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Taylor 514ce Urban Ironbark Grand Auditorium Acoustic/Electric Guitar with Hardshell Case

   
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Taylor has a long history of introducing compelling new tonewood flavors to the world, and we’re
as excited as we’ve ever been to debut a stunning new entry — red ironbark — as the new featured
tonewood of our reimagined 500 Series. (Sourced in Southern California through our urban wood
initiative, we’re calling the wood Urban Ironbark.) After exploring and falling in love with its acoustic
properties, master builder Andy Powers has paired ironbark back and sides with a torrefied spruce
top and deployed a new voicing recipe — shaped by our V-Class bracing — to bring another uniquely
enticing tone profile to the Taylor line.
The Tone: Imagine the sonic depth and richness of Indian rosewood pushed to another level. Red
Ironbark’s hardness and density are comparable to ebony, and together with a roasted spruce top,
produce a sound that’s loud, muscular and sweet, with piano-like fidelity, complexity and depth across
the entire frequency spectrum. Notes jump out of the guitar, producing a natural amplifying effect that
will fill a room with sound. Any player who appreciates the sonic virtues and versatility of our flagship
rosewood/spruce 814ce will love the Grand Auditorium 514ce, while the other new 500 Series
entry, the Grand Concert 512ce, also produces remarkable volume and dynamic range, blending the
responsiveness of a smaller body with bold projection that also makes it an inspiring strummer.
Appointments: In a nod to the classic heritage of Taylor’s 500 Series, the new appointment package
preserves a traditional aesthetic, updated with subtle decorative touches to complement the new
wood pairing. The back and sides feature a stain that deepens ironbark’s natural reddish and golden-
brown hues. The body and neck also feature a lightly shaded edgeburst, with a gloss-finish body
and satin-finish neck. Other details include new Aerial inlays in Italian acrylic, faux tortoise binding
and pickguard, a single-ring abalone rosette with maple and black purfling, and Taylor nickel tuners.
Both models feature a Venetian cutaway and onboard ES2 electronics and ship with a Taylor deluxe
hardshell case.