Taylor Truetone Select Builder's Edition 814ce Rosewood With Case

Truetone Music is proud to be part of an exclusive group of dealers in the Taylor Custom Select program.  Within it, we have the opportunity to bring a truly unique instrument to life. Having a full range of model options, tonewoods, body shapes, aesthetic details and design features at our disposal, we work to bring the best guitar we can to the table, at the best value.  The goal is to select specifications that match playing styles and musical sensibilities, offering a one-of-a-kind heirloom-quality instrument.

Taylor Truetone Custom Select guitars are all one-off pieces.  Here we have a take on the stellar Builder's Edition 814ce Grand Auditorium, unlike any other out there.  Any Builder's Edition guitar is going to be amazing, but this one takes it to another level.  After admiring the photos, you can read all about it below.

This Taylor Truetone Custom Select Builder's Edition 814ce boasts a body made of Indian Rosewood, paired with an Engelmann Spruce top.  We specifically chose this combination while working with Taylor on the design of this guitar.  It yields a played-in sound from the first strum that acoustic aficionados will find familiar and pleasing.  It brings a strong and defined low-end presence, clear trebles that don't sound tinny, and a harmonic character that's well balanced throughout the tonal spectrum.   Inside, Scalloped V-Class bracing allows the top to vibrate more freely, for a warmer, richer tone without losing the superior intonation that the regular V-Class bracing brought to the table.  You get longer sustain, greater volume and near-perfect pitch accuracy all the way up the neck.  Whether it be for fingerstyle or heavy strumming and everything in between, this guitar delivers.  

With this being a Builder's Edition model, ergonomics are prioritized, with a beveled armrest being a key element of the guitar.  Once your right arm gets used to this, it's hard to go back to anything else.  You also get a beveled cutaway for easier access to the higher register, and chamfered (smoothed) body edges for all around comfort.

This guitar has Taylor's standard carve neck profile, which is slim without being skinny and stays  comfortable to grip for hours.  The neck has a satin finish for smoothness.  It's easy to play - this is the type of guitar that is hard to put down.

The guitar is beautiful as is, so we didn't add much bling to it - instead, we opted to keep it relatively simple.   We went with simple green abalone dots for the fretboard, matching the Reflections inlay on the headstock, and a Mother of Pearl script logo.  Also, for the rosette with with a single ring style (Italian acrylic and pearl).

Of course the guitar looks amazing - the gloss finish is excquisite.  We chose to do a Natural top, with a Shaded Edgeburst back, and Kona Edgeburst sides.  This combination is beautiful, and while the guitar stays refined, it will still stand out in any setting.

Other unique features include Gotoh 510 Antique Gold tuners, a custom Rosewood pickguard, and Ebony bridge pins with abalone dots (something we've done on all of our Custom Select guitars).

The guitar comes equipped with an L.R. Baggs Element VTC pickup/preamp.  Part of the reasoning was to avoid any routing on the body - all of the controls are internal.  Most importantly, we feel that the Element brings a "true" amplification to the guitar - in that it doesn't color the sound at all.  If you're getting a guitar with these tonewoods, you want that tone to be pure when it comes out of the amp.  You can still control it, from the soundhole.  There's a good reason that our shop has installed the Element VTC in many guitars over the years - and it's because it's one of the best systems out there.

This Taylor Custom Select Builder's Edition 814ce Gran Auditorium is a special guitar, only available here - come to Truetone Music to experience it today, or order right here to be shipped safely to your home.

• Grand Auditorium 
• Color: Natural Top / Shaded Edgeburst Back & Kona Burst Sides
• Engelmann Spruce Top
• Indian Rosewood Back & Sides (2-piece, no wedge)
• Scalloped V-Classic Bracing
• Chamfered Edges with Armrest Bevel
• Gloss Finish
• Neck Profile: Standard Carve
• Nut Width:  1 3/4" 
• Satin Finish on Neck
• Ebony Fretboard
• Indian Rosewood Peghead Overlay and Truss Rod Cover
• No Backstrap
• Rosette: Single Ring Italian Acrylic, Pearl 
  
• Fretboard Inlays: 5 dot Pattern, Shell, Green Abalone
  
• Peghead Inlay: Reflections Shell, Green Abalone
  
• Peghead Logo: Shell, Mother of Pearl
  
• Bridge Pins: Ebony with Abalone dots
• Pickguard: Indian Rosewood
• Bridge: Ebony; Curved Wing
• Black Tusq Nut
• White Micarta Saddle
• Tuners: Gotoh 510 Antique Gold
• L.R. Baggs Element VTC
• Taylor Hardshell Case