Taylor Next Generation Builder's Edition 914ce Honduran Rosewood / Sinker Redwood

For the player chasing a true heirloom guitar, the Taylor Next Generation Builder's Edition 914ce in Honduran Rosewood and Sinker Redwood pairs two of the most prized tonewoods Taylor works with. It's a Grand Auditorium that marries rare, resonant timber with Taylor's latest playing innovations — V-Class bracing, the Action Control Neck and the Claria pickup — for a voice that's as complex as it is powerful.

Sinker Redwood and Honduran Rosewood

The reclaimed sinker redwood top responds with bold, brilliant projection and warm overtones — cedar's sweetness, but with far more power and headroom. Honduran rosewood back and sides are exceptionally dense, adding a smooth, harmonically rich complexity usually reserved for Taylor's very finest instruments. Together they deliver warmth and responsiveness without giving up clarity.

The Grand Auditorium, Contoured for Comfort

Taylor's do-it-all body shape sits between a dreadnought's power and a concert's intimacy. The Builder's Edition contours — a beveled armrest, a beveled cutaway and chamfered edges — take the hard corners off, so the guitar settles into your body through long sessions and upper-fret playing feels effortless.

V-Class Bracing and the Action Control Neck

Inside, scalloped V-Class bracing lifts the volume, extends sustain and frees up open-string ring, drawing even more character out of these rare tonewoods. The Action Control Neck adds a long-tenon joint for extra warmth and depth, plus a patented system that lets you set string height in seconds — no detuning required.

Claria Acoustic Pickup System

An undersaddle Claria pickup and preamp capture the guitar's acoustic character faithfully, delivering clear, natural plugged-in tone that's ready for live performance the moment you connect.

Heirloom-Grade Appointments

Every detail is chosen to match the timber: a paua rosette, black/koa/paua top-edge trim, Belle Fleur inlays rendered in paua and mother-of-pearl, abalone-dotted West African ebony bridge pins, Rock Maple binding, and a lustrous Kona Edgeburst over the back and sides. Gotoh 510 machine heads in antique gold finish the package.

What's Included

Ships with a Taylor deluxe hardshell case. Set up in-store by Guitar World Australia's techs before it ships to you.