Taylor Gold Label 814e Super Auditorium Acoustic-Electric Guitar, Sitka Spruce/Honduran Rosewood, Natural

Always in the pursuit of acoustic excellence, California's finest brings us the Taylor Guitars Gold Label 814e. This guitar marks a truly innovative step for Taylor as they return to the drawing board with a new series, body shape, and set of principles for design. The Gold Label 814e starts out with a groundbreaking body shape. This shape, the Super Auditorium, was fashioned from the beginning by Taylor Guitars Master Builder Andy Powers and alludes to the classic form of the Taylor Grand Auditorium shape. With a larger lower bout and a bold sound to play with right off the bat, this new Taylor specialty touches down for an impactful first impression. Bringing this body together, Taylor decided to utilize two distinct tonewoods. The top of this Super Auditorium is comprised of torrefied Sitka spruce. Torrefaction, a process in which tonewoods are heat-treated to bake out imperfections, improve tonal balance, and impart a more lived-in character to the wood, is a special treatment you