Combine time-tested acoustic design and a natural-sounding pickup system, and you've got the Taylor 214ce-RED Deluxe. Its Grand Auditorium body has the width and depth of a dreadnought, but its tapered waist and graceful contours make it look like a smaller instrument and impart balance and presence to the big sound, making it a favorite of recording engineers at Music Experience. With its slender and fast neck, the 214ce-RED Deluxe plays like a Taylor, which is to say, effortlessly. With the 214ce-RED Deluxe, you'll feel well-equipped both on stage and in your studio.
Taylor's beloved Grand Auditorium body style, featured on the 214ce-RED Deluxe, employs the width and depth of a dreadnought; however, its waist is narrower, which gives Grand Auditorium-bodied acoustic guitars a sleeker look and more treble zing. The body style also helps to sharpen the definition of each note. From fingerpicking to medium strumming, the Grand Auditorium is a great choice for nearly every playing style.
To give the 214ce-RED Deluxe full tone and and clear projection, Taylor added a solid Sitka spruce top to its layered maple back and sides. The characteristically open sound of this spruce top really balances the tone, making it a wonderful guitar for any style of music you play.
Traditionally, acoustic-electric guitars have employed under-saddle piezo transducers, but Taylor has discovered a better way. Their revolutionary Expression System 2 uses a proprietary pickup behind the saddle. The pickup's three individually calibrated, precisely positioned piezo-electric sensors respond organically to the instrument's acoustic energy as it's transferred through the saddle. In concert with Taylor's custom-designed preamp (which delivers a 25% hotter signal), the result is a more natural acoustic sound with incredible dynamic range and responsiveness to your pick or finger attack.
Crisp white binding on a full-gloss, all-black body highlights the contours of this eye-catching all-black 200 Series Deluxe Grand Auditorium. A solid Sitka spruce top helps project clear, balanced tone, and a Venetian cutaway broadens your tonal range by offering easy access to the upper register. When you’re ready to plug in, Taylor’s proprietary Expression System electronics will respond with articulate amplified tone. Each model ships in a Taylor standard hardshell case.
Taylor’s signature shape embodies the ultimate all-purpose acoustic.
The soundboard choice for most guitars, Sitka spruce produces a broad dynamic range and accommodates a versatile range of playing styles.
Maple veneer is part of the resilient layered construction.
The Expression System® 2 captures more of a guitar’s dynamic properties using a breakthrough behind-the-saddle design.
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.
| String Type | Steel |
|---|---|
| Number of Strings | 6 |
| Body Shape | Grand Auditorium |
| Left-/Right-handed | Right-handed |
| Color | Red |
| Finish | Gloss |
| Top Wood | Sitka Spruce |
| Back & Sides Wood | Layered Maple |
| Body Bracing |
X-Brace (Forward Shifted Pattern) |
| Binding | White |
| Neck Wood | Tropical Mahoganyv |
| Fingerboard Material | West African Ebony |
| Fingerboard Inlay | Small Diamonds |
| Number of Frets | 20 |
| Scale Length | 25.5" |
| Tuning Machines |
Taylor Polished Bronze |
| Bridge Material | West African Ebony |
| Nut/Saddle Material | NuBone/Micarta |
| Nut Width | 1.6875" |
| Electronics | ES-2 |
| Strings | Elixir Phosphor Bronze Medium |
| Case Included |
Deluxe Hardshell Brown |
| Manufacturer Part Number |
F202002111003280000 |
