Taylor Guitars 114e, Grand Auditorium, Solid Sitka Spruce Top, Sapele Back/Sides, ES-T

by Taylor Guitars

Product Features

• Solid Sitka Spruce Top
• Sapele Back/Sides
• Grand Auditorium
• Gig Bag Included
• ES-T Electronics

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 12 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B001R2XLQ0
• Item model number: 114e
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #53,654 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Taylor's popular Grand Auditorium shape joins the 100 Series, embodying the signature Taylor look, tone and feel--in an affordable package. The 114e adds a Taylor ES-T pickup to the mix, so you can plug right in when you need a little extra.

114e Specs Type/Shape: 6-String Grand Auditorium Back & Sides: Sapele Laminate Top: Sitka Spruce Soundhole Rosette: Plastic Neck: Sapele Fretboard: Ebony Fretboard Inlay: Large Pearl Dots Headstock Overlay: Indian Rosewood Binding: Black Bridge: Ebony Nut & Saddle: Tusq Tuning Machines: Enclosed, Die-Cast Chrome Plated Scale Length: 25 1/2 Inches Truss Rod: Adjustable Neck Width at Nut: 1 11/16 Inches Number of Frets: 20 Fretboard Radius: 15 Inches Bracing: X-Brace Finish: Varnish Color: Natural Electronics: Taylor ES-T Body Width: 16 Inches Body Depth: 4 5/8 Inches Body Length: 20 Inches Overall Length: 41 Inches

Loud and robust Sapele Laminate back/sides.

Classic pearloid dot inlays.

ES-T pickup onboard.

The Taylor 100 Series
Tone and playability are hallmarks of Taylor guitars, and you'll find the 100 Series delivers plenty of each. Sporting a solid Sitka spruce top and sapele laminate back and sides, the redesigned 100 Series now features both Dreadnought and Grand Auditorium shapes, along with cutaway and Taylor electronics options. Value, yes. Compromise, no.

Sitka Spruce Top
Sitka Spruce (Picea sitchensis) grows in a coastal "pocket" from Northern California to Alaska. This dense, straight-grained wood has the highest strength and elasticity-to-weight ratio among available tonewoods, an attribute that makes it an ideal material not only for our soundboards, but for our internal bracing, as well. Sitka produces a slightly brighter tone than does Engelmann.

Sapele Laminate Back/Sides
This exceptional, mahogany-like wood grows throughout the tropical rain forests of Nigeria and the Ivory Coast of Africa. Ever since we introduced it in 1998, its legion of fans has grown exponentially. As a tonewood, it's denser and harder than mahogany, so it has a crisper, clearer, brighter, "pop"-ier sound than its more familiar counterpart. Loud and robust, with a lovely ribboned grain, sapele has been used by Spanish guitar makers for many years.

Varnish Finish
A durable varnish finish offers protection, good looks, and a smooth feel to the touch. The spruce top's beauty shines right through.

Grand Auditorium Body Shape
The Grand Auditorium was the first guitar shape designed from scratch by Bob Taylor. It was unveiled to commemorate the company's 20th Anniversary in 1994, and since then it has more than lived up to its promise. Although the GA has the width and depth of a Dreadnought, its narrower waist gives it the appearance of a smaller instrument, adds treble "zing" across the guitar's tonal spectrum, sharpens the definition of individual notes, and also enables it to rest comfortably in the lap. Because we remove mass from the width of the GA's braces, the guitar top moves faster, resulting in a snappy, bell-like tone. The GA, available as a 6- or 12-sting, is designed to be a strong fingerpicking guitar that also can handle medium strumming, and is exceptionally versatile.

ES-T Pickup
Inspired by Taylor's Expression System technology, the Expression System Transducer, or ES-T, is a single-source, under-saddle transducer with individual elements for each string. (The ES-T was originally called the ES Element, but the name was changed to avoid confusion with another product.) The ES-T has an onboard preamp and the same active controls found on the full Expression System. Featuring a custom-voiced EQ and dynamic response, the system is powered by a 9-volt battery, with a battery life LED power indicator (which is lit when the battery is being used). The pickup also has a Phase switch for feedback control, which is located on the preamp board inside the soundhole.

Chrome-Plate Tuners
Taylor Tuners continue the industry-leading 18:1 gear ratio that they've been using, yet yield even greater precision with the help of a manufacturing process that employs the same gear-cutting machines used by Swiss watchmakers. The more precisely-machined gears virtually eliminate the slight "slop", or slack, typical among tuners, which makes it even easier for Taylor owners to get--and stay--in tune. Taylor Tuners also feature an elegant aesthetic touch, with the Taylor logo cleanly etched on the back.

Product Description

Great Value with the The Taylor Grand Auditorium 114e

Tone and playability are hallmarks of Taylor guitars, and you’ll find the 100 Series® delivers plenty of each. Sporting a solid Sitka spruce top and sapele laminate back and sides, the redesigned 100 Series now features both Dreadnought and Grand Auditorium shapes, along with cutaway and Taylor electronics options. Value, yes. Compromise, no. A cutaway and ES-T pickup blend style, substance and value that enhance Taylor's signature Grand Auditorium body shape.

More About 100 Series Taylor Guitars

Taylor Guitar's laminate 100 Series guitars are the real deal, crafted to deliver the complete Taylor experience, and, with laminate back and sides, are extra resilient. This series offers optional cutaways and stage-ready electronics in the form of our great-sounding ES-T
transducer pickup. You can feel good in knowing that when you buy a Taylor at any level, you get precision craftsmanship, and great tone.

Take It To The Next Level with Taylor Guitars 114e Grand Auditorium

For some young adults, getting a driver's license is a rite of
passage. For others, getting their first Taylor is. The 100 series of guitars is perfect for young players who are ready to take things
to the next level. With the easiest playability and best intonation
in the industry, family porch jams never sounded so good.

About Taylor Guitars

Founded in 1974, Taylor Guitars has evolved into one of the world's leading manufacturers of premium acoustic and electric guitars. Renowned for blending an innovative use of modern technology with a master craftsman's attention to detail, Taylor guitars are widely considered the best sounding and easiest to play in the world. Many of today's leading musicians make Taylor their guitar of choice, including Dave Matthews, Prince, Mick Jagger and Taylor Swift.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant, warm, crisp and easy., August 28, 2010

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This review is from: Taylor Guitars 114e, Grand Auditorium, Solid Sitka Spruce Top, Sapele Back/Sides, ES-T (Electronics)

I love, love, love this guitar. I actually had the good fortune to come across mine second hand on a popular community sales site but being that the guy was literally shedding tears about selling it to me, (had to pay his rent) you're probably not going to find that type of deal. I would pay 1200 for this in a heartbeat, so at 749, it's a steal. I went into Marshall Music and played this exact model for two hours before I actually went to go pick this up. It has beautiful sound, the finish on it is matte, so a little spit shine goes a long way. Action is nice and low, and I had planned to change out the nut with a bone nut only to find that Taylor already did this. I had planned to start putting money away for the 3k model of Taylor and ended up finding this one, and frankly I'm glad I didn't. Not only did I save a holy ton of money, but the sound on this guitar is every bit as bright, warm and beautiful as the higher end model. Our local music store has this on sale right now for 860. I'd buy this again and again. I have the 114CE which has the pick-up and three small controls for the pick-up. Anyway...I could go on all day. I have spent a minimum of two hours a day with my Taylor since I got it home, and I plan on keeping this very model for years and years.