Taylor Next Generation Builder's Edition 514ce Shamel Ash/Sitka Spruce Acoustic Electric Guitar - Kona Burst - #1204226051

Next-Generation Features Meet Bold Midrange Sound - The Taylor Next Generation Builder's Edition 514ce Shamel Ash/Sitka Spruce Acoustic Electric Guitar in Kona Burst

Featuring a unique tonewood pairing, comfort-enhancing contours and a trio of Next-Gen features, the Next Generation Builder's Edition 514ce offers an enticing musical experience for adventurous players. This cutaway Grand Auditorium boasts a solid Sitka spruce top along with back and sides of Shamel ash sourced through our urban wood initiative, adding up to a woody, dry midrange voice with controlled overtones and a strong fundamental focus. Inside, scalloped V-Class bracing dials up more low-end presence, open-string resonance and room-filling projection, while the Action Control Neck makes it easy to home in on the perfect feel for your playing style. Other features include Claria electronics for easy, adaptable live tone, as well as a beveled armrest and matching cutaway for a seamless feel. This model sports a single ring Italian acrylic faux-pearl rosette, premium Gotoh 510 tuners in antique chrome, a firestripe pickguard, Compass inlays in Italian acrylic, and a full-body gloss finish with a Kona Burst color treatment.

SPECIFICATIONS

Body

• Number of Strings: 6 String
• Orientation: Right-Handed
• Body Shape: Grand Auditorium
• Bracing System: Scalloped V-Class Bracing with Relief Rout
• Cutaway: Beveled Cutaway
• Color: Kona Burst Back & Sides, Natural Top
• Top Wood: Sitka Spruce
• Back & Side Wood: Shamel Ash
• Rosette: Faux Pearl Single Ring
• Back Configuration: 2-Piece or 4-Piece Simons Wedge
• Body Binding: No Binding; Chamfered Edges
• Armrest: Beveled Neo-Tropical Mahogany
• Top Finish: Gloss
• Back & Side Finish: Gloss
• Pickguard: Firestripe

Neck

• Neck Wood: Neo-Tropical Mahogany
• Neck Profile: Standard Carve
• Fretboard Wood: West African Crelicam Ebony
• Fretboard Inlay: Faux Pearl Compass
• Fretboard Binding: West African Crelicam Ebony
• Neck Finish: Satin
• Nut Width: 1-3/4"
• Scale Length: 25-1/2"
• Peghead Veneer Wood: West African Crelicam Ebony
• Peghead Inlay: Faux Pearl Compass
• Peghead Type: Paddle, Standard
• Peghead Binding: None
• Peghead Finish: Satin

Hardware

• Bridge: West African Crelicam Ebony
• Nut: Black Tusq
• Saddle: White Micarta
• Bridge Pins: West African Crelicam Ebony
• Tuners: Gotoh 510 Antique Chrome with Antique Chrome Buttons
• Strings: D'Addario XS Coated Phosphor Bronze Light (.012 - .053)
• Strap Pin: Black
• End Pin: Black

Electronics

• Pickup System: The Claria Acoustic Pickup System

Miscellaneous

• Case: Brown Taylor Deluxe Hard Shell Case

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