Taylor 114ce-S

Exquisite tonewoods

New in the 100 series is the laminated body made of Sapele, which produces a concisely bright tone due to the high density of the wood species, but in addition, has a distinct tonal warmth in the mids and basses. The trebles are additionally emphasized by the solid Sitka spruce top, which is not for nothing the most popular and most frequently used top wood of high-quality instruments in guitar making.

Grand Auditorium

The Grand Auditorium design is the ideal compromise between the voluminous Dreadnought and the compact Grand Concert. It combines sonic assertiveness with a high degree of balance and a handy shape. This advantageous construction makes the Grand Auditorium one of the most popular guitar shapes, which is also preferred by master guitarists such as Eric Clapton.

Innovative ceiling bracing

The Forward Shifted Pattern adds an innovative premium feature to the model. Here, the intersection of the slats is a few mm closer to the sound hole, resulting in a larger top area behind the bracing. This results in improved vibration behaviour, which gives the sound additional volume that benefits an expressive stage presence.

Comfortably playable maple neck

Maple is one of the most stable woods for guitar necks and adds compact bass to the sound. With its nut width of 42.8 mm, the slim neck fits well in the hand and perfectly meets the requirements for powerful strumming and skillful flatpicking. Meanwhile, the velvety ebony fingerboard allows an effortless gliding of the fingering hand over all 20 frets, because of a generous cutaway even the higher positions are freely accessible.

Taylor Expression System 2

The Expression System 2 is Taylor's in-house development, and its well-designed operation makes it a masterpiece in acoustic guitar pickup design. Three piezo elements directly pick up the acoustic signals from each pair of strings, transmitting a pristine sound. Volume, bass and treble can be individually adjusted by means of three controls, which are furthermore visually discreetly incorporated into the frame.

Important elements

In order to optimally withstand the solid string tension, acoustic guitars have additional reinforcing elements besides the truss rod. Thus, the Taylor 114ce-S is equipped with a stable ebony bridge with Micarta bridge inlay, which safely withstands high force. Due to the compensated saddle, a flat string action is created, which both facilitates fingering and ensures clean intonation, while robust die-cast chrome tuners guarantee lasting tuning stability.

Sustainable ebony cultivation in Cameroon

Because ebony 's hard, supple texture makes it particularly finger-friendly, it has long been the preferred choice for making fingerboards. Its attractive appearance is also extremely popular for bridges, headstock rests, bridge Pins and Bindings. However, high demand and a thriving black market outstripped stocks, landing ebony on the Red List of Endangered Species in 1994. Moreover, only the jet-black heartwood, which makes up only a fraction of the tree, was used, resulting in a disproportionately large amount of waste in production. In order to protect the forests, Taylor has therefore been working since 2011 with the Crelicam Wood Mill in Yaoundé in Cameroon to promote controlled consumption by processing waste products. Thus, not only black ebony elements are found in Taylor guitars, but also the different colored, more clearly grained parts of the tree. This complete recycling is an effective method of preserving stocks and successfully counteracts their dramatic decline and the negative ecological effects that accompany it.

"We need to use the ebony that the forest gives us" - Bob Taylor