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Taylor Legacy 514ce
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A new series to honour Taylor's history
We are pleased to present the new Taylor Legacy Collection featuring five acoustic models that honour Taylor's long company history. Three of them are reworked rosewood/spruce models from the iconic 800 Series, which trace back to some of Bob Taylor's earliest guitars. The other two put Bob's flagship, the Grand Auditorium body, at the centre — the shape that defined the modern Taylor sound. These two models are based on guitars from the 500 Series and 700 Series. Inspired by Bob's original instruments, these retro models reflect the full breadth of Taylor Guitars' history by combining fundamental design elements with the key developments that followed.
Key features of the Legacy 514ce
The Legacy 514ce, originally conceived as part of Taylor's 50th Anniversary models, is a tribute to the Grand Auditorium body shape — a true Bob Taylor original that has redefined the sound, look and feel of acoustic guitars since its debut in 1994. This exclusive model in the Legacy Collection features a tonewood pairing not found in Taylor's standard line: back and sides of mahogany with a Western Red Cedar top. With its punchy midrange and dry, woody character, mahogany is perfectly suited to unfold with the warmth and soft attack of cedar — particularly appealing for fingerstyle players and strummers with a lighter touch. The Legacy 514ce is fitted with X-Bracing, which Bob Taylor used in the first Grand Auditorium models over three decades ago. The acoustic guitar also features Taylor's characteristic slim, easy-to-play neck profile, which will delight both traditionalists and modern-oriented players.
The appointments reflect Bob's preferred understated aesthetic: binding and a tortoise-pattern pickguard, white and black edge trim, Small Diamond fretboard inlays in mother-of-pearl, a three-ring rosette of green abalone shell, ebony bridge pins with green abalone dots, gold Taylor tuning machines and a gloss-finished body with a satin neck finish. This model is equipped with the LR Baggs Element VTC electronics with soundhole-mounted controls and is supplied with a deluxe hardshell case.
Features
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Fretboard: Ebony
Hard surface, clear tones, durable. -
Back / Sides: Mahogany
Warm tone, full sustain -
Saddle width search: Middle (43 - 46 mm)
Saddle width 43-46 mm for balanced playability. -
Top: Cedar
Soft, warm tone with emphasized mids, good dynamics and sustain. -
Neck: Mahogany
Rich tone, increased sustain.
- Legacy Collection
- Strings: 6 string
- Country of origin: USA
- Strings thickness ex factory: .012 - .053
- Factory Stringing: D'Addario XS Phosphor Bronze
- Body shape: Grand Auditorium
- Construction / Acoustic: Solid
- Top Bracing: X-Bracing mit Relief Rout
- Scale Length: 25,5" (648 mm)
- Cutaway: yes
- Top: Cedar
- Back / Sides: Mahogany
- Rosette: 3-Ring Green Abalone
- Binding: Tortoise
- Bridge: Ebony
- Saddle/Cross piece inlay: White TUSQ Nut, White Micarta Saddle
- Body finish: High Gloss
- Neck: Neo-tropical Mahogany
- Neck Mount: Taylor Neck
- Neck Profile: Standard Carve
- Neck finish: High Gloss
- Fretboard: Ebony
- Fretboard radius: 16" (406.4 mm)
- Fretboard Inlays: Mother-of-Pearl Large Non-Engraved Diamonds
- Nut width: 44,45 mm (1 3/4")
- Fret size: Standard
- Fret material: Nickel silver
- Frets: 20
- Headstock: Mahogany with ebony veneer and mother-of-pearl Taylor logot
- Tuning Machines: Taylor Gold
- Translation: 1:18
- Pickguard: Tortoise
- Bridge-Pins: Ebony
- Pickup Details: L.R. Baggs Element VTC
- Pre-amp system: L.R. Baggs Element VTC
- Controls: 1x volume, 1x tone
- Color/ Finish: Natural
- Finish: Polyester
- Finish: High Gloss
- Includes: Hardcase
Guitars of the past for guitarists of today
Bob Taylor in conversation
Join Bob Taylor and Jim Kirlin, Taylor Guitars' Editorial Director, in their conversation about the inspiration behind the Legacy Collection. Learn more about the Legacy Collection models and how the guitars of the past were reimagined for guitarists of today.
About Taylor Guitars
Taylor Guitars stands for top-class acoustic guitars . High-quality materials and the best workmanship ensure the legendary Taylor sound, which also inspires stars like Taylor Swift , Prince and Jason Mraz and is just as at home on every stage in the world as it is in your own living room. We have over 60 Taylor models ready to play in our Taylor flagship stores at any time in our branches in Walldorf and Frankfurt. A broad cross-section of Taylor's guitar building art awaits you here: starting with the simple entry-level models such as the Taylor GS Mini and Baby Taylor travel guitars or the Taylor Swift Signature , through the various mid-range models such as the 100 series acoustic guitars , to the very high-quality instruments in the high-end range. Class area . You can find our entire Taylor range with almost 100 items online. Here you can find out about specifications and availability in advance. In addition, you can contact us at any time via taylor(at) session.de with your concerns and questions about Taylor . The Taylor Flagship Store is particularly dedicated to guitars from the exclusive range, as well as handcrafted custom shop models, one-off custom-made products and premium instruments - all in all, high-quality and individual instruments that you can't get everywhere.
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