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(More customer reviews)If you have ever played a Taylor guitar you know that they are truly amazing. For the most part they are more expensive than other brands but worth every penny. I had played live with a Taylor 314CE several times and can honestly say that the 114CE sounds every bit as good as the Taylor 314CE which costs over twice as much. For those that are wondering, the main difference between the 114CE and the higher Taylor models is the type and amount of "real" wood used on the body. The 114CE has the real wood front with real-wood-looking sides and back (it's actually a laminate). The electrical pickups in these guitars are IDENTICAL to the pickups in the top of the line Taylor models. I play live a lot and the sound is clean, clear and super easy to adjust. The pickup uses a 9v battery that lasts me about a month with live playing, roughly 3 times per week for 2 hours each time. The battery compartment is located on the back end of the body and is easy to change without removing strings. If you decide to get this guitar, I would highly recommend getting the guitar setup by a professional right away(recommended for all new guitars). For those that don't know, getting a guitar "setup" doesn't just mean "tuning" it. They actually verify that the adjustable rod running through the neck is aligned and will get the guitar in the best playing condition possible. I would also highly recommend getting the action lowered on this model. If you don't know, the "action" is the distance between the strings and the fret board. The farther the strings are away from the fret board the higher the action. The lower the action, the less distance you have to push on the strings to touch the frets. A high action, especially on an acoustic guitar, causes your finger tips to get raw much quicker. Lower actions are easier to play and allow for faster transitions. The 114CE comes with a high action. When you get the guitar setup, have them lower it...it truly makes playing easier! Setups cost roughly $40 or so. The 114CE comes with a guitar bag, not a hard case. The included guitar bag is well padded with sturdy zippers. It has a pocket on the front to carry additional smaller gear and includes a padded shoulder strap which makes it easy to carry around. Taylor guitars come with a limited lifetime warranty for the original purchaser. Should you have any issues, such as the electrical pickups going bad after several years, it will be fixed by Taylor for free. Hope all the info helps. You won't be disappointed with this guitar.
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Taylor Guitars 114ce, Grand Auditorium, Solid Sitka Spruce Top, Sapele Back/Sides, Cutaway, ES-TTaylor's 114ce features a cutaway and ES-T pickup enhance Taylor's signature Grand Auditorium body shape, for a versatile instrument with style and substance.
The Taylor 100 Series Tone and playability are hallmarks of Taylor guitars, and you'll find the 100 Series delivers plenty of each. Sporting a solid Sitka spruce top and sapele laminate back and sides, the redesigned 100 Series now features both Dreadnought and Grand Auditorium shapes, along with cutaway and Taylor electronics options. Value, yes. Compromise, no.
Sitka Spruce Top Sitka Spruce (Picea sitchensis) grows in a coastal "pocket" from Northern California to Alaska. This dense, straight-grained wood has the highest strength and elasticity-to-weight ratio among available tonewoods, an attribute that makes it an ideal material not only for our soundboards, but for our internal bracing, as well. Sitka produces a slightly brighter tone than does Engelmann.
Sapele Laminate Back/SidesThis exceptional, mahogany-like wood grows throughout the tropical rain forests of Nigeria and the Ivory Coast of Africa. Ever since we introduced it in 1998, its legion of fans has grown exponentially. As a tonewood, it's denser and harder than mahogany, so it has a crisper, clearer, brighter, "pop"-ier sound than its more familiar counterpart. Loud and robust, with a lovely ribboned grain, sapele has been used by Spanish guitar makers for many years.
Varnish FinishA durable varnish finish offers protection, good looks, and a smooth feel to the touch. The spruce top's beauty shines right through.
Grand Auditorium Body Shape The Grand Auditorium was the first guitar shape designed from scratch by Bob Taylor. It was unveiled to commemorate the company's 20th Anniversary in 1994, and since then it has more than lived up to its promise. Although the GA has the width and depth of a Dreadnought, its narrower waist gives it the appearance of a smaller instrument, adds treble "zing" across the guitar's tonal spectrum, sharpens the definition of individual notes, and also enables it to rest comfortably in the lap. Because we remove mass from the width of the GA's braces, the guitar top moves faster, resulting in a snappy, bell-like tone. The GA, available as a 6- or 12-sting, is designed to be a strong fingerpicking guitar that also can handle medium strumming, and is exceptionally versatile.
Venetian CutawayThe cutaway allows access to the upper frets. Many players moving to acoustic guitars grew accustomed to the cutaways on their electric guitars. Others simply like the freedom of movement into the upper register that a cutaway allows. Nowadays, cutaways are favored as much for their decorative appeal as for their function. The Venetian cutaway is known for its soft, round lines. The sloping peak of the cutaway will vary depending on the shape of the guitar. Grand Concerts and Grand Auditoriums have a steeper slope, while Dreadnoughts and Jumbos are a bit flatter.
ES-T Pickup Inspired by Taylor's Expression System technology, the Expression System Transducer, or ES-T, is a single-source, under-saddle transducer with individual elements for each string. (The ES-T was originally called the ES Element, but the name was changed to avoid confusion with another product.) The ES-T has an onboard preamp and the same active controls found on the full Expression System. Featuring a custom-voiced EQ and dynamic response, the system is powered by a 9-volt battery, with a battery life LED power indicator (which is lit when the battery is being used). The pickup also has a Phase switch for feedback control, which is located on the preamp board inside the soundhole.
Chrome-Plate Tuners Taylor Tuners continue the industry-leading 18:1 gear ratio that they've been using, yet yield even greater precision with the help of a manufacturing process that employs the same gear-cutting machines used by Swiss watchmakers. The more precisely-machined gears virtually eliminate the slight "slop", or slack, typical among tuners, which makes it even easier for Taylor owners to get--and stay--in tune. Taylor Tuners also feature an elegant aesthetic touch, with the Taylor logo cleanly etched on the back.
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