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Taylor’s Elegant and Understated Grand Auditorium Workhorse





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The time-tested Taylor 314 pairs an all-solid-wood construction with what’s arguably Taylor’s most iconic and sonically versatile body shape: the Grand Auditorium. This guitar starts in classic 300 series fashion, brandishing an exceptionally dynamic spruce top with crisp-sounding sapele back and sides. Under the hood, Taylor’s V-Class bracing tightens up your tone with an even-keeled response across the frequency spectrum, enhanced sustain, and superior intonation accuracy across the breadth of the ebony fingerboard. And in traditional Taylor fashion, the 314 delivers a comfortable, almost electric-guitar-like feel thanks to its fast-playing neo-tropical mahogany neck shaped into Taylor’s Standard Carve. An understated set of elegant appointments seal the deal, comprising a vibrant firestripe pickguard, acrylic gemstone fingerboard inlays, and a sleek satin finish. A true 6-string workhorse, the Taylor 314 represents the best of the Grand Auditorium’s do-it-all approach to acoustic guitar tone.





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V-Class Bracing: a sonic revelation





Bracing is the internal framework of an acoustic guitar that helps shape its sound. Although X-bracing has been standard in acoustic guitars for over a century, it creates an innate conflict between two key elements of a guitar’s sound: volume and sustain. The guitar's top (its soundboard) contributes to both. The flexibility of the top generates volume (projection), while its stiffness generates sustain. And with X-braced guitar tops, here's where the trade-off comes in: when something is made stiffer, its flexibility is reduced (and vice versa).





V-Class bracing changes all that. With Taylor's V-Class bracing, an acoustic guitar top can be both stiff and flexible ? for more volume and sustain. V-Class bracing provides stiffness parallel to the strings for more rigidity and hence sustain. Flexibility on either side generates the air movement necessary for robust projection. It's the best of both worlds. This groundbreaking innovation also improves intonation; not only producing notes that are louder and with longer sustain ? but more in tune with each other. Guitarists at Sweetwater are gobsmacked. But don't take our word for it ? pick up the superb 314 and experience it for yourself!





Sitka spruce and sapele: tonewood alchemy





A quality acoustic guitar is all about the wood, and the Taylor 314 serves up a classic tonewood cocktail with no compromises. The top is solid Sitka spruce for robust projection and crystalline note clarity. Sapele, used for the back and sides of the 314, is tonally similar to mahogany, but its higher density tends to produce a slightly brighter sound with more high-end shimmer. The characteristic sapele sound is consistently balanced across the tonal spectrum, which makes it ideal for a wide range of playing styles. Sitka and sapele make an excellent tonewood combination for a baritone instrument such as this.





Comfortable Grand Auditorium body delivers presence and note definition





The 314 responds gracefully to a wide range of playing styles, thanks to its medium-sized Grand Auditorium body. Taylor's beloved Grand Auditorium body style employs the width and depth of the Dreadnought. However, its waist is narrower, which gives Grand Auditorium guitars a sleeker look, and more treble zing. The Grand Auditorium body style also helps to focus and sharpen the definition of each note ? a quality desirable in any musical genre. You'll also find your Grand Auditorium guitar to be incredibly comfortable, whether playing seated or standing.





Taylor 314 Acoustic Guitar Features:


Taylor’s tried-and-true Grand Auditorium workhorse, boasting an all-solid-wood construction and updated cosmetics


Sitka spruce top offers a wonderfully touch-sensitive response


Sapele back and sides deliver a crisp, midrange-rich voice


Incredibly versatile Grand Auditorium body style excels at both intimate fingerstyle and boisterous strumming


V-Class bracing enhances sustain and sharpens up your intonation


Easy-playing neo-tropical mahogany neck in Taylor’s Standard Carve


Elegant 15-inch-radius ebony fingerboard, complete with eye-grabbing gemstone inlays


Solid and secure Taylor Standard tuning machines