Taylor 14ce - Natural

Are you ready to elevate your acoustic game without emptying your savings account? The Taylor 14ce Grand Auditorium brings that legendary, premium Taylor feel and acoustic sparkle into a player-friendly package designed for both weekend warriors and studio regulars. Built around Taylor's iconic and versatile Grand Auditorium body shape, this guitar sings with a remarkably balanced voice that handles delicate fingerstyle plucking and heavy open-chord strumming with equal poise.

The secret sauce here lies in the exceptional tonewood selection. Up top, you get a solid torrefied spruce soundboard. By carefully roasting the wood, Taylor speeds up the natural aging process, giving you a top that projects with the rich warmth, sweetness, and mature depth of a vintage instrument that's been broken-in for decades. This is paired beautifully with layered African sapele back and sides, offering a punchy, mahogany-adjacent midrange foundation while keeping the guitar structurally robust against shifting temperatures and humidity. Heavy hitting musicians like Taylor Swift and Jason Mraz have long championed Taylor's Grand Auditorium models for their reliable, stage-ready performance, and the 14ce carries that exact lineage proudly.

Plug it in, and the onboard Fishman Sonitone GT2 electronics cleanly translate that acoustic resonance to your amp or PA system without any of the harsh, brittle artifacts of lesser acoustic pickups. Boasting an incredibly smooth hard rock maple neck and a genuine West African Crelicam ebony fretboard under your fingers, this instrument offers an inviting, effortless playing experience right out of the box.

Why Buy A Guitar From Palen Music Center?

Palen Music Center has a wide range of unique guitars to enhance the sound of your music! We have been trusted by musicians across the country since 1963 and are constantly working to provide the best value for our customers. With the addition of our new PLEK machine and our longtime veteran luthiers, we are pleased to provide top-quality guitar repair.

All fretted instruments receive a free complimentary professional setup.

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  Highlights

Torrefied Spruce Top: Carefully roasted solid spruce delivers an instantly mature, sweet, and "played-in" acoustic resonance with outstanding projection.

Resilient Sapele Body: Layered African sapele back and sides provide a punchy, balanced midrange tone while offering excellent resistance to humidity changes.

Grand Auditorium Versatility: The classic body shape delivers an all-purpose sonic profile that cuts through a live mix or shines in an intimate acoustic setting.

Fishman Sonitone GT2 Electronics: Soundhole-mounted volume and tone controls ensure a natural, transparent amplified tone when transitioning to the stage.

Legendary Taylor Playability: A slender hard rock maple neck paired with a premium West African ebony fingerboard provides a buttery-smooth fretting experience.

  Specifications

Body Wood: Layered African Sapele

Top Wood: Solid Torrefied Spruce

Neck Wood: Hard Rock Maple

Left/Right Handed: Right Handed

Fretboard Wood: West African Crelicam Ebony

Scale Length: 25-1/2"

Fretboard Radius: 15"

Fretboard Inlay/Material: Faux Pearl 4mm Dots

Neck Profile: Standard Carve

Finish: Matte

Bridge Material: West African Crelicam Ebony

Nut Material: White NuBone

Tuners: Die-cast Chrome with Chrome Buttons

Electronics: Fishman Sonitone GT2

Bridge: West African Crelicam Ebony

Manufacturer Part Number: 14ce