Taylor 714ce Next Generation electro-acoustic guitar

Taylor 714ce Next Generation — Cedar and Rosewood Reimagined

The Taylor 714ce Next Generation is a Grand Auditorium acoustic-electric guitar built around the classic cedar-over-rosewood tonewood pairing that defined Taylor's 700 series. A solid Western Red Cedar top sits above solid Indian Rosewood back and sides, finished in a full-body natural gloss with a Venetian cutaway. This model is the right choice for fingerstyle players and singer-songwriters who want a warm, touch-sensitive acoustic voice with reliable modern electronics for stage use.

Scalloped V-Class Bracing and the Action Control Neck

Inside the body, scalloped V-Class bracing with a relief rout controls the top's vibration more precisely than the previous V-Class design, producing a deeper low-end thump, longer sustain, and improved intonation across the neck. The new Action Control Neck uses a long-tenon joint that protrudes into the heel for added stiffness, while a patented adjustment bolt lets players change the neck angle — and therefore the action — without removing the neck or strings.

Cedar Top, Rosewood Body — Player Benefit

Western Red Cedar is less dense than spruce, so it responds to a light touch with warm, intimate overtones and a quick attack that flatters fingerpicking. Indian Rosewood adds a powerful low end, sparkling treble, and a slightly scooped midrange.

• Top Wood: Solid Western Red Cedar — warm, touch-sensitive response ideal for fingerstyle
• Back and Sides: Solid Indian Rosewood — extended frequency range with throaty lows and bell-like highs
• Body Shape: Grand Auditorium with Venetian Cutaway — balanced tone for strumming and fingerpicking, with easy upper-fret access

Mahogany Neck with Action Control — Player Benefit

A Neo-Tropical Mahogany neck in Taylor's Standard Carve profile sits beneath a West African Crelicam Ebony fingerboard, giving this model a smooth, comfortable feel for both flatpickers and fingerstyle players. The Action Control Neck system lets players raise or lower action with a single bolt adjustment, turning what used to require a full neck reset on traditional glued-in joints into a routine procedure.

• Neck Wood: Neo-Tropical Mahogany with satin finish
• Fingerboard: West African Crelicam Ebony with green abalone Reflections inlay suite
• Nut Width: 44.5 mm — comfortable for flatpickers without excess bulk
• Scale Length: 648 mm — standard Taylor tension and projection

Claria Pickup System and Stage-Ready Hardware — Player Benefit

The Claria Acoustic Pickup System replaces Taylor's previous ES2 design with a single under-saddle piezo transducer paired with a refined preamp, engineered to deliver clear, accurate amplified tone with minimal tweaking. Soundhole-mounted Volume, Tone, and Mid-Contour controls let players sculpt their live sound, while Taylor Gold tuning machines with gold buttons keep the guitar in tune through long sets.

• Pickup: Taylor Claria under-saddle system with soundhole-mounted Volume, Tone, and Mid-Contour controls
• Tuners: Taylor Gold with Gold Buttons — stable tuning for setlists of any length
• Bridge and Pins: West African Crelicam Ebony bridge with ebony pins and green abalone dots
• Strings: D'Addario XS Coated Phosphor Bronze Light (.012 - .053)

For Fingerstylists, Singer-Songwriters, and Gigging Players

This guitar is the right choice for fingerstyle players who want a cedar-top guitar's warmth and touch sensitivity, and for singer-songwriters who need rosewood's scooped midrange to sit a vocal clearly in a mix. Stage-ready Claria electronics make it equally suited to solo coffeehouse gigs, full-band performances, and recording sessions. Intermediate to advanced players will appreciate the Action Control Neck's adjustability, while the included deluxe hardshell case and lifetime warranty make it a practical long-term investment.

Taylor's Next Generation Standard Series

This model is part of Taylor's 2026 refresh of its standard series, which rolled out updated features across the 300, 400, 700, and 800 lines. The Next Generation platform combines scalloped V-Class bracing, the Action Control Neck, and the Claria pickup system across the lineup. With this release, the all-koa 700-series models (722 and 724) have been retired, with koa now consolidated into the dedicated K series.