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A Special-edition Grand Auditorium with a Torrefied Top





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The 50th Anniversary Taylor 314ce flaunts all-solid tonewoods, yielding outstanding top-end response and a natural, direct tone that's practically addictive. This special-edition acoustic-electric guitar's torrefied Sitka spruce top exhibits a bell-like sparkle and incredible dynamic range, and its sapele back and sides add a warm, full-bodied character to its overall sonic profile. You also get Taylor's vaunted V-Class bracing, which coaxes maximum acoustic resonance out of this guitar's Grand Auditorium-sized body. And when it's time to take the stage, you'll appreciate the natural-sounding plugged-in tone afforded by this 314ce's ES2 electronics. The 50th Anniversary Taylor 314ce includes a spotlight-stealing gloss finish with black binding, black-and-white purfling, and a 3-ring rosette, along with gemstone, Italian acrylic, and faux pearl fingerboard and headstock inlays.





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Full-sounding Grand Auditorium-sized body





There's a solid reason why acoustic players everywhere reach for Grand Auditorium-sized guitars like the 50th Anniversary 314ce. This acoustic-electric guitar's comfortable narrow waist, rich, full range of sounds, sharp definition, and sleek look make it an excellent intermediate option for finger pickers and singer/songwriters who depend on a good-sounding, good-playing instrument night after night. What's more, its V-Class bracing, which includes a relief route, not only boosts volume evenly across the tonal spectrum but also increases sustain and improves the guitar's natural intonation by creating a more synergistic response from its soundboard.





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A glorious tonewood cocktail





The 50th Anniversary 314ce's time-proven Sitka spruce top, which has been meticulously torrefied for enhanced tone, gives you cannon-like projection with just the right amount of sparkle. This acoustic-electric guitar's sapele back and sides also give it a warm and mellow quality, similar to that of mahogany, for a full and balanced tone. Sweetwater guitarists agree that the sapele's finish feels good in the hands and looks great under stage lights.





Natural, dynamic plugged-in tone





When you hit the stage with the 50th Anniversary 314ce, you'll be grateful for its natural-sounding Expression System 2 (ES2) electronics. This top-quality system showcases a 3-section proprietary pickup located behind the guitar's saddle for clear and accurate sound reproduction. A master volume control and a pair of tone controls permit you to tweak your sound and output from the stage, and a discrete phase switch supplies you with onboard feedback suppression ? a must-have feature for every amplified application.





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Taylor 314ce 50th Anniversary Grand Auditorium Features:


Torrefied Sitka spruce top exhibits a bell-like sparkle and incredible dynamic range


Solid sapele back and sides add a warm, full-bodied character to the guitar's overall sonic profile


Grand Auditorium body style delivers exceptional high-end response


V-Class bracing with relief rout boosts volume evenly across the tonal spectrum, increases sustain, and improves intonation


Venetian cutaway gives easy access to higher frets


Ebony fingerboard is fast and articulate


Expression System 2 (ES2) electronics provide natural sound reproduction and a full dynamic response


Spotlight-stealing gloss finish with black binding, black-and-white purfling, and a 3-ring rosette


Head-turning gemstone, Italian acrylic, and faux pearl fingerboard and headstock inlays