Taylor 814ce Gold Label Grand Auditorium – Koa Sunburst Serial#: 1205205044

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Crafted with innovative new ideas to produce an older, vintage-inspired sound, the Gold Label 814e Koa-SB complements its sonic richness and complexity with a stylish sunburst finish. This model features our new Super Auditorium body shape, similar to our Grand Auditorium but with slightly wider contours that, along with a new fanned V-Class bracing variant, help it generate greater power while remaining focused and clear at any volume. Back and sides of beautifully figured Hawaiian koa combine with a specially roasted Sitka spruce top to yield a lush midrange character with remarkable low-end presence along with the boosts to volume and sustain that come with the V-Class architecture. Adding to the package of innovations is a new long-tenon neck joint that improves the transfer of vibration to boost resonance while also improving adjustability. Visually, the Gold Label 814e Koa-SB is dressed to impress with antique chrome Gotoh 510 tuners with ebony buttons, Continental inlays, a new pickguard design, grained ivoroid edge trim and a full-body gloss finish. This model includes LR Baggs Element VTC electronics for warm, balanced amplified sound and ships with a deluxe hardshell case featuring a British Cocoa exterior.

Description:

• Vintage Inspiration Meets Modern Innovation
• This sunburst-finished Super Auditorium blends heritage warmth with exceptional power thanks to Hawaiian koa, torrefied spruce and fanned V-Class bracing.
• Super Auditorium
• A new take on Taylor’s signature Grand Auditorium body shape
• Hawaiian Koa
• Few woods carry the allure of Hawaiian koa, with its gorgeous figure and sweet, complex tone.
• Torrefied Spruce
• Treated with our special roasting process, torrefied spruce tops deliver all the clarity, balance and projection you’d expect from a traditional spruce top with an extra dash of warmth and played-in depth.

Specs:

• Number of Strings: 6
• Orientation: RH
• Body Shape: Super Auditorium
• Bracing System: Fanned V-Class with Tonal Route
• Color: Golden Brown Sunburst Top, Natural Back/Sides
• Electronics: LR Baggs – Element VTC
• Case/Bag: Hard Case
• Top Wood: Torrefied Spruce
• Back/Side Wood: Hawaiian Koa
• Rosette: Custom Single Ring, Bound Sound Hole
• Back Configuration: 2-piece or 4-piece Simons Wedge
• Body Binding: .080″ Grained Ivoroid, Round Over Edges
• Top Finish: Gloss
• Back/Side Finish: Gloss
• Neck Wood: Neo-Tropical Mahogany
• Fretboard Wood: West African Crelicam Ebony
• Neck Profile: Standard Carve
• Fretboard Inlay: Mother-of-Pearl Continental
• Fretboard Binding: West African Crelicam Ebony
• Neck Finish: Satin
• Nut Width: 1-3/4″
• Peghead Veneer Wood: West African Crelicam Ebony
• Scale Length: 25-1/2″
• Peghead Inlay: Mother-of-Pearl Continental
• Peghead Type: Paddle
• Peghead Finish: Gloss
• Bridge: Honduran Rosewood
• Nut & Saddle: White TUSQ Nut, White Micarta Saddle
• Bridge Pins: Bone
• Strings: D’Addario XS Coated Phosphor Bronze Light (.012 – .053)
• Pickguard: Ivoroid/Tortoise, with Engraving
• Tuners: Gotoh 510 Antique Chrome with Ebony EN01 Buttons
• Strap Pin: Black