{"product_id":"taylor-514ce-grand-auditorium-acoustic-electric-6023","title":"Taylor 514ce Grand Auditorium Acoustic-Electric #6023","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Next Generation 514ce breaks from the spruce-and-rosewood formula that defines most of Taylor's catalog and pairs a solid Western Red cedar top with solid neo-tropical mahogany back and sides instead. Cedar is a softer, more responsive top wood than spruce — it moves more easily under a light touch, so the guitar produces a fuller-sounding note at lower volumes. Mahogany trades rosewood's shimmering overtones for a drier, more focused low end, and together the pairing leans toward a warm, midrange-forward voice rather than the scooped-mid, high-headroom character of the spruce-and-rosewood 400 Series models.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat combination rewards fingerpicking and light strumming more than it rewards a hard flatpicking attack — the cedar top responds fast to a soft touch, and the mahogany keeps the low end tight instead of washing out under a capo. Scalloped V-Class bracing with a relief rout adds back some of the volume and sustain a cedar top can lack on its own, so the guitar still holds up in a full-band mix without losing the intimacy that makes cedar attractive to a singer-songwriter or a fingerstyle player working close to the mic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA long-tenon Action Control Neck adds a touch of low-end presence and simplifies string-height adjustments, while a green abalone rosette, Meridian fretboard inlays, and a tortoise pickguard dress the natural gloss finish. Taylor Claria electronics carry that same warm, focused voice to the board with a Mid-Contour control for shaping the midrange live. Every 514ce, Next Generation ships under our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/dread-not-guarantee\"\u003eDread-Not Guarantee\u003c\/a\u003e — a 30-day in-home trial and a full year to trade it in for 90% credit toward anything else in the store, backed by a free humidity monitoring kit. For a player who wants a warmer, more intimate voice than a standard rosewood dreadnought or Grand Auditorium, the 514ce is built for exactly that.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhotos shown are manufacturer stock images — this unit's own in-house photos will replace them once photography is complete.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Acoustic Shoppe is an Authorized Taylor Premier Dealer and Gold Label Advantage Dealer. Every instrument ships after a full \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/inspection\"\u003e23-point professional inspection\u003c\/a\u003e by our in-house repair tech. As a nine-time consecutive NAMM Top 100 Dealer, we handle warranty concerns directly on your behalf.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52016292823357,"sku":"1205296023","price":2799.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0883\/3348\/4349\/files\/Taylor_6023-1.jpg?v=1784750989","url":"https:\/\/theacousticshoppe.com\/products\/taylor-514ce-grand-auditorium-acoustic-electric-6023","provider":"The Acoustic Shoppe","version":"1.0","type":"link"}