Taylor Builder's Edition 614ce

Taylor design guru Andy Powers conceived our Builder’s Edition collection to deliver a next-level, player-centric experience in both feel and sound. Each model in this family is the equivalent of his director’s cut version of its standard model counterpart, boasting premium woodworking details that refine the playing comfort on both the body and neck. The Builder’s Edition 614ce features our popular Grand Auditorium body, a torrefied Sitka spruce top, back and sides of figured Big Leaf maple, and our patented V-Class bracing. That combination yields an ultra-responsive, player-reflective sound, elevating maple’s natural transparency in a way that can sound warm, bright or whatever a player’s hands decide. The V-Class architecture improves the volume, sustain and projection, and creates more harmonic agreement between notes by putting the top more in tune with the strings. Our proprietary roasting process for the Sitka spruce top lowers the damping effect and helps deliver a more played-in tone. Ergonomic body details (exclusive to Builder’s Edition) include a beveled armrest with beveled body edge treatment; a double-carved cutaway that allows fluid access to the higher frets without the need to change one’s hand position; and our new Silent Satin finish, which reduces contact noise for a cleaner overall sound. Gold Gotoh 510 tuners (featuring a 21:1 gear ratio) complete the suite of tactile delights. Striking aesthetic details include a new Wild Honey Burst on the back, sides and neck (an optional burst-top version is also available), our mother-of-pearl Sceptor fretboard/peghead inlay, and inset maple/black body purfling with matching rosette. The guitar comes equipped with our ES2 electronics and ships in a deluxe hardshell case.

Other specifications include:

Shape Grand Auditorium
Top Wood Sitka Spruce
Body Wood Maple
Number of Strings 6
Electroniocs Expression System 2
Cutaway Beveled
Scale Length 25-1/2"
Scale Length 25-1/2"
Nut & Saddle Black Graphite, Micarta saddle
Bracing V-Class with Relief Rout
Truss Rod Cover West African Ebony
Pickguard None
Number of Frets 20
Tuners Gotoh
Case Taylor Deluxe Hardshell Brown
Brand of Strings Elixir Phosphor Bronze Light
Body Length 20"
Body Width16"
Body Depth 4 5/8"
Binding/Edge Treatment West African Ebony
Top Finish Silent Satin
Back Config 2-piece No Wedge
Backstrap Finish None
Rosette Size Single Ring
Bridge Inlay None
Back/Side Finish Silent Satin
Armrest Binding Beveled, no binding
Backstrap Wood NoneStain/Sunburst Wild Honey Burst Back/Sides/Neck, Natural Top
Wedge None
Armrest yes
Neck Width 1-3/4"
Fretboard Inlay Scepter, Mother of Pearl
Fretboard Binding/Edge Treatment West African Ebony
Heel Cap Binding West African Ebony
Type of Neck Joint Taylor Neck
Neck/Heel Hard Rock Maple
Fretboard Wood West African Ebony
Neck Finish Satin
Heel Length 3-1/4"
Peghead Finish Satin
Peghead Binding None
Peghead Type Standard
Peghead Purfling None
Headstock Overlay West African Ebony
Peghead Inlay Scepter, Mother of Pearl
Peghead Logo Taylor Mother of Pearl
Bridge Pins West African Ebony
Buttons Gold
Fingerboard ExtNone
Edge Trim None
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