DISC Taylor 414ce-R Grand Auditorium Electro Acoustic, X Bracing

Full Description

Solid Sitka Spruce & Indian Rosewood Construction

The Taylor 414ce-R features a solid sitka spruce top that yields crisp articulation and produces a broad dynamic range. Its stunning solid top produces a crisp, versatile tone with a clear and powerful projection. Sitka's sonic-nature allows it to accommodate numerous playing styles and genres with ease, perfect for the player with a more unique musical style. The high-quality solid top is accompanied by solid Indian rosewood back and sides that deliver a resonant deep warm bass and has a visually striking, highly-figured body that complements the contrasting sitka spruce top. In addition, the Taylor's Indian rosewood back and sides make each note bloom whilst keeping overtones in check, as well as producing a full low-end and bright trebles. This classic pairing of spruce and rosewood delivers a sonically-pleasing mixture of definition and warmth, perfect for flat picking, strumming and fingerstyle.

Tropical Mahogany Neck & West African Ebony Fingerboard

Constructed from tropical mahogany, the 414ce-R's neck delivers an earthy, warm, resonant tone with a quick and dynamic response. In addition, tropical mahogany's well-balanced tone and healthy serving of overtones accommodate a player's individual playing style beautifully. Additionally, the neck features a satin finish which lets the neck's individual tone come alive and prevents the likeliness of 'sticky gig-hands'. Furthermore, the neck is topped with a West African ebony fingerboard that adds richly-ringing overtones with a bright attack and superb sustain to the guitar's overall sound. For added aesthetic appeal, the fingerboard is graced with a beautiful renaissance inlays that trail the length of the fingerboard, providing a high-quality appearance to the guitar's premium construction.

Performance Bracing With Relief Rout

The Taylor 414ce-R Electro Acoustic 2018 features performance bracing with Taylor's relief rout, for a superb and sonically-pleasing acoustic voice. Its performance bracing features a traditional X brace but with modern adjustments to influence how the guitar's top moves in comparison to the back and sides. The result is a richer, louder, more powerful acoustic voice. Furthermore, the Taylor 414ce-R also has Taylor's relief rout, which enhances the guitar's tonal output even more. The overall result is a powerful acoustic voice with superb projection and volume, as well as increased bass with incredible balance.

Expression System 2

The Taylor 414ce-R 2018 comes equipped with a built-in expression system 2, perfect for the performing musician. This special design features an innovative behind-the-saddle construction that picks-up the Taylor's natural dynamic properties and projects them beautifully. The Expression System 2 features three pickup sensors, the location of these sensors enable more acoustic dynamics to be captured, resulting in an exceptional amplified tone and a superior response to each nuance of a player's individual style. Its Expression System 2 combined with Taylor's 'professional audio' preamp allows the player to simply plug-in to an amplifier, PA system or directly into recording software, faithfully capturing and projecting the 414ce-R's stunning yet natural tonal properties. Furthermore, the 414ce-R also features three soft-touch rotary controls, allowing the player to accurately shape their amplified tone with ease, perfect for live, studio, and rehearsal settings. In addition, a player is able to adjust the bass, treble, and volume, perfect for experimenting with the Taylor's amplified tone to find a sound that suits an individual's musical style. These discreet controls are also easy to use and by rotating the controls back and forth. A player will feel a small bump that indicates the middle position of the control, meaning the control is turned off, and the centre point on the volume control indicates half of the highest amount of volume.

Grand Auditorium Cutaway

With a grand auditorium cutaway body, the Taylor 414ce-R provides a versatile performance, equally-suited to both fingerpicking and strumming techniques. In addition, the grand auditorium body offers a full low-end, a focused, present mid-range and sparkles on the treble tones. Its unique and individual voice projects an impressive amount of balance across the tonal spectrum, producing a clear, well-defined tone. The Taylor's overall presence also fits beautifully well into a live mix, perfect for stage work, studio settings, as well as composing musicians. The 414ce-R's body size falls between bold, brash dreadnought shapes and grand concert sized guitars, resulting in an incredibly versatile and comfortable instrument that accommodates numerous techniques and genres with equal ease. This well-rounded, all-purpose electro acoustic also provides a comfortable playing experience due to its medium sized body and comfortable curves. Lastly, its Venetian cutaway profile also provides added comfort whilst offering easy access to upper frets and more challenging chords, enabling the player to perform more technical skills in more challenging positions with incredible amounts of ease.

Features

• 2018 model
• Solid-wood construction for a superior tonal output
• Designed to handle numerous genres and playing styles with ease
• West African ebony fingerboard responds superbly to percussive techniques
• Round, soft Venetian cutaway provides added comfort and easy access to upper frets
• Grand auditorium body boasts rich and dynamic voice with an incredibly versatile response
• ES2 electronics captures the 414ce-R's natural voice beautifully via its innovative design
• ES2 electronics provides optional amplified performance, perfect for live and studio environments
• Solid spruce and Indian rosewood construction delivers versatility with lively overtone sparkle and superb definition

Specifications

Body & Bridge

• Top Material: Solid Sitka Spruce
• Body Material: Solid Indian Rosewood
• Body Type: Grand Auditorium Cutaway
• Cutaway Type: Venetian
• Bridge Material: West African Ebony
• Bridge Pins: West African Ebony
• Bracing: Performance w/ Relief Rout
• Binding: White
• Rosette: Three-Ring
• Finish: Gloss
• Colour: Natural

Neck & Fingerboard

• Neck Material: Tropical Mahogany
• Neck Finish: Satin
• Heel: Tropical Mahogany
• Heel Cap Binding: White
• Neck Joint: Scarf
• Fingerboard Material: West African Ebony
• Fingerboard Inlay: Mother of Pearl Renaissance
• Number of Frets: 20
• Scale Length: 25-1/2''

Hardware & Electronics

• Hardware Colour: Nickel
• Tuning Machines: Taylor Nickel
• Pickguard: Tortoise
• Strings: Elixir Phosphor Bronze Light
• Pickup: Expression System 2
• Preamp: Taylor Professional Audio
• Preamp Controls: Bass/Treble/Volume
• Case: Taylor Deluxe Hardshell Case Included