FIRST LOOK - Taylor 50th Anniversary Builder's Edition 814ce - EMPIRE MUSIC

Store Owner Joe Ravita shows off the much-anticipated Taylor 50th Anniversary Builder's Edition 814ce with Sinker Redwood/Rosewood tone woods. These exceptional instruments are available at www.empiremusic.com or call us at 412-343-5299.
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[@steveweiskopf2129]

Great review as always. Looking forward to seeing what's in that shop next week!

[@texhaines9957]

Thanks, Joe. I still use that 914ce from you with sinker redwood & East Indian Rosewood. Your sinker redwood story is confused with the mahogany version. Most of Taylor's sinker Rosewood comes from Za California river where logs would be floated down river to the mills. As the rivers dried on the fall, dams were built to keep logs a float. In spring runoff, the dam would be blown up to have the logs go back to the mill. Some logs would be blown into the silt bed. In the 1990s (?) river flow was low unearthing one of the logs onto a bridge where it was discovered, removed, and found many uses, including guitars. California regulated the excavation, so the source grew limited. You told that story on another video years ago. My guitar from you doesn't have all the Builders Edition improvements, but it sounds great. Thanks.

[@GeroLubovnik]

The sound is nice for what it is. The latter day 814's aren't known for the bass projection once Taylor went to V bracing. In this model the bass was there but the articulate nature of the mids was a little light. It could be the recording. I tried changing the EQ on my reference monitors and still couldn't find the presence. I have a 2017 814ceDLX-x and always wanted more articulation and finally figured out how to get it. I've struggled to like the Taylor V brace series guitars and there are only a few models that I would want to purchase, the 914ce for one.

[@Soopahmahn]

Sounds awesome. In terms of dynamics and balance, how would you compare the 314ce 50th to the 814ce 50th? I've listened to both videos, the 814ce comes off as "sweeter" but the 314ce sounded harmonically balanced as well.

[@texhaines9957]

Joe, does this 50th have the "improved " body shape of the 2023 814ce Builders Edition with Adirondack top?

[@andrew3979]

So is that a Taylor Swift!!?? 😂