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Taylor has a long history of introducing compelling new tonewood flavors to the world, and Taylor is as excited as they ever been to debut a stunning new entry, red ironbark as the new featured tonewood of our reimagined 500 Series. (Sourced in Southern California through Taylor's urban wood initiative, they are calling the wood Urban Ironbark.) After exploring and falling in love with its acoustic properties, master builder Andy Powers has paired ironbark back and sides with a torrefied spruce top and deployed a new voicing recipe shaped by V-Class bracing to bring another uniquely enticing tone profile to the Taylor line.
Imagine the sonic depth and richness of Indian rosewood pushed to another level. Red Ironbark's hardness and density are comparable to ebony, and together with a roasted spruce top, produce a sound that's loud, muscular and sweet, with piano-like fidelity, complexity and depth across the entire frequency spectrum. Notes jump out of the guitar, producing a natural amplifying effect that will fill a room with sound. Any player who appreciates the sonic virtues and versatility of our flagship rosewood/spruce 814ce will love the Grand Auditorium 514ce, while the other new 500 Series entry, the Grand Concert 512ce, also produces remarkable volume and dynamic range, blending the responsiveness of a smaller body with bold projection that also makes it an inspiring strummer.
Taylor's signature shape embodies the ultimate all-purpose acoustic.
This tonewood from our urban wood initiative yields power, fidelity and depth for a supremely balanced, muscular sound.
The soundboard choice for most guitars, Sitka spruce produces a broad dynamic range and accommodates a versatile range of playing styles.
The Expression System 2 captures more of a guitar's dynamic properties using a breakthrough behind-the-saddle design.
The Venetian cutaway is known for its soft, round lines. The sloping peak of the cutaway will vary depending on the shape of the body.
SPECS
Highlights
- Scale Length: 25-1/2"
- Bracing: V-Class Bracing
- Pickguard: Tortoise
- Tuners: Taylor Nickel
- Strings: D'Addario XS Coated Phosphor Bronze Light (.012 - .053)
- Body Width: 16"
- Nut & Saddle: Tusq Nut, Micarta Saddle
- Truss Rod Cover: Wood, Crelicam Ebony
- Number of Frets: 20
