mother-of-pearl, and a gorgeous Kona edgeburst for the back and sides with a full-body gloss finish.

Overview

• Honduran rosewood body yields complex, high-fidelity response
• Sinker redwood top for warmth and touch sensitivity
• Chamfered edges plus beveled armrest and cutaway to enhance comfort
• V-Class bracing improves volume, sustain and intontation
• Includes ES2 electronics and hardshell case

Top-Tier Craftsmanship Meets World-Class Tonewoods

Honduran rosewood and sinker redwood deliver sophisticated sound to complement bold visual artistry and comfort-focused enhancements.

Grand Auditorium

Taylor’s signature shape embodies the ultimate all-purpose acoustic.

Honduran Rosewood

Extremely dense compared to other rosewood species, Honduran rosewood sings with a uniquely smooth voice that makes it worthy of our finest guitars.

Sinker Redwood

Tight grain structure and cross-grain stiffness produce a bold and brilliant response with warm overtones. Think cedar on steroids.

Expression System® 2

The Expression System® 2 captures more of a guitar’s dynamic properties using a breakthrough behind-the-saddle design.

Beveled Cutaway

Our beveled cutaway design provides a more player-friendly feel for guitarists who utilize every inch of the fretboard. It features a compound design with a smoothened edge along the corner of the body between the end of the cutaway and the neck heel, providing a more comfortable feel for the fretting hand. 

Orientation - Right Handed
Bracing System - V-Class Bracing
Cutaway - Beveled Cutaway
Electronics - Expression System® 2 Top Wood - Sinker Redwood
Back Configuration - 2-piece or 4-piece Simons Wedge
Body Binding - Rock Maple
Top Finish - Gloss
Back/Side Finish - Gloss Neck Wood - Neo-Tropical Mahogany
Fretboard Wood - West African Crelicam Ebony
Fretboard Inlay - Belle Fleur, Mother of Pearl
Fretboard Binding - None
Neck Finish - Satin Scale Length - 25-1/2"
Peghead Inlay - Belle Fleur, Mother of Pearl
Peghead Type - Paddle, Standard
Peghead Binding - West African Crelicam Ebony
Peghead Finish - Gloss Bridge - West African Crelicam Ebony
Nut & Saddle - Tusq Nut, Micarta Saddle
Bridge Pins - West African Ebony with Green Abalone Dots
Pickguard - None
Tuners - Gotoh