Taylor 514ce (V-Class)

Thanks to the combination of cedar and mahogany, this 514ce V-Class has a beautiful warm midrange

Cedar's warm midrange overtones and quick response make it a coveted top wood among fingerstylists and other players with a lighter touch. On this mahogany/cedar cutaway Grand Auditorium, V-Class bracing lifts those sonic virtues to new heights, serving up an even more powerful all-around response with billowing sustain. Add to that the bundle of sonic refinements that V-Class brings, including more powerful notes all the way up the fretboard and greater in-tuneness between the notes (thanks to a more orderly response from the top), and you've got a guitar that can cover a lot of ground. Mahogany's naturally dry, focused voice emphasizes the midrange, lending a warm, clear punch that strummers, blues players will especially appreciate. Appointments include faux tortoise shell binding and pickguard, a faux tortoise/ivoroid rosette, and our striking Century fretboard inlay scheme in grained ivoroid with a new peghead inlay to complement the motif. With onboard Taylor ES2 electronics, you can count on natural-sounding amplified acoustic tone whenever you need it. The guitar also features a Venetian cutaway for upper-fretboard access, and ships in a deluxe hardshell case.

Shape: Grand Auditorium
Top Wood: Solid Western Red Cedar
Back & Sides Wood: Tropical Mahogany
Neck Wood: Tropical Mahogany Satin
Fretboard Wood: Ebony
Scale Length: 25.5"
Number of Frets: 20
Fretboard Inlays: Century
Pickups: Expression System 2
Case: Taylor Deluxe Hard Shell Case