One of the distinctive traits of maple as a tonewood is its sonic transparency, which makes it wonderfully player-reflective. On this maple/spruce 614ce, a torrefied (specially roasted) Sitka spruce top and our tone-enhancing V-Class bracing take that natural versatility to a whole new level. Whatever the player brings to the guitar comes through—it can be played to sound warm or bright. The roasting process for the top elicits a more played-in tone, and together with the V-Class bracing gives the player a more expressive tool in the form of increased dynamic range, greater projection, longer sustaining notes, and more harmonic agreement with chords up the entire fretboard. The 614ce also stands out as one of the most touch-sensitive models in the entire Taylor acoustic line. Whether you play fingerstyle arrangements or strum in alternate tunings, whatever your preferred musical style, this guitar pays musical dividends on what you put into it. Aesthetic touches include a hand-rubbed Brown Sugar stain that highlights the rich figure of the maple back and sides, along with ebony binding, a paua abalone rosette trimmed with ebony and ivoroid, and our Wings fretboard and peghead inlays in grained ivoroid. The guitar ships with ES2 electronics in a deluxe hardshell case. Highlights Scale Length: 25-1/2" Nut & Saddle: Black Graphite, Micarta saddle Bracing: V-Class Truss Rod Cover: West African Crelicam Ebony Pickguard: Macassar Ebony Number of Frets: 20 Tuners: Taylor Nickel Case: Taylor Deluxe Hardshell Brown Brand of Strings: Elixir Phosphor Bronze Light Body Length: 20" Body Width: 16" Body Depth: 4 5/8" Body Binding/Edge Treatment: West African Crelicam Ebony Top Finish: Gloss 4.5 Back Config: 2 or 3 piece Backstrap Finish: Gloss Rosette Size: 2014 800 Series Bridge Inlay: None Back/Side Finish: Gloss 4.5 Armrest Binding: None Backstrap Wood: Match Binding Rosette Mat.: Ebony/Ivoroid/Paua/Ivoroid/Ebony Stain/Sunburst: Brown Sugar Wedge: None Armrest: no Neck Neck Width: 1-3/4" Fretboard Inlay: Grained Ivoroid Wings Fretboard Binding/Edge Treatment: West African Crelicam Ebony Heel Cap Binding: West African Crelicam Ebony Type of Neck Joint: Taylor Neck Neck/Heel: Tropical Mahogany Fretboard Wood: West African Crelicam Ebony Neck Finish: Satin Heel Length: 3-1/2" Peghead Peghead Finish: Gloss Peghead Binding: None Peghead Type: Standard Peghead Purfling: Ivoroid Headstock Overlay: West African Crelicam Ebony Peghead Inlay: Grained Ivoroid Wings Peghead Logo: Grained Ivoroid Other Bridge Pins: West African Crelicam Ebony Buttons: Nickel Fingerboard Ext: None Edge Trim: None *Models are subject to change without notice