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Taylor Custom Grand Auditorium C14ce Big Leaf Maple Natural Catch # 8

Taylor Custom Grand Auditorium C14ce Big Leaf Maple Natural Catch # 8

SKU 04TAY185
by Taylor
$ 4,999.00 - $ 4,999.00
$ 4,999.00
$ 4,999.00 - $ 4,999.00
$ 4,999.00

At this year's NAMM show in Anaheim, Taylor put on an unforgettable dealer event on the rooftop of a hotel, showing a set of extremely limited and special guitars, known as the Catch Event.  Here, dozens of one-of-a-kind Taylor guitars were displayed.  We had the opportunity to participate and were fortunate to score a few guitars - this is one of them.

Here are at Truetone Music, we are proud to be a part of this, and now proudly present this Taylor Custom Grand Auditorium.  Finished with a visually striking Lilac Wine color treatment for the back, sides and neck, this custom cutaway Grand Auditorium delivers an enchanting appearance that mirrors its melodic beauty.

This model boasts a torrefied Sitka spruce top paired with gorgeously figured Big Leaf maple back and sides, yielding a warm, played-in sound from the first strum along with maple's highly player-reflective character. Inside, the V-Class bracing adds volume and sustain that complement the torrefied top's extra sweetness and depth.

Maple also comprises the neck, heel, heel cap, backstrap, Fishbones rosette, soundhole binding, and fretboard and peghead purfling. The top and rosette are embellished with sleek black and white purfling, with black purfling for the back and sides. Select shell appointments include a mother-of-pearl peghead logo, gray bone bridge pins with awabhi dots, and agoya peghead and fretboard inlays with a design from legacy limited-edition Grand Auditorium models.

This build is finished off with a full-body gloss and ultra-precise Gotoh 510 tuners in antique chrome. It features onboard ES2 electronics with our TaylorSense monitoring unit and ships in a brown deluxe hardshell case.

This is a truly unique guitar, and really something special guitar - it's one that you haven't seen the exact likes of before.  Be sure to check out the photos to witness the sublime color, striking wood grain and expertly crafted fine details.

Come to Truetone Music to experience it today, or order right here for it to be expertly packed and safely shipped to your home.

Product Specifications

  • Number of Strings: 6-String
  • Body Shape: Grand Auditorium
  • Cutaway: Venetian
  • Electronics: Expression System 2 with TaylorSense
  • Top Wood: European Spruce
  • Rosette: Custom Single Ring Bound Sound Hole
  • Body Binding: Cocobolo with Chamfered Edges
  • Top Finish: Gloss
  • Neck Wood: Neo-tropical Mahogany
  • Neck Profile: Standard Carve
  • Fretboard Wood: West African Crelicam Ebony
  • Fretboard Inlay: Boxwood Split Diamond
  • Fretboard Binding: West African Crelicam Ebony
  • Neck Finish: Satin
  • Bridge: West African Crelicam Ebony
  • Bridge Pins: Stained Bone with Red Australian Opal Dots
  • Strap Pin: Black
  • Orientation: Right Handed
  • Bracing System: V-Class Bracing
  • Color: Light Shaded Edge Burst B/S/N, Natural Top
  • Case/Bag: Brown Taylor Deluxe Hard Shell Case
  • Back / Side: Wood Oregon Myrtlewood
  • Back Configuration: 2-Piece, No Wedge
  • Back/Side: Finish Gloss
  • Nut Width: 1-3/4""
  • Scale Length: 25-1/2""
  • Peghead Type: Paddle
  • Peghead Veneer Wood: West African Crelicam Ebony
  • Peghead Inlay: None
  • Peghead Binding: West African Crelicam Ebony
  • Peghead Finish: Gloss
  • Nut & Saddle: Black TUSQ Nut, White Micarta Saddle
  • Strings: D'Addario XS Coated Phosphor Bronze Light (.012 - .053)
  • Tuners: Taylor Polished Bronze with Custom Buttons
  • End Pin: Black

PART# M028002117307690415-24C01

B4008