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Taylor 414ce Acoustic-Electric Cutaway Grand Auditorium Guitar with Case

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Overall User Ratings

Overall:: 9.2 out of 10
Quality:: 9.8 out of 10
The Wow Factor:: 8.8 out of 10
Ease of Use:: 9.7 out of 10

Features:: 8.9 out of 10
Value:: 9.3 out of 10
Sound:: 9 out of 10
Manufacturer Support:: 7.2 out of 10

User Reviews for Taylor 414CE Grand Auditorium Cutaway Acoustic-Electric Guitar (with Case)

Overall:: 10 out of 10
Features:: 10 out of 10
Quality:: 10 out of 10
Value:: 10 out of 10
The Wow Factor:: 10 out of 10
Sound:: 9 out of 10
Ease of Use:: 10 out of 10
Manufacturer Support:: 5 out of 10

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By a customer from new.rr.com

Submitted: 10/21/2010

Style of Music: Rock, country, Jazz

Experience: Engineer

"I would buy another..."

This reviewer purchased this item from Same Day Music.

Sound:

The aural characteristics of this instrument is amazingly pleasing. Compared to the Martin cutaway we trading in for- the Martin did have a warmer tone,this 414 has a very crisp high end, sparkely is the term. We use this guitar live, and in recording studio- very impressed with the onboard EQ- nice range.

Feature:

Like the simplicity of this guitar- onboard EQ has just the right amount of tweakage- easy to use, on stage or in the studio. Since I bought this for my daughter, she has no problem with adjusting on the fly. A great guitar for live performances. I like the humbucking capability designed into to body of this guitar.

Ease of Use:

Outstanding balance, weight and feel. This guitar is worth every penny.

Quality:

The finish wipes clean, and is fairly scratch resistant. My daughter uses this on stage, and stayed in tune even at an outdoor event where it was fairly humid and cold. Again- i am fairly impressed with its stability. Definately a guitar I would buy again.

Manufacturer Support:

None needed, yet. "/

Value:

Absolutely competes with acoustic electrics 2 times its price.

The Wow Factor:

On stage this is a looker, nice binding and trim. Not too much flash- but just enough.

Overall:

My daughter has been useing this since last March, 2010- and she likes it better than the Martin she had- not knocking Martin at all- but she likes the feel, and weight- sound- outstanding. I got this for her birthday, and on the same day she had a live TV event- kinda risky on my part- but she smiled, and couldnt put it down. I guess that said it all. Kudos to Taylor.

Overall:: 9 out of 10
Features:: 9 out of 10
Value:: 8 out of 10
The Wow Factor:: 7 out of 10
Sound:: 9 out of 10
Manufacturer Support:: 5 out of 10

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By a customer from milwpc.com

Submitted: 7/13/2005

Style of Music: fingerstyle atkins, Emmanuel , Vineyard gospel Jazz Classical

Experience: Active Musician

"Buy Quality"

Sound:

The sound is beautiful, partly because of the types of wood and also beacuse of it's large box

Feature:

You don't need many feautures on this type of guitar , your'e looking for a clean natural sound that you get from a quality accoustic, The expression system seems superior in conveying a more natural sound.

Quality:

It's extrememely well made..and I looked closely! Mine has been very reliable,especially like the tuning heads ,it just refuses to go out of tune. With this much built-in quality I can only imagine it sounding a little better each year.

Manufacturer Support:

I had some issues at first with the action and string gauge and called a Taylor rep. He seemed a little uninterested and not very helpful . I hope he isn't represetative of the rest of their staff

Value:

I feel it was worth paying for a better instrument, I'd rather pay a little more and be happy with the guitar

The Wow Factor:

The visual attraction to me , is it's clean look ,simple, and looks well made. It does'nt have lots of onamentation, but I'd rather not have to pay for that, and go for the sound

Overall:

I don't forsee ever getting rid of this guitar, it can be used for so many styles. I would compare it to a Martin. I really don't have anything to complain about it. I selected for the tone, playability and clean quality look, quality of the Expression system and I can use it at church or a jazz gig.

Overall:: 8 out of 10
Features:: 7 out of 10
Quality:: 9 out of 10
The Wow Factor:: 7 out of 10
Sound:: 8 out of 10

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By a customer from hotmail.com

Submitted: 4/25/2005

Style of Music: solo acoustic instrumental / jazz - new age - fingerstyle

Experience: active performing musician

"Best of the Taylors 600 series and lower"

This reviewer purchased this item from Same Day Music.

Sound:

wonderfully bright but the bass isn't as lacking as some people make out. With the tone controls (plugged in) you can definitely get good bass. Overall a really really well balanced sound (in terms of dynamics from string to string and all over the fretboard.) The preamp, although lacking some controls that ovations and other guitars have, sounds so much better to begin with that it is pointless to have the cheaper preamps of other guitars even if those ones have more eq, notch filter, etc. Very little susceptibility to feedback on the taylor despite no notch filter.

Feature:

only missing feature that is a real bummer is a tuner but they are probably optimizing for better resonance / less weight. Not that hard to hook up an external tuner. Special feature is the balanced output - comes with a special cable with an xlr connection at the end for going straight to PA or improved sound quality in amps that have xlr inputs.

Quality:

Tuners are excellent - smooth and really really solid. Excellent craftsmanship throughout of course. The only thing better would be a 5,000 dollar+ instrument from a custom luthier etc. Generally you get the feeling that this thing is really solid. Of course the sound of it and the great neck / action testify to the quality of materials used and the quality of craftsmanship. Obviously a Taylor is not going to fall apart if treated more or less right. This 414CE is noticeably nicer than the 314CE - both the neck and the sound. I actually preferred it to the 514CE as well.

Manufacturer Support:

Don't know about Taylor but they are a big enough company they can't be entirely unreachable.

Value:

Hard to say...in this price range it becomes very subjective based on what tone and feel you like. If you like the Taylor sound in general, the 414 is a good value price point because it's significantly better than the 300 series but only a little more money. The more expensive 500 series don't seem much nicer. The 700's are a little nicer but way up there in price. 400's are a good way to go if you are looking at that price range.

The Wow Factor:

More like an ok-looking life partner that will treat you right, rather than the incredibly hot girl that is fun to have until you realize there isn't much substance in the relationship (ex. a quilt top Celebrity Deluxe.)

Overall:

If you are looking at acoustic guitars anywhere near this price range, definitely check this one out. Well built, should last for life if taken care of properly (humidify it!) and outstanding neck and action. Great balanced response, wonderful clear tone, a straightforward preamp that sounds great to begin with despite few controls.