Experience premium tone, performance, and style with the Taylor 414ce Studio Acoustic-electric Guitar, a beautifully crafted instrument designed for serious players and stage-ready professionals. Featuring a torrefied Sitka spruce top and East Indian rosewood back and sides, this model brings out warm, broken-in tones with exceptional clarity and projection. Now available at Irvine Art and Music, your trusted source for professional-grade instruments in Southern California.

Refined Tone with a Torrefied Spruce Top

The 414ce Studio takes Taylor’s classic tonewood pairing of rosewood and spruce to the next level with a torrefied (thermally treated) Sitka spruce top. This unique process mimics natural aging by removing moisture and oils, giving you a lighter top with enhanced resonance, warmth, and a “played-in” sound right out of the box. Players will appreciate the focused midrange, articulate highs, and slightly darker character that’s perfect for both live and studio performance.

Taylor’s Revolutionary V-Class Bracing

Inside the body, Taylor’s innovative V-Class bracing offers more than just structural integrity — it changes how the guitar responds to your touch. Unlike traditional X-bracing, V-Class bracing improves volume, sustain, and intonation all at once. That means chords sound more in tune across the fretboard, and every note rings out with clarity and balance. Whether fingerpicking or strumming, the 414ce Studio delivers an open, harmonious tone ideal for modern acoustic expression.

Grand Auditorium Body Style

Designed with Taylor’s iconic Grand Auditorium shape, the 414ce Studio blends the low-end richness of a dreadnought with a refined waist that enhances comfort and tonal balance. The body’s shape is versatile enough for light fingerstyle playing or aggressive strumming, making it an excellent choice for singer-songwriters and gigging guitarists alike.

Premium Electronics for the Stage

The onboard Taylor Expression System 2 (ES2) ensures your live sound is as vibrant as your unplugged tone. With three precisely placed sensors behind the saddle, the ES2 captures dynamic nuances for a natural, high-fidelity sound. Easily shape your tone using the soft-touch knobs for volume, treble, and bass, and control feedback with the integrated phase switch — perfect for live venues and recording sessions.

High-End Playability and Build Quality

From its neo-tropical mahogany neck to its smooth ebony fretboard, every detail of the Taylor 414ce Studio is built with professional comfort and precision. A black and white purfling detail enhances the understated elegance, while the nickel Taylor tuners offer reliable tuning stability in any performance setting.

Tech Specs

• String Type: Steel
• Number of Strings: 6
• Left-/Right-handed: Right-handed
• Body Shape: 414ce Studio Special Edition Grand Auditorium
• Back & Sides Wood: Solid Indian Rosewood
• Top Wood: Solid Torrefied Sitka Spruce
• Top Finish: Gloss
• Color: Tobacco
• Body Bracing: V-class
• Neck Wood: Neo-Tropical Mahogany
• Neck Finish: Satin
• Neck Shape: Standard Carve
• Radius: 15"
• Fingerboard Material: Crelicam Ebony
• Fingerboard Inlay: Dots
• Number of Frets: 20
• Scale Length: 25.5"
• Nut Width: 1.6875"
• Nut Material: White NuBone
• Saddle Material: White Micarta
• Bridge Material: Crelicam Ebony
• Tuning Machines: Taylor Standard
• Electronics: Taylor ES2 preamp
• Strings: D'Addario XS Coated Light, .012-.053
• Case/Gig Bag: Softshell Case
• Manufacturer Part Number: H407002111008350057