{"title":"Taylor 500 Series","description":"\u003cp\u003eWestern red cedar over neo-tropical mahogany is a different tonal decision than most of the Taylor catalog makes, and the 500 Series is built entirely around it. Where Taylor's 400, 600, and 700 Series lean on Sitka or torrefied spruce tops for headroom and a bright, punchy attack, cedar responds faster and softer — it's already near its full resonance the moment a string is struck, rather than needing a harder attack to open up the way spruce does. Paired with mahogany's warm, compressed low end instead of rosewood's harmonic sprawl, the 500 Series lands on a distinctly rounder, more immediate voice than the spruce-based series sitting on either side of it in Taylor's lineup.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne model carries the line at launch: the 514ce Next Generation, built with Scalloped V-Class bracing and a Relief Rout, and Taylor's newest Claria pickup system, at $2,799.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0883\/3348\/4349\/collections\/Taylor-514ce-2026-Spec-1208205083-FrontLeft-2025_png.webp?v=1784733661","url":"https:\/\/theacousticshoppe.com\/collections\/taylor-500-series.oembed","provider":"The Acoustic Shoppe","version":"1.0","type":"link"}