Taylor Gold Label 814e

Born With an Old Soul

Boasting superior craftsmanship, top-tier tonewoods and a bevy of design innovations, the Gold Label 814e introduces the world to a new kind of Taylor sound. This model features a new body shape Taylor has called the Super Auditorium, a slightly larger version of their famous Grand Auditorium shape that yields impressive power with a heritage-inspired warmth and richness that will entice traditionalists and contemporary ears alike. Back and sides of Honduran rosewood are paired with a torrefied Sitka spruce top, delivering exceptional low-end presence, clear trebles and a complex harmonic character with overtones that bloom as notes resonate. Inside, a new iteration of Taylor’s V-Class bracing dials up longer sustain, greater volume and near-perfect pitch accuracy all the way up the neck. A new long-tenon neck joint improves overall resonance and sonic transfer, also providing super-precise adjustability whenever the need arises. This Super Auditorium guitar sports a fresh suite of visual appointments with a new Continental inlay suite, a new pickguard design, grained ivoroid trim, antique chrome Gotoh 510 tuners with ebony buttons, bone bridge pins, and a gloss-finished body. It ships with LR Baggs Element VTC electronics and a deluxe hardshell case with a British Cocoa exterior.

Features

Super Auditorium: A new take on Taylor’s signature Grand Auditorium body shape.

Honduran Rosewood Back & Sides:Extremely dense compared to other rosewood species, Honduran rosewood sings with a uniquely smooth voice that makes it worthy of Taylor’s finest guitars.

Torrefied Spruce Top: Treated with our special roasting process, torrefied spruce tops deliver all the clarity, balance and projection youd expect from a traditional spruce top with an extra dash of warmth and played-in depth.

Specifications

HIGHLIGHTS

• Number of Strings: 6 String
• Bracing System: Fanned V-Class with Tonal Route
• Case/Bag: Taylor Deluxe Hardshell Brown
• Orientation: Right Handed
• Color: Natural
• Body Shape: Super Auditorium
• Electronics: LR Baggs – Element VTC

BODY

• Top Wood: Torrefied Spruce
• Back Configuration: 4-Piece, Simmons Wedge
• Top Finish: Gloss
• Back/Side Wood: Honduran Rosewood
• Body Binding: Rock Maple
• Back/Side Finish: Gloss
• Rosette: Custom Single Ring, Bound Sound Hole
• Armrest: .080″ Grained Ivoroid, Round Over Edges

NECK

• Neck Wood: Neo-Tropical Mahogany
• Fretboard Inlay: Mother-of-Pearl Continental
• Fretboard Wood: West African Crelicam Ebony
• Neck Profile: Standard Carve
• Neck Finish: Satin

PEGHEAD

• Nut Width: 1-3/4″
• Peghead Inlay: Mother-of-Pearl Continental
• Peghead Veneer Wood: West African Crelicam Ebony
• Peghead Type: Paddle
• Scale Length: 25-1/2″
• Peghead Finish: Gloss

OTHER

• Bridge: Honduran Rosewood
• Strings: D’Addario XS Coated Phosphor Bronze Light (.012-.053)
• Strap Pin: Black
• Nut & Saddle: White TUSQ Nut, White Micarta Saddle
• Pickguard: Ivoroid/Tortoise, with Engraving
• Bridge Pins: Bone
• Tuners: Gotoh 510 Antique Chrome with Ebony EN01 Buttons