Born With an Old Soul: Modern Engineering Meets 1930s Golden-Era Warmth
Sanctuary Expert Note: The Gold Label 814e is Andy Powers’ vision of what happens when Taylor’s legendary playability and intonation are fused with the acoustic resonance of pre-war vintage flattops. If you love Taylor's effortless feel but want a deeper, woodier, and more muscular low-end bloom, this Super Auditorium model is built for you.
Building upon Bob Taylor’s iconic Grand Auditorium footprint, the Gold Label 814e debuts the all-new non-cutaway Super Auditorium body shape. Designed with slightly wider, longer curves, a hide-glue Fanned V-Class bracing architecture, and a revolutionary glueless Long-Tenon neck joint, it delivers massive acoustic headroom, rounder trebles, and room-filling low-end power.
Tone & Performance Profile:
- Best For: Fingerstyle, Studio Recording, Bluegrass, Worship, and Dynamic Singer-Songwriters.
- Tone Profile: Warm, woody, and open with heavy-bodied trebles, rich midrange projection, and deep bass bloom.
- Compared To: Offers the precision, pitch accuracy, and neck comfort of a modern Taylor 814ce, but with the acoustic weight, broad frequency sweep, and vintage warmth of a 1930s dreadnought or vintage OM.
Key Features & Specifications:
- Body Shape: Super Auditorium (Non-Cutaway)
- Top Wood: Torrefied Sitka Spruce with Gloss Finish
- Back & Sides Wood: Solid Honduran Rosewood (4-Piece Simons Wedge Configuration)
- Bracing Architecture: Fanned V-Class Bracing with Tonal Rout & Hot Hide Glue Assembly
- Neck & Joint: Neo-Tropical Mahogany with New Long-Tenon Neck Joint (Satin Finish)
- Fretboard & Bridge: West African Crelicam Ebony Fretboard with Honduran Rosewood Bridge
- Nut & Scale Length: 1-3/4” Nut Width | 25-1/2” Scale Length
- Inlays & Binding: Mother-of-Pearl Continental Inlays with Grained Ivoroid Body Binding
- Onboard Electronics: Factory-installed LR Baggs Element VTC Pickup System with Soundhole Volume/Treble Controls
- Nut & Saddle: White TUSQ Nut and White Micarta Saddle with Bone Bridge Pins
- Case: Premium British Cocoa Bronco Taylor Deluxe Hardshell Case Included
Photos are of one from our inventory, SN 1204095085, individual color and grain will vary from guitar to guitar.
Number of Strings - 6 String
Orientation - Right Handed
Body Shape - Super Auditorium
Bracing System - Fanned V-Class with Tonal Route
Color - Natural Top, Natural Back/Sides
Electronics - LR Baggs - Element VTC
Case/Bag - Taylor Deluxe Hardshell Brown
Top Wood - Torrefied Spruce
Back/Side Wood - Honduran Rosewood
Rosette - Custom Single Ring, Bound Sound Hole
Back Configuration - 4-Piece, Simons Wedge
Body Binding - Rock Maple
Armrest - .080" Grained Ivoroid, Round Over Edges
Top Finish - Gloss
Back/Side Finish - Gloss
Neck Wood - Neo-Tropical Mahogany
Fretboard Wood - West African Crelicam Ebony
Neck Profile - Standard Carve
Fretboard Inlay - Mother-of-Pearl Continental
Fretboard Binding - West African Crelicam Ebony
Neck Finish - Satin
Nut Width - 1-3/4"
Peghead Veneer Wood - West African Crelicam Ebony
Scale Length - 25-1/2"
Peghead Inlay - Mother-of-Pearl Continental
Peghead Type - Paddle
Peghead Finish - Gloss
Bridge - Honduran Rosewood
Nut & Saddle - White TUSQ Nut, White Micarta Saddle
Bridge Pins - Bone
Strings - D'Addario XS Coated Phosphor Bronze Light (.012 - .053)
Pickguard - Ivoroid/Tortoise, with Engraving
Tuners - Gotoh 510 Antique Chrome with Ebony EN01 Buttons
Strap Pin - Black
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