Essential Information About the Taylor 214ce Koa Sunburst Guitar
- Versatile Grand Auditorium with Venetian cutaway for optimal comfort sitting or standing.
- Solid Sitka Spruce Top + laminated koa back and sides: clarity, projection, and warm aesthetics.
- Built-in Taylor ES2 Electronics for natural sound reproduction on stage and in the studio.
- Elegant sunburst finish, white binding, ?tortoiseshell? pickguard; comes with a padded gig bag.
The 214ce-K SB in the Taylor Lineup
The 214ce Koa Sunburst is at the heart of Taylor?s ?200 Series?: a family that combines refined finishes and signature playing comfort at an accessible level. This ?Koa Sunburst? version adds the visual appeal of koa and a solid spruce top, creating a guitar capable of accompanying the player from the living room to the stage without compromising reliability.
For Which Musician and Styles?
With its slim neck and 43 mm (1-11/16") nut width, the 214ce makes open chords and barre chords easily accessible. Ideal for motivated beginners as well as intermediate players, it excels in fingerstyle, pop/folk strumming, acoustic rock, or modern accompaniment. The cutaway facilitates melodic parts high up the neck, useful for acoustic solo or band settings.
Sound
The solid Sitka spruce top offers a wide dynamic range, precise attack, and singing sustain. The laminated koa back and sides provide a clear midrange response and bright trebles, for a defined yet musical tone. The forward-shifted bracing improves projection and responsiveness, while the Grand Auditorium body balances tight lows and silky highs. Plugged in, the Expression System 2 (piezo pickups behind the saddle, volume/bass/treble controls) delivers a natural and balanced sound, stage-ready.
Recommended Compatible Accessories
To preserve performance and comfort, favor
phosphor bronze ?Light? 12-53 strings (original gauge), an
acoustic steel-string guitar capo, a comfortable
strap, a
humidifier (soundhole or case), and for travel, a
hard case in Grand Auditorium size to complement the included gig bag.
Technical Specifications
Body
- Shape: Grand Auditorium with Venetian cutaway
- Top: Solid Sitka Spruce
- Back and sides: Laminated koa (back configuration: layered)
- Bracing: Forward-shifted pattern
- Binding: White
- Rosette: Three rings (material: plastic)
- Back/sides finish: Matte
- Color/Sunburst: Nuanced gloss
- Top finish: Matte
- Pickguard: Faux tortoise shell
- Body length: 20" / 508 mm
- Body width: 16" / 406.4 mm
Neck
- Neck and heel: Tropical mahogany
- Neck joint type: Sculpted
- Fingerboard: West African Crelicam Ebony
- Inlays: 4 mm Italian acrylic dots
- Neck finish: Matte
- Number of frets: 20
- Nut width: 1-11/16" / 43 mm
- Scale length: 25-1/2" / 648 mm
- Heel length: 3-1/2" / 88.9 mm
- Nut material: Nubone
- Tuners: Chrome, oil-bathed
- Fingerboard radius: 15" / 381 mm
Electronics
- System: Taylor Expression System 2 (ES2)
- Pickups: Piezo positioned behind the saddle
- Controls: Volume, Bass, Treble
- Power supply: 9V battery
- Output: 6.35 mm jack integrated into the strap button
Miscellaneous
- Original strings: D?Addario XS Coated Phosphor Bronze Light (.012 ? .053)
- Case: Padded gig bag included
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