Taylor 314ce-N Classical Grand Auditorium Sitka/Sapele Natural ES2

Description

The Taylor 314ce-N Grand Auditorium Sapele/Sitka Spruce nylon-string models offer the balanced highs and supportive lows of the brands flagship, medium-sized body shape, fit for any playing style, with a 1 7/8-inch neck to help balance between fret-hand comfort and adequate string spacingwhile the bright, shimmering Sapele back and sides paired with a strong, yet elastic, Sitka spruce top yields crisp articulation, suitable for everything from aggressive strumming and flatpicking to fingerpicking. Plus, Taylors ES-N electronics feature a preamp and tone controls customized to complement the nylon-string voice.

300 Series Sapele/Sitka Spruce
Taylor 300 series Sapele/Sitka Spruce editions offer players balanced and consistent output across the tonal spectrum, making them compatible with a diverse range of playing styles. Paired with highly sustainable West African Sapelea harder tonewood, similar to mahogany, but with a higher density tending toward a slightly brighter sound that adds more top-end shimmerthe classic Sitka spruce top (Bob Taylors favorite choice) provides additional strength and elasticity. Together, in Taylors 300 series, these tonewoods boast a broad dynamic range, yielding crisp articulationallowing for everything from aggressive strumming and flatpicking to fingerpicking.

Grand Auditorium Cutaway Nylon-String
The brands flagship body shape, the Taylor Grand Auditoriums medium size offers balanced highs and supportive lows, making it a versatile choice thats fit for nearly any playing style. Boasting bold, balanced tone, the Taylor Grand Auditorium provides vibrant, well-defined sound across the entire tonal spectrum, thanks to a more tapered waist than a traditional dreadnought, making the Taylor Grand Auditorium the Swiss Army Knife of Taylors body shapes.

A unique addition to any musical arsenal, Taylor nylon-string models feature a 1 7/8-inch neck width, giving players who are used to playing steel-string acoustics an ideal balance between fret-hand comfort and adequate string spacing for fingerstyle players.

Q: Does a cutaway diminish a guitars tonal output?
A: Not in a discernible way. We recommend you decide based on whether you want that extra upper-fretboard range; or, if you simply have an aesthetic preferenceeither for a more traditional, symmetrical look of a non-cutaway, or in favor of the sleek, more modern contouring that the cutaway offers.

V-Class Bracing
The Taylor Grand Auditorium features Taylors innovative new V-Class bracing, which lets the soundboard of the guitar vibrate naturally, increasing sustain and overall cohesiveness, and generating additional volume without sacrificing sustain. This design puts the body more in tune with the strings, improving articulation and harmonic alignment, resulting in a sound that is optimally warm and seasoned, nicely blended, and full of luscious low end without being muddy.

ES-N Electronics
All Taylor acoustic-electric nylon-string acoustic models come equipped with Taylors ES-N single-source, under-saddle transducer, featuring a preamp and tone controls customized to complement the nylon-string voice.