50th Anniversary Collection

Celebrating five decades of guitar-making with special, limited-edition models crafted to showcase top-tier tonewoods, exquisite appointments, exacting craftsmanship and the innovative spirit that defines Taylor Guitar's legacy.

Crafted with hand-friendly design features, an inspiring tonewood pairing and a suite of celebratory appointments, the 50th Anniversary Builder’s Edition 314ce LTD offers exceptional comfort, playability, tone and aesthetics. This ultra-refined version of one of the best-selling U.S.-made acoustics boasts a bevy of comfort-enhancing features: a beveled armrest and cutaway, chamfered body edges and a contoured Curve Wing bridge. Urban Ash back and sides, responsibly sourced from Southern California, produce midrange power and balance akin to high-quality Honduran mahogany. Its solid Sitka spruce top offers a warm, punchy midrange, crisp trebles and impressive low-end presence. The body, which sports a firestripe pickguard, is finished with a vintage-vibed Kona burst and our smooth Silent Satin sheen. Like other 50th Anniversary Collection guitars, this versatile cutaway Grand Auditorium features a commemorative label inside, ebony bridge pins with gold acrylic dots and premium Gotoh 510 antique gold tuners. It comes with ES2 electronics and ships in a Taylor deluxe hardshell case.

FEATURES

Grand Auditorium

Taylor’s signature shape embodies the ultimate all-purpose acoustic.

Urban Ash

Sourced from city trees in need of removal, Urban Ash produces midrange power and balance comparable to Honduran mahogany.

Sitka Spruce

The soundboard choice for most guitars, Sitka spruce produces a broad dynamic range and accommodates a versatile range of playing styles.

Expression System® 2

The Expression System® 2 captures more of a guitar’s dynamic properties using a breakthrough behind-the-saddle design.

Beveled Cutaway

Our beveled cutaway design provides a more player-friendly feel for guitarists who utilize every inch of the fretboard. It features a compound design with a smoothened edge along the corner of the body between the end of the cutaway and the neck heel, providing a more comfortable feel for the fretting hand.

V-Class Bracing

Our patented V-Class bracing is a revolutionary new pattern — a new sonic engine — that marks a major shift away from traditional steel-string bracing patterns.

SPECIFICATIONS

BODY

•     Top Wood Sitka Spruce
•     Rosette Faux Pearl Single Ring
•     Back Configuration 2-piece No Wedge
•     Body Binding No Binding; Chamfered Edges
•     Armrest Beveled Neo-tropical Mahogany
•     Top Finish Silent Satin
•     Back/Side Finish Silent Satin

NECK

•     Neck Wood Neo-Tropical Mahogany
•     Fretboard Wood West African Crelicam Ebony
•     Neck Profile Standard Carve
•     Fretboard Inlay Faux Pearl Compass
•     Fretboard Binding West African Crelicam Ebony
•     Neck Finish Satin

PEGHEAD

•     Nut Width 1-3/4"
•     Peghead Veneer Wood West African Crelicam Ebony
•     Scale Length 25-1/2"
•     Peghead Inlay Faux Pearl Compass
•     Peghead Type Paddle
•     Peghead Binding None
•     Peghead Finish Satin

OTHER

•     Bridge West African Crelicam Ebony
•     Nut & Saddle Black Tusq Nut, Micarta Saddle
•     Bridge Pins Crelicam Ebony with Gold Acrylic Dot
•     Strings D'Addario XS Coated Phosphor Bronze Light (.012 - .053)
•     Pickguard Firestripe
•     Tuners Gotoh 510 Antique Gold with Antique Gold Buttons
•     Strap Pin Black
•     End Pin Black