Taylor Next Generation 714ce — Rosewood & Cedar — Acoustic-Electric Guitar

Taylor 714ce — Rosewood & Cedar Acoustic-Electric Guitar 

Next Generation Taylor Performance with a Classic Taylor Voice

There is something special about a Taylor built with Indian Rosewood back and sides and a Cedar top. This combination has a long history of producing a warm, smooth, beautifully balanced acoustic tone, and this new-generation Taylor 714ce brings that classic tonal recipe together with Taylor’s latest innovations.

For those who remember the Taylor guitars of the 1990s and early 2000s, this guitar will feel particularly familiar. The rosewood and cedar pairing was an important part of Taylor’s sound during that era, and it remains one of our favorite combinations for players looking for a more relaxed, warm and expressive voice.

The result is a guitar with warmth, richness, smooth highs and excellent responsiveness. It is a terrific fingerstyle guitar, but there is plenty of power and headroom for flatpicking and strumming as well.

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✅ Why You’ll Love This Guitar

The 714ce is one of those guitars that simply feels right.

The Cedar top responds quickly and easily, making it especially rewarding for players with a lighter touch. Paired with Rosewood back and sides, it produces a warm, sophisticated voice with plenty of harmonic richness and a wonderfully smooth character.

And then there is the modern Taylor engineering underneath it all. This isn’t simply a recreation of an older Taylor—it combines that familiar rosewood-and-cedar personality with Taylor’s latest-generation neck, bracing and electronics technology.

✅ Why We Chose This Guitar

We have always had a soft spot for Rosewood and Cedar Taylor guitars.

There is a sweetness and warmth to this combination that is difficult to duplicate with other tonewoods. Cedar brings an immediate, responsive quality to the top, while Rosewood adds depth, complexity and a beautiful low-end foundation.

For players who have owned or loved Taylor guitars from the ’90s and early 2000s, the 714ce offers a wonderful opportunity to experience some of that familiar tonal character in a thoroughly modern Taylor.

✅ Our Expert Opinion

This is a great guitar.

The 714ce has a voice that is noticeably warm and smooth without becoming dark or muddy. The Cedar top gives it a wonderful immediacy, while the Rosewood body supplies the depth and richness you would expect.

We especially like this combination for fingerstyle, singer-songwriters, vocal accompaniment and players who want a guitar that responds easily to a lighter touch.

It is also a fantastic all-around acoustic. Give it a strong strum and it has plenty of authority.

✅ Tone Profile

Warm • Smooth • Rich • Responsive • Balanced • Harmonic

The Cedar/Rosewood combination produces a naturally warm voice with a strong fundamental, rich overtones and smooth high frequencies.

Cedar tends to open up quickly and rewards a lighter playing approach, while Rosewood contributes depth, sustain and harmonic complexity. The result is a sophisticated tonal palette that works beautifully for both fingerstyle and strumming.

✅ Next Generation Innovations

The 714ce incorporates Taylor’s latest-generation acoustic guitar technology, bringing several important engineering improvements to this classic Taylor design.

✔️Scalloped V-Class Bracing

Taylor’s Scalloped V-Class bracing combines the fundamental benefits of V-Class architecture with a scalloped approach to voicing.

The result is excellent sustain, improved harmonic development and a very responsive guitar that still retains the musical warmth players expect from a Cedar-topped instrument.

✔️Action Control Neck

One of the most interesting Next Generation innovations is Taylor’s Action Control Neck.

This updated neck design allows string height/action adjustments to be made through the soundhole using Taylor’s integrated adjustment system. It provides a new level of precision and convenience for maintaining the guitar’s ideal playability over time.

✔️Claria™ Pickup System

The 714ce is equipped with Taylor’s new Claria™ pickup system, which represents a significant evolution of Taylor’s acoustic-electric electronics.

The system uses a reimagined under-saddle pickup and proprietary preamp, with conveniently positioned soundhole-mounted controls. A dedicated Mid-Contour control gives players additional flexibility in shaping the amplified sound.

The result is a natural, musical amplified tone that preserves the character of the acoustic guitar.

✅ Construction & Specifications

• Model: Taylor 714ce
• Series: Taylor Next Generation
• Body Shape: Grand Auditorium
• Top: Solid Cedar
• Back & Sides: Solid Indian Rosewood
• Bracing: Scalloped V-Class
• Neck: Taylor Action Control Neck
• Electronics: Taylor Claria™ Pickup System
• Controls: Soundhole-mounted controls with Mid-Contour
• Cutaway: Venetian
• Style: Acoustic-Electric
• Taylor Next Generation Features: Scalloped V-Class Bracing, Action Control Neck and Claria™ electronics

✅ Tobias Music Insight

The 714ce is a particularly compelling Taylor for players who want something a little different from the typical Sitka spruce/Rosewood combination.

Cedar changes the personality of the guitar. It brings a softer, warmer and more immediate response, while the Rosewood body keeps things rich and full.

For us, there is also a bit of nostalgia here. Rosewood and Cedar Taylor guitars are reminiscent of some of the great Taylors from the 1990s and early 2000s, and we’ve been Taylor dealers for more than 35 years. We have had the opportunity to hear a lot of Taylor guitars over those decades, and this combination remains one of our favorites.

The fact that Taylor has now paired this classic tonewood recipe with their newest generation of engineering makes the 714ce particularly appealing.

✅ Why Buy From Tobias Music?

Tobias Music has been a Taylor Guitars dealer for more than 35 years. We have watched Taylor evolve from the guitars of the early ’90s into the remarkable instruments they build today.

Every guitar we sell receives the attention you would expect from a long-established acoustic guitar specialist. Our experienced service team makes sure your guitar is properly inspected, adjusted and ready to play.

When you purchase a Taylor from Tobias Music, you’re not just buying a guitar from a website—you are buying from a shop that has spent decades working with these instruments.

✅ A Great Choice For

• Fingerstyle players
• Singer-songwriters
• Players who prefer a warm, smooth acoustic tone
• Fans of classic 1990s/early-2000s Taylor guitars
• Players looking for a responsive Cedar top
• Acoustic-electric performers
• Anyone wanting modern Taylor technology with a more traditional tonal personality