Taylor Guitars 100 Series Grand Auditorium Cutaway Acoustic/Electric Guitar - Natural 114CE

Taylor 114ce Grand Auditorium Acoustic-Electric Guitar — Natural

Some guitars make you work for a great tone. The Taylor 114ce is not one of them. From the first chord, it delivers — open, balanced, and alive in a way that makes you want to keep playing. This is Taylor's Grand Auditorium at its most accessible, and it's no coincidence that it's become one of the most trusted acoustics in its price range.

The Shape That Does Everything

The Grand Auditorium body is Taylor's signature all-rounder — wider and deeper than a concert guitar, but with a narrower waist than a dreadnought that sharpens note definition and gives the whole instrument a more refined, responsive feel. Strum hard and it fills a room. Fingerpick softly and every note speaks with clarity. It's equally at home on a living room couch, a rehearsal stage, or in front of a microphone. Few body shapes handle that range of demand this well.

Tonewoods That Pull Their Weight

The solid torrefied Sitka spruce top has been heat-roasted to accelerate the natural aging process — removing moisture, deepening the grain, and coaxing out a warmth and sweetness that typically takes decades to develop on its own. Layered sapele back and sides anchor the sound with a focused, punchy midrange and the kind of structural toughness that holds up in real-world conditions. Taylor's advanced C-Class bracing with relief rout pushes that further, adding extra volume, longer sustain, and improved low-end presence beneath the hood.

Play-All-Day Comfort

Taylor's Standard Carve maple neck and 1-11/16" nut width hit a sweet spot — slim enough for easy chord transitions, wide enough for clean fingerstyle work. The West African Crelicam ebony fingerboard adds a precise, smooth playing surface, and the Venetian cutaway means the upper frets are never out of reach. At 25-1/2" scale, it plays with the kind of effortless tension that keeps your hand relaxed through a long set.

Plug In and Sound Like Yourself

Taylor's ES2 electronics sit behind the saddle — not under it — picking up tone where the guitar actually resonates. The result is an amplified sound that stays true to the guitar's natural voice without the quack or brittleness that plagues lesser pickup systems. Three individual piezo sensors paired with Taylor's custom preamp give you dynamic range and expressiveness that holds up on any stage.

Includes: Taylor structured gig bag

Specs at a Glance:

• Body: Grand Auditorium with Venetian Cutaway
• Top: Solid Torrefied Sitka Spruce (Matte)
• Back & Sides: Layered Sapele
• Neck: Hard Rock Maple — Standard Carve
• Fingerboard: West African Crelicam Ebony
• Nut Width: 1-11/16"
• Scale Length: 25-1/2"
• Bracing: C-Class with Relief Rout
• Electronics: Taylor Expression System 2 (ES2)
• Finish: Natural Matte