Taylor 814CE Builders Edition Grand Auditorium Electro Acoustic Guitar

The Taylor 814ce Builder’s Edition Grand Auditorium Electro Acoustic Guitar combines premium craftsmanship, refined comfort, and world-class acoustic performance in one truly inspiring instrument. Designed for players who demand exceptional tone and effortless playability, this Grand Auditorium model delivers a rich, articulate voice with sparkling highs, warm mids, and deep, piano-like lows that remain beautifully balanced across every style of playing.

Crafted with solid Indian rosewood back and sides paired with a Sitka spruce top, the 814ce produces remarkable clarity, dynamic range, and harmonic detail. Taylor’s revolutionary V-Class bracing enhances sustain, improves intonation, and allows every chord and melody to resonate with stunning precision and depth, whether played delicately or with powerful attack.

As part of the Builder’s Edition series, this model features player-focused ergonomic enhancements including a beveled armrest, chamfered body edges, and a smooth contoured cutaway for an exceptionally comfortable playing experience. Elegant detailing and premium appointments elevate the guitar’s visual presence while maintaining the understated sophistication Taylor is known for.

Equipped with Taylor’s Expression System® 2 electronics, the 814ce faithfully captures its natural acoustic character with outstanding clarity when amplified, making it equally suited for live performance, studio recording, and professional touring environments. Sophisticated, responsive, and crafted without compromise, the Taylor 814ce Builder’s Edition is built to inspire every performance for years to come.

V-Class Bracing

Developed by Taylor’s Master Builder Andy Powers, this is an innovative new style of bracing. It tackles the issue of achieving sustain and tone without sacrificing volume. V-Class bracing allows the guitar’s top to move and vibrate in a more stable manner, resulting in more focus and response from the wood. This control means more volume and projection. The ‘V’ of the bracing travels the middle of the guitar, maintaining rigidity and lending sustain and resonance to your notes. V-Class bracing means a louder, richer sound with better intonation and response.

Expression System 2

This is widely recognised as one of the greatest acoustic pickup systems available. It translates every ounce of tone, detail and dynamic from your fingertips, strings and guitar wood. This gives the audience an accurate and fully realistic translation of your performance.

Builder's Edition

There's no getting past the beauty of this instrument, Taylor have gone the extra mile. Though its functionality is not to be overlooked, with the Builder's Edition every aspect has been thought about. The forearm contour offers more comfort over long playing/writing sessions. Equally, there is a finger contour in the cutaway for easy and comfortable access to those higher frets. Gotoh tuners add a touch of Japanese quality.

Who Is It For?

If you're looking for quality you'll be hard-pressed to find better, this is for the discerning player looking for the best. The Taylor electronics help you sound just as good plugged in as acoustically. The versatile body shape makes it great for all styles of playing.

Highlights:

• Exceptional attention to detail with the Builder's Series edition
• Loud, rich sound with great intonation and response
• World-class pickup system