With its highly versatile sound and comfortable feel, the Taylor 214ce Grand Auditorium Acoustic-electric Guitar is the perfect choice for any player seeking a steel-string acoustic that can do it all. The Grand Auditorium body shape features player-friendly contours and an all-purpose tone profile, making it suitable for a variety of musical styles. The solid torrefied spruce top offers bold, clear projection with a touch of aged-in warmth, thanks to Taylor’s special roasting process. The C-Class interior bracing enhances the response, providing more volume, longer sustain, and increased low-end power. Taylor's renowned neck design ensures relaxed fretting for players of all skill levels, while the built-in ES2 electronics allow you to plug in and play anywhere you go.

Experience Unmatched Playability and Tone

The Taylor 214ce Grand Auditorium boasts stage-ready features, exceptional sonics, and unmatched playability. Its Grand Auditorium body shape rivals the power and projection of larger guitars while offering superior comfort and a focused sonic profile that recording engineers love. The fast and slender mahogany neck plays effortlessly, and the layered walnut back and sides produce a warm, airy tone perfect for any style of play. The solid Sitka spruce top, treated with a torrefied roasting process, enhances the guitar's musicality and appearance, providing a lighter, more resonant top that vibrates with ease.

Grand Auditorium Body Style

Taylor’s Grand Auditorium body style, featured on the 214ce, combines the width and depth of a dreadnought with a narrower waist, giving it a sleek look and remarkable treble response. This body style sharpens the definition of each note, making it ideal for fingerpicking and medium strumming. The Grand Auditorium is a versatile choice ready for countless genres and virtually any playing style.

Premium Tonewoods

The 214ce’s layered walnut back and sides offer a warm, airy presence with a midrange growl when played aggressively. Walnut is favored for studio work due to its dynamic response. The solid torrefied Sitka spruce top enhances projection and dynamic range, making this guitar a powerful performer. The combination of maple and ebony on the neck ensures a ringing midrange with plenty of top-end detail.

Expression System 2 Electronics

Taylor's Expression System 2 features a proprietary pickup behind the saddle with three individually calibrated, precisely positioned piezo-electric sensors. This setup captures the instrument's acoustic energy as it's transferred through the saddle, providing a natural acoustic sound with incredible dynamic range and responsiveness. The custom-designed preamp ensures high-quality amplification for any performance setting.

Taylor 214ce Acoustic-electric Guitar Features

• Body Shape: Grand Auditorium for comfort, playability, and power
• Top: Solid torrefied Sitka spruce for enhanced projection and warmth
• Bracing: Updated C-Class bracing for top-notch projection and dynamic prowess
• Back and Sides: Layered walnut for focused tone and rustic clarity
• Cutaway: Graceful Venetian cutaway for easy upper fret access
• Neck: Tropical mahogany with a supple shape, topped with an ebony fingerboard
• Electronics: ES2 system for outstanding amplified performance
• Tuners and Nut: Taylor tuners and a NuBone nut for resonance and tuning stability

Tech Specs

• String Type: Steel
• Number of Strings: 6
• Left-/Right-handed: Right-handed
• Body Shape: 214ce Grand Auditorium
• Back & Sides Wood: Walnut
• Top Wood: Torrefied Spruce
• Top Finish: Matte
• Color: Natural
• Body Bracing: C-class
• Binding: White
• Neck Wood: Neo-Tropical Mahogany
• Neck Shape: Standard Carve
• Radius: 15"
• Fingerboard Material: Crelicam Ebony
• Fingerboard Inlay: Italian Acrylic Dots
• Number of Frets: 20
• Scale Length: 25.5"
• Nut Width: 1.6875"
• Nut/Saddle Material: NuBone/Micarta
• Bridge Material: Crelicam Ebony
• Tuning Machines: Die-cast Standard
• Electronics: Taylor ES-2
• Strings: D'Addario XS Coated Light, .012-.053
• Case/Gig Bag: Gig Bag
• Manufacturer Part Number: F204002111007961000