TAYLOR 114 E

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Like the 200 Series, the sapele 100 Series incorporates layered back and sides, which offer extra resilience to fluctuating climate conditions, and a slightly narrower 1 11/16-inch neck. It’s one of the best full-size guitars you’ll find for the money, especially with the availability of Taylor’s ES-T® pickup. It makes a viable performance tool, a great entry-level guitar, or a second utility guitar for alternate tunings.

Shape                                           Grand Auditorium


Number of Strings                    6


Back/Side Wood                       Layered Sapele


Scale length                                25-1/2″


Top Wood                                   Sitka Spruce


Body Length                                20″


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Body Width                                  16″


Body Depth                                  4 5/8″


Nut & Saddle                                Nubone Nut/Tusq Saddle


Neck Width                                   1-11/16″


Neck/Heel                                     Sapele


Bracing                                           Forward Shifted Pattern


Fretboard Wood                           Ebony


Fretboard Inlay                             6mm Dots


Headstock Overlay                       Indian Rosewood


Binding                                           Black


Bridge Inlay                                   None


Bridge Pins                                    Black


Tuners                                             Die-Cast Chrome


Truss Rod Cover                            Black Plastic


Back/Side Finish                           Varnish


Top Finish                                       Varnish


Neck Finish                                     Varnish


Pickguard                                         Tortoise


Case                                                    Gig Bag


Number of Frets                               20


Armrest Binding                              None


Back Config                                       Laminate


Backstrap Wood                               None


Backstrap Finish                              None


Brand of Strings                                Elixir Phosphor Bronze Light


Buttons                                                Chrome


Edge Trim                                            None


Fingerboard Ext                                  None


Fretboard Binding                              None


Heel Cap Binding                                Black


Heel length                                            3-1/2″


Peghead Finish                                     Varnish


Peghead Inlay                                        None


Peghead Binding                                   None


Peghead Logo                                        Taylor Colorcore


Peghead Type                                         Standard


Rosette Mat.                                            Plastic


Rosette Size                                             Three Ring


Stain/Sunburst                                        None


Type of Neck Joint                                  Scarf


Wedge                                                        None


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GRAND AUDITORIUM (GA)

Body Length: 20″ / Body Width: 16″ / Body Depth: 4 5/8″ 

TAYLOR’S SIGNATURE SHAPE EMBODIES THE ULTIMATE ALL-PURPOSE ACOUSTIC.

Our most popular and versatile body shape, the mid-size Grand Auditorium arrived in 1994 bearing refined proportions that fell between a Dreadnought and Grand Concert. While the bigger Dreadnought was traditionally considered a flatpicker’s guitar and the smaller Grand Concert catered to fingerstylists, the GA was designed to deliver on both fronts. The shape produced an original acoustic voice that was big enough to handle medium-strength picking and strumming, yet with impressive balance across the tonal spectrum, especially in the midrange, producing clear, well-defined notes that suited both strumming and fingerstyle playing. The GA’s overall presence tracks well with other instruments both in a studio mix and on stage, and singer-songwriters have embraced its utility both for composing and traveling with one guitar. Many people want a single guitar that can cover a variety of styles, which is why the GA continues to be our bestselling shape. If you want a great all-purpose guitar, the multi-dimensional GA won’t let you down.

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Inside every Taylor guitar is an important source of its unique sound: bracing. Bracing exists to strengthen the top and back of the guitar, while also allowing enough flexibility and vibration to generate tone. Bracing patterns help “voice” a guitar.

Taylor guitars are known for their balanced tonal response, and our bracing plays a role in that. The way that each brace is shaped and positioned on the soundboard contributes detailed nuances that are so critical that even slight alterations of its design, profile or thickness can result in discernable differences in tone.

You’re likely to hear about “scalloped” bracing, which has become fairly standard on steel-string acoustics. Scalloping is a shaping technique that helps lighten the bracing to prevent it from being excessively bulky, which can restrict top movement.

X BRACING

All of Taylor’s bracing for steel-string models is a form of X-bracing. The “X” provides a continuous flow of strength from the upper bout to the lower bout, which provides rigidity in spite of the soundhole’s location in the middle of the soundboard. We currently offer several versions of X bracing:

STANDARD X (USED ON LAMINATE MODELS)

This is Taylor’s original X pattern, featuring scalloped braces. Standard X bracing is used on the Baby, Big Baby, GS Mini, 100 and 200 Series.

STANDARD II (USED ON THE 300-700 SERIES)

This version shifts the X forward (closer to the soundhole) and incorporates Taylor’s patented relief rout (see description below). These refinements enable more of the top to vibrate, enhancing the tone.

ADVANCED PERFORMANCE (USED ON THE 800 SERIES)

As part of Taylor’s 2014 voicing refinements for the 800 Series, the bracing profiles and placement were customized for each body shape to optimize their inherent strengths. The bracing scheme also incorporates side braces, which add rigidity and help maximize top and back movement. The overall effect on all the shapes is greater warmth, midrange and sustain.

CV (USED ON THE 900 SERIES AND UP)

This version incorporates the relief rout and additional refinements, including subtle contouring differences in the scalloping. In general, guitars with CV bracing sound fuller and fatter without giving up articulation. They are also slightly louder.

THE TAYLOR RELIEF ROUT

Our patented relief rout is a tone-enhancing voicing technique in which a groove is carved along the inside edges of the top. This groove is similar in function to the re-curve on a violin — it “loosens up” the edges of the top, generating extra flexibility without sacrificing structural integrity. We first began using this groove in 2002. The result is increased bass and volume with a balanced tone.

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SITKA SPRUCE

Origin: Northwestern North America (Coastal Rainforests of Alaska and Canada)

Used On: Most models

As a guitar soundboard, or top, Sitka spruce is the tonewood standard of the modern era. It’s used on 85-90 percent of the guitars that Taylor makes. Its combination of strength and elasticity translates into a broad dynamic range, yielding crisp articulation and allowing for everything from aggressive strumming and flatpicking to fingerpicking. Sitka spruce is Bob Taylor’s personal favorite for an all-around great guitar.

Goes Well With: All styles of guitars and players.

LAYERED SAPELE

Used On: The 100 Series, GS Mini, Baby, Big Baby

While the rich tones of solid wood remain unmatched, a layered wood construction can yield great sound in a beautiful, durable and affordable instrument. Such is the case with layered sapele, in which we use interior and exterior veneers of sapele with a core layer of poplar between them. One of the benefits of layered wood for guitars is extra resilience in the face of fluctuating humidity conditions. This comes in handy for guitars like the GS Mini and Baby Taylor models, which are travel-friendly guitars that may be more directly exposed to different environments. All Taylor layered-wood models feature a solid wood top to optimize the tonal response.

 

 

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THE ES-T®

The ES-T® is a single-source, under-saddle transducer with individual elements for each string. It features an onboard preamp and the same active controls found on the full ES. Featuring a custom-voiced EQ and dynamic response, the system is powered by a 9-volt battery, with a battery life LED power indicator (which is lit when the battery is being used). The pickup also has a Phase switch for feedback control, which is located on the preamp board inside the soundhole. Available on the 100 and 200 Series.

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