{"product_id":"114ce-special-edition","title":"Taylor 114ce Special Edition Grand Auditorium Acoustic-Electric Guitar Natural Gloss","description":"\u003ch2\u003eTaylor's Grand Auditorium, Dressed Up and Ready to Play\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome guitars just check every box without making a fuss about it. The Taylor 114ce Special Edition is that guitar. It's part of Taylor's workhorse 100 Series, but the Special Edition treatment gives it a few upgrades that make it stand apart — a full gloss finish that lets the walnut grain breathe, a solid Sitka spruce top, and Taylor's ES2 pickup system wired in and ready when you need it. Whether you pick it up for a quiet evening at home or walk it onto a stage, it's built to handle both without complaint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Grand Auditorium body shape is Taylor's signature contribution to acoustic guitar design — wide enough to project well, narrow enough at the waist to sit comfortably whether you're standing or sitting. It responds beautifully to light fingerpicking and holds together under a firm strum, which makes it genuinely useful across a wide range of playing styles and settings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis one is a particularly good fit if you want a guitar that plays well right out of the case, has real tonal character from the tonewoods, and can plug in without sounding like an afterthought.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eSolid Sitka Spruce Top with Layered Walnut Back and Sides\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe solid Sitka spruce top is the acoustic engine here. Sitka is the most common top wood in modern acoustic guitars for good reason — it blends stiffness and flexibility in a way that produces a broad dynamic range with crisp, clear articulation. Whether you play softly or dig in hard, the top responds proportionally, giving you real control over your dynamics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe layered walnut back and sides bring something a little different from the usual mahogany or sapele. Walnut sits tonally between those two extremes — focused in the midrange, with a controlled low end and a brightness that lends definition to chord voicings. The layered construction also makes the guitar more resistant to humidity and temperature swings than a solid back would be, which is a practical advantage if your guitar travels with you or lives somewhere with variable conditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe all-gloss body finish lets the walnut grain and natural color show through beautifully — a step up from the standard matte finish on the regular 114ce, and a big part of what makes this Special Edition feel like a more elevated instrument.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eTaylor's Neck and Fretboard: Built for Easy Playing\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe hard rock maple neck on the 114ce Special Edition is one of the underappreciated highlights of this guitar. Maple necks are stable, stiff, and contribute a touch of brightness and snap to the overall tone. The slim Taylor neck profile is designed for accessibility — it's not a chunky vintage C-shape or a thin shredder profile, but a balanced, comfortable carve that works well for a wide range of hand sizes and playing approaches.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 1-11\/16\" nut width gives you enough room for clean chord shapes without stretching, and the 25-1\/2\" scale length keeps the strings at a firm, responsive tension that translates well for strumming and fingerpicking alike. Up top, the West African Crelicam ebony fretboard is smooth and fast, with 20 accessible frets and a Venetian cutaway that opens up the upper register beyond the 14th fret when you need it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eTaylor ES2 Electronics\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTaylor's Expression System 2 is a behind-the-saddle pickup design that sets itself apart by not sitting under the saddle. Because the saddle makes full contact with the bridge without a piezo element in the way, more of the guitar's natural resonance transfers through — and the three individually positioned and calibrated sensors capture that energy with a level of nuance that typical undersaddle pickups often miss.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe result is a plugged-in tone that actually sounds like your guitar, not a generic acoustic approximation. The onboard bass, mid, and treble controls let you dial in your sound for the room or the PA without fussing with a separate preamp. On stage through a PA, into an acoustic amp, or straight into a recording interface — the ES2 handles it cleanly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eProduct Features:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTop:\u003c\/strong\u003e Solid Sitka spruce with gloss finish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBack and Sides:\u003c\/strong\u003e Layered walnut with matte finish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBody Shape:\u003c\/strong\u003e Grand Auditorium with Venetian cutaway\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNeck:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hard rock maple with slim Taylor neck profile\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFretboard:\u003c\/strong\u003e West African Crelicam ebony, 20 frets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eScale Length:\u003c\/strong\u003e 25-1\/2\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNut Width:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1-11\/16\" with Nubone nut\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBracing:\u003c\/strong\u003e Forward-shifted pattern\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eElectronics:\u003c\/strong\u003e Taylor Expression System 2 (ES2) behind-the-saddle pickup with onboard bass\/mid\/treble controls\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTuners:\u003c\/strong\u003e Chrome standard tuners\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFinish:\u003c\/strong\u003e All-gloss body (Natural), matte neck\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAppointments:\u003c\/strong\u003e Black binding, black pickguard, 3-ring rosette, ebony bridge and headstock overlay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrand:\u003c\/strong\u003e Taylor\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eModel:\u003c\/strong\u003e 114ce Special Edition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSKU:\u003c\/strong\u003e H104002111007931732-R0168\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSince 1872, C.A. 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