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Taylor 314ce-LTD 2012 Spring Limited Series Acoustic/Electric Guitar with Case
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List Price: $2,898.00 Price: $2,299.00 You Save: $599.00 (21%) Availability: Currently Out of Stock
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Taylor 314ce-LTD 2012 Spring Limited Series Acoustic/Electric Guitar with Case
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Taylor 314ce-LTD 2012 Spring Limited Series Acoustic/Electric Guitar with Case
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Taylor 314ce-LTD 2012 Spring Limited Series Acoustic/Electric Guitar with Case
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Taylor 314ce-LTD 2012 Spring Limited Series Acoustic/Electric Guitar with Case - Hawaiian koa occupies rare air among tonewoods, and for good reason: Its tone is crisp and complex, its figure can be variegated and striking, and it is among the more difficult woods to procure. Though it’s normally reserved for the upper end of the Taylor line, Taylor's years of buying whole koa logs can sometimes yield sets of wood that have all the tonal character and charm of premium koa but aren’t quite as figured as the most prized sets reserved for the Koa Series. That’s where their 300 Series Koa Limiteds come in, offering a special treat and a great value. More details...
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Product Details
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Shape - Grand Auditorium(GA)
Body Width: 16" / Body Depth: 4 5/8" / Body Length: 20"
Taylor’s signature shape embodies the ultimate all purpose acoustic.
Taylor's most popular and versatile body shape, the mid-size Grand Auditorium arrived in 1994 bearing refined proportions that fell between a Dreadnought and Grand Concert. While the bigger Dreadnought was traditionally considered a flatpicker’s guitar and the smaller Grand Concert catered to fingerstylists, the GA was designed to deliver on both fronts. The shape produced an original acoustic voice that was big enough to handle medium-strength picking and strumming, yet with impressive balance across the tonal spectrum, especially in the midrange, producing clear, well-defined notes that suited both strumming and fingerstyle playing. The GA’s overall presence tracks well with other instruments both in a studio mix and on stage, and singer-songwriters have embraced its utility both for composing and traveling with one guitar. Many people want a single guitar that can cover a variety of styles, which is why the GA continues to be Taylor's bestselling shape. If you want a great all-purpose guitar, the multi-dimensional GA won’t let you down.
Bracing - Forward Shifted with Relief Rout
Wood - Hawaiian Koa
Origin: The Big Island of Hawaii
Used On: The Koa Acoustic and Acoustic/Electric Series
A tropical hardwood, koa's tone blends the midrange of mahogany with the top end of maple. Due to its density, a new koa guitar tends to start out sounding a little bright and tight, somewhat like maple. But the more a koa guitar is played, the more the sound opens up, expanding the midrange and rewarding the player with a richer, sweeter, more resonant tone. A common mistake is when a bright player buys a koa guitar in part for its visual beauty, finds it to be too bright, and doesn't play it enough to allow the wood to warm up.
Goes Well With: Fingerstylists who play more with the pads of their fingers and tend to have a meatier touch. Bright players need to be careful because of koa's existing brightness (one might try experimenting with different pick materials).
Cutaway - Venetian
Standard on all “ce” models in the 300 Series through the Presentation Series, the Venetian cutaway is known for its soft, round lines. The sloping peak of the cutaway will vary depending on the shape of the guitar. The Grand Concert, Grand Auditorium, and Grand Symphony have a steeper slope, while the Dreadnought and Jumbo are a bit flatter. Taylor's Grand Concert nylon-string models also feature a subtle, flatter slope, while their 100 and 200 Series cutaway models incorporate their flattest slope.
Electronics - Expression System
Natural Sound Made Simple
People love the clear, full acoustic tone of their Taylors. Why should it be any different when they plug in? That’s why they spent several years developing their own onboard acoustic pickup and preamp. Taylor’s ground-breaking Expression System® (ES) was designed to naturally amplify the warm acoustic sound of your guitar.
The ES is an all-magnetic acoustic guitar pickup system that works like a microphone to produce a pure signal and a warm, natural acoustic sound. When you plug in, you'll hear the sound of your guitar, not the sound of the pickup. No complicated controls. No tone simulators. Just a clean amplified acoustic guitar sound supported by three simple controls — volume, bass and treble.
Breakthrough Technology
Years of research brought Taylor to a simple realization: Nothing sounds as true and musical as a microphone. With that as a starting point, Taylor’s David Hosler led the team responsible for the Expression System's breakthrough technology. Utilizing a unique Dynamic Body Sensor® mounted to the soundboard, a Dynamic String Sensor® embedded beneath the fretboard, and a discrete preamp, the advanced ES technology is unlike any other guitar pickup system.
Integrated Design
The ES was designed in-house, alongside Taylor's acoustic guitars, which allowed them to build the ES seamlessly into the design of the guitar, for an integrated pickup system unlike any other. From the design and location of the body and string sensors to the voicing of the preamp, the ES is fully optimized for the Taylor sound. The elegant design, including the non-intrusive control knobs, also preserves the aesthetic of a Taylor guitar.
Specifications:
• Shape: Grand Auditorium
• Number of Strings 6
• Back/Side Wood Hawaiian Koa
• Scale length 25-1/2"
• Top Wood Sitka Spruce
• Body Length 20"
• Electronics ES®
• Body Width 16"
• Cutaway Venetian
• Body Depth 4 5/8"
• Nut & Saddle Tusq
• Neck Width 1-3/4"
• Neck/Heel Tropical Mahogany
• Bracing Forward Shifted Pattern with Relief Rout
• Fretboard Wood Ebony
• Fretboard Inlay 2.5mm Dots
• Headstock Overlay Indian Rosewood
• Binding Black
• Bridge Inlay None
• Bridge Pins Ebony
• Tuners: Taylor Chrome
• Truss Rod Cover: Indian Rosewood
• Back/Side Finish: Satin
• Top Finish: Gloss
• Neck Finish: Satin
• Pickguard: None
• Case: Taylor Standard Hardshell Black
• Number of Frets: 20
• Armrest Binding: None
• Back Config: 2-piece No Wedge
• Backstrap Wood: None
• Backstrap Finish: None
• Buttons: Chrome
• Edge Trim: None
• Filler (Body): Clear
• Filler (Neck): Clear
• Fingerboard Ext: None
• Fretboard Binding: Black
• Heel Cap Binding: Black
• Heel length: 3-1/2"
• Peghead Finish: Satin
• Peghead: Purfling
• Peghead Inlay: None
• Peghead Binding: None
• Peghead Logo: Taylor Colorcore
• Peghead Type: Standard
• Rosette Mat.: Plastic
• Rosette Size: Three Ring
• Stain/Sunburst: None
• Type of Neck Joint: Scarf
• Wedge: None
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