Taylor Builders Edition 514CE acoustic Guitar | ES2 pickup | Kona Burst

Builder’s Edition 514ce Kona Burst

6-String | Sitka Spruce Top | Shamel Ash Back and Sides | Neo-Tropical Mahogany Neck | West African Crelicam Ebony Fretboard | Expression System® 2 Electronics | Bevelled Cutaway

The beautiful Kona Burst version of this delightful Builders Edition 514ce. The clear, bright tones of the Shamel ash with the extraordinary detailed features make this a beautiful guitar to play and own.

Overview

• Features responsibly sourced solid Shamel ash back and sides
• Solid Sitka spruce top offers power and clarity
• Kona Burst around the top, back, sides and neck adds extra vintage flavour
• V-Class bracing improves volume, sustain and intonation
• Includes ES2 pickup and deluxe hardshell case

The Builder’s Edition 514ce Kona Burst embodies Taylor’s commitment to innovative craftsmanship, player-friendly guitar designs and sustainable sourcing. Featuring a bevelled armrest and cutaway, chamfered body edges and a contoured Curve Wing bridge, this Grand Auditorium is designed for maximum comfort during extended playing sessions. Shamel ash back and sides, responsibly sourced from Southern California, combine with a solid Sitka spruce top to deliver a warm, focused voice with woody overtones, punchy midrange, crisp trebles and a balanced low-end presence. Our V-Class voicing architecture enhances sustain, volume and harmonic agreement between notes. Excellent for strumming, fingerstyle and everything in between, this model excels in just about any musical setting. A hand-sprayed Kona Burst and lustrous gloss finish are accentuated by a firestripe pickguard, an Italian acrylic rosette and Compass inlays. The Builder’s Edition 514ce comes equipped with premium Gotoh 510 antique chrome tuners and ES2 electronics and ships in a deluxe hardshell case.

Features

(The images below are to illustrate features of the guitar and not necessarily the colour or finish, which can be seen in the Photo Gallery)

Grand Auditorium

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

Shamel Ash

Sourced from city trees in need of removal, Shamel ash produces midrange power and balance comparable to Honduran mahogany.

Sitka Spruce

The soundboard choice for most guitars, Sitka spruce produces a broad dynamic range and accommodates a versatile range of playing styles.

Expression System® 2

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

Bevelled Cutaway

Our bevelled 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.

V-Class Bracing

Our patented V-Class bracing is a revolutionary new pattern — a new sonic engine — that marks a major shift away from traditional steel-string bracing patterns.