Taylor 414ce LTD Spring 2009

Model
2009 414CE Spring LTD

Construction
Taylor NT neck joint

Body Size
Grand Auditorium w / Venetian Cutaway

Top
Solid Sitka Spruce

Rosette
Abalone

Top Bracing Pattern
Forward Shifted, Scalloped X Bracing

Top Braces
Spruce

Back Material
Solid Tasmanian Blackwood

Back purfling
Maple Wedge

Side Material
Solid Tasmanian Blackwood

Binding
Maple

Neck Material
Tropical Mahogany

Neck Shape
Taylor Standard

Nut Material
Tusq

Headplate
Solid Indian Rosewood

Heelcap
Maple

Fingerboard Material
Solid Black Ebony

Scale Length
25.5 "

# Of Frets Clear
14

# Of Frets Total
20

Fingerboard Width at Nut
1-3/4 "

Fingerboard Position Inlays
Mother of Pearl Diamond

Fingerboard Binding
Maple

Finish Back & Sides
Polished Gloss

Finish Top
Polished Gloss

Neck Finish
Satin

Bridge Material
Solid Black Ebony

Bridge Style
Taylor w / Drop-In Saddle

Saddle
Tusq

Tuning Machines
Taylor Chrome

Recommended Strings
Elixir Light Gauge

Pickguard
Tortoise

It's a 414ce with additions: the wood is wood from Tasmania, which sounds much more like Koa. The rosette is abalone, and the guitar is completely satin.

In short, the price of a 414ce with 300 € more for a 814ce.

UTILIZATION

The handle is a reference taylor among guitarists, this is not a legend, it is a comfort. The guitar is light, compact (I have a great template).
The case is however very heavy, but it's safe!
The cutaway gives easy access to acute, sounding slightly less (normal) to the boxes on the top of the handle.

Using ultra simple expression system (3 knobs, very classy) when plugged into an EAR creates his extraordinary, beautiful (attention to the breath, there is indeed a problem there).



SOUNDS

The projection is magical sound for a guitar-like auditorium large.
We have chills when the guitar resonates throughout a room, it feels really clear sound, a gloss that draws the ear (attention, the sound is very distinctive).
The miracle is that you can play classical, each note individually resonates in harmony with others, like a piano prettier.

The agreements are very powerful, every note is felt when playing a chord (thus there are right now if the guitar is untuned, so no question of playing slightly désacordée!)

The arpeggios are pretty, it all depends on what is played (the guitar is nothing special when playing simple arpeggios, but expresses its scope in knocking on heaven's door, is not it say so joe, stairway to heaven.



OVERALL OPINION

She goes out of tune very little, is a guitar I would buy if I could.

The aesthetics of the guitar LTD Spring is 2-3x prettier than the 414ce base.

The back and sides timber tasmania create a guitar different from others, which attracts the eye (and ears).

Mine is very clear in the back and sides, a beauty that I am not tired, I was lucky because the wood is dark tasmania normally, you find the right!

Level value for money, it's expensive!
€ 200/300 but again we have a 814ce level characteristics.
These limited editions are no longer, but if your store has one, I suggest trying, as the sound of the 414ce moderately satisfied me, as it is much richer (the strings were not new When I would change I'll probably faint!)

Would recommend, check the fofos speaking, no one is disappointed, it is better rather than the LTD 414 of a series that some are more or less! Extraordinary