Taylor 714ce Acoustic-Electric Guitar with Case

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Taylor 714ce Acoustic-Electric Guitar with Case
The 714ce delivers all the big sound you expect from a Taylor Grand Auditorium, and then some, with a distinctive sunburst finish on a Sitka spruce top.

What's special about this item?

Feature: What it does:
Grand Auditorium body shape Full bass and articulate highs; great for singers
Sitka spruce top Projects rich, crisp and responsive tone
Solid Indian rosewood back and sides Articulate mids, big lows and smooth highs
Taylor Expression System pickups Innovative multiple pickup system on-board

Whether you're lamenting over tender ballads at a coffeehouse open mic or jangling for a campfire crowd, Taylor's 714ce offers rich acoustic or electric sound for any setting. Crafted with Taylor's versatile Grand Auditorium body shape, it feels at home in the hands of heavy strummers and subtle pickers alike.

Hear the Taylor 714ce in action with this zZounds exclusive video:


Engelmann Top Adds Folksy Warmth

Players itching to strum a guitar that both sounds and looks richly aged will appreciate how the 714ce's Engelmann spruce top enhances the guitar. Known for enhanced overtones and slightly mellowed highs, Engelmann spruce gives players a well-defined and rich tone that comes through clearly even in low volumes. The top is complemented by the guitar's Indian rosewood back and sides, helping to round out the warm sound.

A Body Shape for All Players

The 714ce is crafted in Taylor's hugely popular Grand Auditorium body style, preferred by guitarists who cover a lot of ground in their music. It's equally suitable for heavy strumming or nuanced fingerpicking. With a rounded shoulder and slightly wider bout than a traditional dreadnought, this shape offers well-defined lows while maintaining the playability of a slimmer guitar. The body is coupled with a 20-fret tropical mahogany neck with ebony fretboard for smooth playing, and a Venetian cutaway gives players access to those upper frets.

Electronics Keep Amplified Sound Pure

Loaded with Taylor's own… read more Expression System electronics, the 714ce is ready to be plugged in and played without sacrificing its natural tone. The all-magnetic system amplifies the guitar like a series of microphones would, for a pure sound uncolored by a pickup. A Dynamic Body Sensor mounted on the soundboard and a Dynamic String Sensor beneath the fretboard work together to register the 714ce's tone and amplify it faithfully. If you want to tweak your sound, the volume, bass, and treble controls on the guitar's shoulder offer tone adjustment options.

Features:

- Versatile Grand Auditorium body shape
- Engelmann Spruce top
- Indian Rosewood back and sides
- Tropical mahogany 20-fret neck
- Ebony fretboard
- Venetian cutaway
- Taylor Expression System electronics
- Chrome Taylor tuners
- Ivoroid binding
- Ebony bridge pins
- Tortoise pickguard
- Case included

Hear the unique sounds of Engelmann spruce when you strum out a few chords on the Taylor 714ce. read less

- Shape: Grand Auditorium
- Back/Side: Wood Indian Rosewood
- Top Wood: Sitka Spruce
- Neck/Heel: Tropical Mahogany
- Electronics: ES
- Bracing: Forward Shifted Pattern with Relief Rout
- Binding: Ivoroid
- Fretboard Wood: Ebony
- Fretboard Inlay: Heritage Diamonds
- Headstock Overlay: Indian Rosewood
- Bridge Inlay: None
- Bridge Pins: Ebony
- Nut & Saddle: Tusq
- Tuners: Taylor Chrome
- Truss Rod Cover: Indian Rosewood
- Back/Side Finish: Gloss
- Top Finish: Gloss
- Neck Finish: Satin
- Cutaway: Venetian
- Pickguard: Tortoise

For support or warranty questions, please contact the manufacturer:
Phone: 800-943-6782

Taylor 714ce Acoustic-Electric Guitar

Taylor's 714ce rosewood guitars feature a Sitka spruce top.

Reviewers gave this product an overall rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars. (1 ratings)
Submitted April 8, 2014 by Gary Weidner in Dalton, PA

"Taylor 714CE"

Overall: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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A Taylor 714CE 2013 was purchased from zZounds. The site and staff was all very helpful and moved everything along very well. Kudos to them all, being able to purchase instruments with monthly payments allows many to obtain instruments we may not purchase directly, again thanks for that.The Taylor guitar was received very quickly and well packed with no damage.The guitar itself is very beautiful and sounds wonderful. However there was a problem with the neck setting which caused un-necessary fret buzz. I did call and was told about authorized Taylor shops 2 plus hours away and decided to take it to a renowned local lutheir who has worked in Taylor shops. The neck was reset with a different shim and now plays very well without the fret buzz. This did cost me $100+ to have done. No matter how any adjustment was made we could not get the fret buzz out without adjusting the neck.Aside from that everything went very smoothly with zZsounds. I am not sure how that one gout out of the Taylor factory.I remain undeterred by this and will keep using zZounds and considering Taylor products in the future.

Sound
The sound quality is excellent, given each guitar is unique. The guitar response to the touch very nicely, whether light/heavy finger style or strumming. Personal choice of strings are Cleartones .056 to .013 but will continue to explore.

Features
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Ease of Use
Very easy, you can tap on it… read more and that sounds good.

Quality
High quality, only one issue is the neck needed resetting with a different shim due to unmanageable fret buzz. Once the neck was reset with a different shim fret buzz is now manageable by neck adjustments.

Value
I believe that relative to other instruments in similar price range it holds it value.

Manufacturer Support
Called once and they were helpful on providing information that I was looking for.

The Wow Factor
Quality, sound, playability, looks, company reputation.

Musical Background:
10 years

Musical Style:
Acoustic, acoustic fingerstyle, Electric, etc... read less
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