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214E - Grand Auditorium Spruce/Laminate Rosewood Acoustic Electric

SKU: # 263846   |   Model: # 214E RW   |    Product Reviews8 Reviews  Write a Review

214E - Grand Auditorium Spruce/Laminate Rosewood Acoustic Electric
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The appealing tones and subtle nuances of a solid Sitka spruce top and Indian rosewood laminate backs and sides are amplified with clarity and warmth, thanks to Taylor's Under-Saddle Transducer (UST) pickup.

A modestly priced, solid-wood guitar with tonal qualities and resonance approaching that of a premium acoustic guitar -- an incredible value.

Features
In the 200 Series, solid sapele adds depth to the sparkle of a Sitka top, filling in a full range of tonal possibilities.

Grand Auditorium -- Taylor's Grand Auditorium combines the width and depth of a dreadnought with a narrower waist. Its sleek design yields a strong treble zing across the tonal spectrum and sharpens the definition of individual notes. The Grand Auditorium is a strong fingerpicking guitar that also adapts well to medium strumming.

Varnish -- A durable varnish finish offers protection, good looks, and a smooth feel to the touch.

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Closest Store   Abbotsford, British Columbia
Mexico 2014 Model Love this guitar
Posted by Shane on Sep 19, 2020
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Beautiful sound 0 of 0 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store   Edmonton North, Alberta
This guitar is a very bright, loud sounding guitar. It's also comfortable to play and the price is reasonable. Love this guitar. Was really close to buying it today. Maybe some other day. I played this at a music store
Posted by Keenan on Feb 25, 2015
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Not worthy 2 of 4 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store   Abbotsford, British Columbia
The description is wrong. This is NOT a solid wood guitar. Back and sides are laminate. Taylor makes great but overpriced guitars. $1,000 for a non-solid guitar with cheap/basic finishing is a rip-off.
Posted by Dr. N on Nov 22, 2014
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214 Grand Auditorium Review - Awesome! 1 of 2 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store   Toronto (Bloor St.), Ontario
Wonderful sound. Brilliant cosmetics, Taylor doesn't miss anything with their craftsmanship. I play mostly sitting down, and the instrument is extremely comfortable on the knee. Under 1000$ no acoustic compares to the 214G, I played through them all and the only acoustic I would consider to be a significant step up from the 214G is the Martin D28, but costing $1350 more. The elixir strings don't do the instrument justice, tried over 10 strings and the John Pearse strings made the guitar sing. The 214G is a must try! :)
Posted by Sergei on May 9, 2012
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Closest Store   Brampton, Ontario
Bought the non-electric version and installed a LR Baggs M1 pick up. WOW! The sound of this guitar is fantastic. Acoustic or electric. I originally went in to buy a Martin, but couldn't let go of this one. Excellent craftsmanship. Excellent sound. Excellent playability. Worth every penny!
Posted by Sleepin' Strings Dave on Mar 13, 2012
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214E Grand Auditorium Review 0 of 0 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store   St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Bought this guitar new last year from L & M in St. John's NL. Gotta say coming from a classical guitar background this is the very easy guitar to play with an awesome acoustic sound which can bury many other acoustic guitars that are amplified. This guitar is great for finger picking and strumming and blends really well with other guitar brands and you definitely can pick out the clean guitar sound when accompanying other instruments. I use this guitar with a Marchall AS50D amp and the sound is great. I can only imagine how good the higher end series Taylor guitars must sound.
Posted by anonymous on Feb 13, 2012
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AMAZING 1 of 1 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store   Toronto (Bloor St.), Ontario
I just bought this guitar a few days ago, and It's got such beautiful sound! Looks great too :) Definitely worth the money!
Posted by anonymous on Dec 28, 2011
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Closest Store   Saint John, New Brunswick
my first guitar and it rocks
Posted by anonymous on Mar 26, 2010
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