Maple neck with ebony fingerboard, 42.8 mm nut width and 648 mm scale length
Dot inlays
With black pickguard
Taylor Expression System 2
Natural high gloss finish
Three-ring rosette and black single-ply bindings
Gig bag included
The Taylor 114ce Special Edition Gloss comes with a gig bag included.
Taylor 114ce Special Edition Gloss at a glance
The Taylor 114ce Special Edition Gloss expands the 100 Series and a fabulous special edition. With the 100 Series, the traditional US manufacturer presents the classic acoustic sound in combination with proven quality that even professionals appreciate. This is ensured by selected tonewoods and manufacturing features that make the instrument the optimal choice in every respect. The built-in pickup system makes it absolutely stage-ready, while the well-padded gig bag included in the package allows for safe transport. In addition, the guitar is finished in the classic Natural high-gloss finish, which tastefully emphasizes the fine grain of the high-quality woods and gives the instrument a look that is both subtle and classy.
Custom made in Natural high gloss finish: the Taylor 114ce Special Edition Gloss.
Walnut and Sitka spruce for optimal balance.
Exquisite tonewoods
Like all models of the 100 Series, the Taylor 114ce Special Edition Gloss has a body made of walnut, which offers a very balanced tone in addition to an unusual grain. 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.
The innovative Beleistung increases the assertiveness
Innovative ceiling bracing
The Forward Shifted X-Bracing enriches the model with an innovative premium feature. 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.
Maple is one of the preferred woods for guitar necks.
Comfortably playable maple neck
Maple is one of the most stable necks in guitar making, which adds compact bass to the sound. With its nut width of 42.8 mm, it fits well in the hand and perfectly meets the requirements for powerful strumming and skilful flatpicking. Meanwhile, the velvety ebony fingerboard allows the picking hand to glide effortlessly over all 20 frets, as a generous cutaway makes even the high registers freely accessible.
Reinforcing elements withstand the pull of the strings.
Important elements
In order to optimally withstand the solid string tension, acoustic guitars have additional reinforcing elements besides the truss rod. For example, the Taylor 114ce Special Edition Gloss is equipped with a sturdy ebony bridge withTUSQ bridge inlay, which safely withstands high force, while robust die-cast chrome tuning machines guarantee lasting tuning stability.
The Taylor Expression System 2 - absolutely innovative.
Taylor Expression System 2
The Expression System 2 is Taylor's in-house development, and its well-designed operation makes it a masterpiece in pickup for acoustic guitars. 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.
The mid-sized Grand Auditorium is the perfect stage guitar.
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.
Taylor - The epitome of fine quality
As one of the largest guitar manufacturers, Taylor is truly an authority in the production of first-class instruments. Thus, professional manufacturing by skilled craftsmen results in the very finest products for life, whose value is always maintained - or even increased! This is due in equal part to exquisite tonewoods, which do not warp due to long storage and selected quality and as a result, can hardly be surpassed in terms of high quality. Only spruce, mahogany, cedar or Koa of proven quality are used for the tops. By the way, careful production in combination with the best materials does not only apply to guitars. Guitar bags and all accessories are also of first-class quality. Finally, a conscientious final inspection does not let even the smallest defects pass and ensures absolutely flawless guitars even before shipment.
And that's not all: Taylor also attaches great importance to environmentally conscious actions.
Ebony & Koa: Sustainability at Taylor Guitars.
Uncontrolled clearing of forests and overexploitation lead to massively endangered wood species that are no longer able to regenerate due to the high pace of deforestation. These include ebony and koa in particular, whose dwindling stocks and the resulting ecological problems have prompted a rethink at Taylor Guitars.
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 coloured, more clearly-grained parts of the tree. This complete recycling is an effective method of preserving stocks and successfully counteracts their dramatic dwindling and the accompanying negative ecological effects.
"We need to use the ebony that the forest gives us" - Bob Taylor
In video: Taylor Guitars - "The State of ebony"
Siglo Tonewoods Project
Koa acacia populations have also suffered severe losses over the last 20 years. Unsustainable forestry as well as overexploitation led to a decline that can only be stopped by proactive action and reforestation. Therefore, Taylor Guitars together with Pacific Rim Tonewoods founded the Siglo Tonewoods project, which aims to rebuild the Hawaiian virgin forest. This is a large cultivation area for koa acacia and other species, which allows the use of koa wood on a controlled scale.
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