Taylor 314ce Studio Natural

Steel-String Guitar with Pickup

Style: Grand Auditorium with cutaway
Top: solid torrefied sitka spruce
V-Class bracing
Back and sides: Solid Sapele
Neck: Mahogany
Fingerboard: Ebony
Fingerboard inlays: 4 mm acrylic dots
Black 3-ring rosette
Top edge trim: black and white
Scale: 648 mm (25 1/2" )
Nut width: 43 mm (1 11/16’)
20 Frets
Pickup: Taylor ES2
Tortoise pickguard
Taylor nickel machine heads
Colour: Natural, high-gloss
Includes Taylor structured gig bag
Made in USA

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Available since December 2024
Item number 605127
Sales Unit 1 piece(s)
Design Grand Auditorium
Top Solid Spruce
Back And Sides Sapele
Cutaway Yes
Fretboard Ebony
Nut width in mm 43,00 mm
Frets 20
Pickups Yes
Colour High Gloss
Case No
Incl. Gigbag Yes

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Crystal Clear Tone and Flawless Build, But Mind the Highs

Brait 05.05.2026

Introduction & Rationale
The Taylor 314ce Studio is an absolute beast in terms of build quality and playability. I’ve been using it for a while now, and the Grand Auditorium body shape is perfect—it sits comfortably and delivers that signature Taylor punch. It’s a professional-grade tool that feels like it’s built to last a lifetime.

Sound & Electronics
The acoustic sound is balanced and resonant, but there is one thing to be aware of when plugging in: the ES2 pickup system is very bright-sounding. It has a lot of "zing" and high-end definition. In fact, to get the warm, natural tone I prefer for my sets, I find that I have to keep the Treble knob turned all the way down on the guitar’s preamp. Once you roll that high-end off, the sound becomes much more manageable and sits beautifully in a mix, but out of the box, it definitely leans toward the sharp side.

Conclusion
Overall, this is a top-tier guitar. The craftsmanship is flawless, and it plays like a dream. Just be prepared to tweak your EQ settings—specifically that treble dial—if you want to avoid a piercing sound when playing through a PA or an amp. Once you dial it in, it’s easily one of the best-sounding guitars in its class.

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