2023 Taylor 514ce Grand Auditorium Urban Ironbark

Summary: This 2023 Taylor 514ce Grand Auditorium, crafted from Red Ironbark, delivers a sweet, muscular sound that combines rosewood's high-fidelity voice with mahogany's warm and punchy midrange and spectrum-wide sonic balance. Paired with a torrefied Sitka spruce top for a played-in, mature sound and V-Class bracing for improved volume and sustain, the 514ce yields power ideal for heavy strummers along with touch sensitivity that gives it a wide dynamic range that's great for fingerstyle players. With new Aerial inlays in Italian acrylic, a single-ring abalone rosette, a subtle stain that highlights Urban Ironbark's rich red hues, a lightly shaded edgeburst and gloss-finish body, the 514ce blends traditional and contemporary visual styles.

Body:  Sitka Spruce top with Red Ironbark back and sides in Gloss Natural finish.

Neck: Tropical Mahogany with a West African Crelicam Ebony fingerboard,  25.5” scale length,  1.75” nut width,  20 frets, Aerials inlays.

Electronics/Hardware: Taylor Expression System 2 electronics, Taylor nickel tuning keys, Crelicam Ebony bridge, Tusq Nut, Micarta Saddle.

Cosmetics: This guitar is in great shape. It has incredibly light surface scratches on the body. The back of the neck is clean, and the frets show minimal wear. The back has incredibly light buckle rash. Overall, this guitar plays very well and sounds fantastic.

Playability: Our in-house guitar tech has inspected, setup, and restrung this instrument with a new set of strings. The neck is straight, the truss rod is fully functional, and the action has been setup low and comfortable.

Weight: 4 lbs.14  oz.

Case: This guitar ships with its original hardshell case, professionally packaged, and fully insured.