All user reviews of 4/5 for the Taylor 214ce

It's a Mexican, the table is made of spruce macif. Back and eclises are wooden reported.
Nylon string ebony fingerboard.

All very well mounted

UTILIZATION

I wanted a nylon string acoustic for a few pieces and I do not want to be completely out of place in a true classical guitar with super wide handle, and is nickel, the handle and a little wider than a standard steel string but to it quickly enough.

Many critical TES I am not part of ones I find simple and effective settings, I have no breath.

The cutaway allows easy access to the box 17, anyway I am rarely venture beyond the 15th box.

SOUNDS

AC softness of nylon strings but this is not a true classic, but for the little I used it suits me perfectly.
I use either my Vox AGA70 console either directly through a pedal Zoom A3. Fits me perfectly.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for about 1 year. I have not tried other models, there is relatively little guitar shop in my area, but I hesitated with Yamaha NTX1200R.
The handle thinner (on paper) of the Taylor convinced me to take it.

The value for money is excellent, almost 1000th for a massive guitar is completely terrible.

However this guitar gives me great service and I think I would do this choice again.

Grand Auditorium electro acoustic preamp Taylor ES - MAde in USA
20 frets
Cutaway Venetian style
Back and Sides Laminated Rosewood
Mahogany neck and rosewood fingerboard.
Sitka spruce top Solid fir Québecois great
satin varnish finish.
Very nice finish, it recognizes a well made guitar.

UTILIZATION

Guitar mild and pleasant, fast and comfortable handle.

Access to acute very good, cutaway oblige.

The tuners are of good quality, accurate and well keep the agreement.

It veillit well, very white to start, take the table a golden appearance.

SOUNDS

It sounds like it to clear the air, just elegant and the only downside is the lack of sound power had to the sides and back Rosewood laminate and solid non-
It therefore lacks serious depth or safe, either.

Sounds balanced but lacks power when pushed a bit even if the sound is excellent.

OVERALL OPINION

I bought it in August 2008, after having tried 5mn store while I have not a compulsive buyer.
Big thunderbolt!
At the same time I was at the time a Sherwood (what?! There are guitars too?) On which I started so I would not say the wrong here.
But clearly at the serious sherwood explodes the Taylor but only on that.

Here I do not pretend to compare to other guitars of the same class, I have not tried hard enough for it.
All I can say is that this is a very good guitar really fun to tickle.
We would have liked the whole massive but well worth the money but bought 1100euros 800 euros in Andorra
at this price I would remake the choice without hesitation.

The new color series from taylor has added a tobacco sunburst and solid black finish to most of the series in their catalogue. This is a very exciting update, especially concerning the lower priced models such as the 200 series, which benefit greatly from the enhanced visuals. The 214ce by itself is a pretty well equipped guitar, utilizing a solid sitka spruce top complimented by rosewood laminate back and sides. In my experience, Taylor's laminate materials often sound just as good if not better than their hardwood counterparts. The neck is a ultra comfortable 25 1/2" scaled sapele design, the fingerboard being a slick ebony. The onboard electronics are made up of Taylor's proprietary ES-T system. A rosette and body binding emphasize a sleek visual effort and makes you feel that you've spent your money well.

UTILIZATION

The ventian cutaway looks very good and gives you unhindered access. The sapele neck offered is one of the more comfortable examples on an acoustic guitar. Taylor's Grand auditorium body shape sits very comfortably in your lap, and combined with the laminate sides, this guitar projects much louder than the more expensive hardwood models. I enjoyed the ease of use of the onboard electronics. Each control has a noticeable "notch" along it's movement that indicates the center position. Tuning stability was above average.

SOUNDS

I played the Taylor 214ce-sb both unplugged and amplified, alternating between finger style playing and using a plectrum.

The 214, as with most Taylors, are inherently bright sounding. I found that this particular model had a more mellow high end and this translated favorably when amplified. I felt that the guitar fared better with finger style play, but using a plectrum works equally as good. Amplified, the guitar sounds marvelous. The controls on the ES-T system were very responsive and allowed for a great deal of tone sculpting.

OVERALL OPINION

The Taylor 214ce-sb is an excellent electric acoustic guitar for the money. The updated visuals greatly enhance the desirability of the series. A perfectly gig-able, performance instrument.