Taylor 414CE Studio Grand Auditorium Acoustic Electric Guitar - Sunburst

Explore the 414ce Studio Special today — exclusively at Sadek Music! Taylor continues its rich tradition of forward-thinking construction, performance, and elegance with the 414ce Studio Special. This modified take on the 414ce retains the same rosewood back and sides but introduces a torrefied spruce top for a lighter instrument and a warmer overall tone. Gigging acoustic guitar players at Sweetwater are quick to point out the slightly darker sound and how quickly they can dial in their preferred stage tone. Chambered edges with black and white purfling outline the perimeter of the top to add a subtle but sleek look. Add Taylor’s V-Class bracing for extra volume, punch, and tuning stability with proprietary Expression System 2 (ES-2) electronics, and you have a well-rounded guitar that plays great, looks even better, and sounds as beautiful as a naturally aged instrument.

Torrefied top delivers warmth and power

The 414ce Studio Special offers the same punch and clarity that’s standard from Taylor’s catalog of guitars, but with a touch of warmth due to its torrefied spruce top. Through heating the wood to remove moisture and oils that typically takes years to accomplish naturally, you get a sweeter, more “broken in” sound from a newer guitar that maintains its resiliency. The torrefaction process also reduces weight and produces a slightly darker hue to the wood grain. The 414ce Studio Special looks fresh but sounds closer to an old, well-played favorite instrument.

V-Class bracing: a sonic revelation

Bracing is the internal framework of an acoustic guitar that helps shape its sound. Although X-bracing has been standard in acoustic guitars for over a century, it creates an innate conflict between two key elements of a guitar’s sound: volume and sustain. The guitar’s top (its soundboard) contributes to both. The flexibility of the top generates volume (projection) while its stiffness generates sustain. With X-braced guitar tops, here’s where the tradeoff occurs: when something is made stiffer, its flexibility is reduced (and vice versa). V-Class bracing changes all that. Available now at Sadek Music, Taylor’s innovative V-Class bracing redefines what an acoustic guitar can do. This cutting-edge design allows the guitar top to be both stiff and flexible, enhancing volume and sustain simultaneously. By reinforcing stiffness parallel to the strings, V-Class bracing increases sustain, while the flexible sides allow for the air movement needed for powerful projection — it’s truly the best of both worlds. Beyond tone and volume, this bracing innovation also improves intonation, helping your notes sound more in tune with each other. Whether you're strumming or fingerpicking, you'll experience a more harmonious, dynamic response, allowing chords to ring out with rich, cohesive clarity. Discover the sonic magic of V-Class bracing with select Taylor models at Sadek Music.

Grand Auditorium body style delivers exceptional presence

Taylor’s beloved Grand Auditorium body style, featured on the 414ce Studio Special, employs the width and depth of a dreadnought but with a narrower waist, which gives Grand Auditorium-bodied acoustic guitars a sleeker look with more treble zing. The 414ce Studio Special’s rosewood body projects extended warmth and depth that complement the torrefied spruce top nicely.

Taylor Expression System 2 electronics deliver superior sound onstage

Acoustic-based artists who prefer plugging in will appreciate the natural-sounding Taylor ES2 electronics onboard the 414ce Studio Special. At the heart of the ES2 is a precisely calibrated pickup located behind the saddle, ensuring responsive and accurate sound capture with an enhanced dynamic range. On the body, three soft-touch control knobs ensure simple management over volume, treble, and bass output for essential fine-tuning, and a built-in phase switch on the preamp supplies an easy fix to live frequency feedback. Whether you're in the studio or on stage, the 414ce Studio Special gives you clear, vibrant tone — and you can find it now at Sadek Music.

Taylor 414ce Studio Special Edition Features:

Torrefied spruce top produces a warmer, broken-in sound without losing punch and articulation

V-Class bracing optimizes volume, sustain, and tonal balance

Rosewood back and sides exhibit enhanced warmth, depth, and clarity

Neo-tropical mahogany neck plays comfortably with a smooth feel

Ebony fingerboard provides phenomenal articulation

Taylor nickel tuners are built stage rugged and studio precise

Taylor ES2 electronics provide natural tone and dynamics for the stage