Taylor 414ce Next Generation Grand Auditorium Acoustic-Electric #6042

The Next Generation 414ce keeps the 400 Series' classic pairing — a solid Sitka spruce top over solid Indian rosewood back and sides — and re-engineers the bracing underneath it. Scalloped V-Class bracing with a relief rout removes more wood from the braces than the original V-Class pattern, and that extra carving is why this guitar pushes more low-end output and sustain out of the same tonewood pairing than the standard 414ce. Rosewood still supplies the scooped midrange and shimmering overtones; the new bracing is what lets the top move more freely underneath it.

Played acoustically, the difference shows up most on sustain — chords ring longer and single notes bloom instead of decaying quickly, which rewards fingerstyle playing and slower ballad work as much as it does hard strumming. The rosewood keeps the low end from turning boomy under a capo, so singer-songwriters working higher up the neck still get clarity instead of mud. It is a guitar built to reward a light touch without giving up volume when a heavier hand is needed.

A long-tenon Action Control Neck adds low-end warmth and lets a tech dial in string height without pulling the neck, and black body binding, a Firestripe pickguard, and new Weathervane fingerboard inlays update the classic 400 Series look. Taylor Claria electronics — the brand's newest pickup system — replace Expression System 2 with a redesigned preamp and Mid-Contour control for more natural amplified tone. Every 414ce, Next Generation ships under our Dread-Not Guarantee — a 30-day in-home trial and a full year to trade it in for up to 90% credit toward anything else in the store, backed by a free humidity monitoring kit. For a player who wants the familiar spruce-and-rosewood voice with Taylor's newest bracing and electronics, this is the current standard-bearer for the 400 Series.

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