Taylor 214ce Deluxe Grand Auditorium Cutaway Acoustic-Electric Guitar Natural

214ce Deluxe Grand Auditorium Cutaway Acoustic-Electric Guitar Natural. "The Grand Auditorium 214ce DLX features layered Indian rosewood back and sides, Sitka spruce top, full-gloss body, white binding, Small Diamond fretboard inlay, Venetian cutaway for a steeper slope and easier access to the treble-side frets, Taylor Expression System electronics, and a Taylor standard hardshell case. Grand Auditorium 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. Forward-Shifted Pattern Bracing All of Taylor's bracing for steel-string models is a form of X-bracing. The ""X"" provides a continuous flow of strength from the upper bout to the lower bout, which provides rigidity in spite of the soundhole's location in the middle of the soundboard. The 214ce K DLX moves the X forward, closer to the soundhole and also features Taylor's Relief Rout, a tone-enhancing voicing technique in which a groove is carved along the inside edges of the top. This groove is similar in function to the re-cur...

"Shape: Grand Auditorium Number of Strings: 6 Back/Side Wood: Layered Rosewood Scale length: " Top Wood: Sitka Spruce Body Length: 20"" Electronics: Expression System Body Width: 16"" Cutaway: Venetian Body Depth: " Nut and Saddle: NuBone Nut/Tusq Saddle Neck Width: " Neck/Heel: Sapele Bracing: Forward Shifted Pattern Fretboard Wood: Ebony Fretboard Inlay: Small Diamonds Headstock Overlay: Indian Rosewood Binding:",Number of Strings: 6,Back/Side Wood: Layered Rosewood,"Scale length: "",Top Wood: Sitka Spruce