Taylor Builders Edition 814ce Blacktop with Hard Shell Case

The Taylor Builders Edition 814ce Blacktop – Premium V-Class Performance Meets Elegant Design

Builder’s Edition craftsmanship for enhanced playability

The Taylor Builders Edition 814ce Blacktop elevates one of Taylor’s most beloved models with a suite of comfort-focused enhancements and striking aesthetics. At its core is the classic Grand Auditorium body, offering exceptional tonal balance and dynamic range, now paired with the modern feel of a beveled armrest, contoured cutaway, and chamfered body edges. These elements come together for an effortless playing experience, whether you’re strumming full chords or exploring the upper register with intricate fingerstyle work.

Solid tonewoods for rich, expressive acoustic tone

This Builder’s Edition model features a solid Adirondack spruce top paired with solid Indian rosewood back and sides—an iconic tonewood combination prized for its broad frequency response and piano-like articulation. Adirondack spruce is known for its strength and headroom, offering exceptional projection and responsiveness, while the rosewood body adds warmth and harmonic complexity. It’s a versatile tonal pairing ideal for players who demand nuance and dynamic control.

V-Class bracing for sustain and tonal precision

Taylor’s innovative V-Class bracing architecture plays a major role in this guitar’s sonic character. By enhancing sustain and improving intonation across the fretboard, V-Class bracing ensures that each note rings out with more authority and consistency. The result is a more musical playing experience—one that helps your melodies stand out in both solo and ensemble settings.

Expression System 2 for natural-sounding amplification

Equipped with Taylor’s proprietary Expression System 2 electronics, the Builders Edition 814ce Blacktop faithfully captures the guitar’s nuanced acoustic voice in live and studio environments. The behind-the-saddle pickup design allows for a dynamic response and organic tone, letting your playing style come through with clarity and subtlety when plugged in.

Aesthetic details and the signature Blacktop finish

Visually, the Builders Edition 814ce stands apart with its ultra-thin matte black top, which offers a bold and sophisticated contrast to the natural rosewood back and sides. The black satin-finished headstock, Gotoh 510 tuners in antique gold, and ebony binding all contribute to a look that is both refined and distinctive. This model also features a mahogany neck and West African Crelicam ebony fretboard, completing the build with premium tonewoods throughout.

Specifications

• Top Wood: Adirondack Spruce

• Back and Side Wood: Indian Rosewood

• Neck Wood: Mahogany

• Fingerboard Wood: West African Crelicam Ebony

• Scale Length: 25 1/2 inches

• Nut Width: 1 3/4 inches

• Body Shape: Grand Auditorium

• Electronics: Expression System 2

• Cutaway: Beveled

• Case: Taylor Deluxe Hardshell Case

This acoustic-electric guitar ships fully insured with signature required.