Legacy Grand Auditorium Warmth With Modern Clarity
The Taylor Legacy 714ce is Bob Taylor’s original Grand Auditorium idea brought into the present, with the kind of warmth, balance, and cut that makes you hear yourself in any mix. Cedar, rosewood, and LR Baggs electronics come together in a guitar that feels broken in from the first chord but has all the headroom you need for real-world gigs.
Bob Taylor’s Grand Auditorium, Revisited
This Legacy 714ce tips its hat to the Grand Auditorium body Bob introduced back in 1994. You get that familiar GA comfort on your lap, but with a tonewood pairing and voicing you will not find in the current standard Taylor line.
Indian rosewood back and sides deliver deep, piano-like lows and shimmering overtones, while the Western Red cedar top softens the attack and adds an organic sweetness. The X-bracing with Relief Rout is the same pattern used on those early Grand Auditorium guitars, so the response feels classic Taylor in all the right ways.
Cedar And Rosewood: Warm, Mellow, And Easy To Control
The cedar top gives this 714ce a warm, mellow response that never feels harsh, even when you dig in with a heavy pick. Lead lines bloom with character, and rhythm work stays clear instead of turning into a wall of midrange.
Real talk: this is the kind of acoustic that cuts through a group of other instruments not by being louder, but by living in its own sonic lane. The touch sensitivity is remarkable, so fingerstyle passages, light strums, and full-on strumming all stay articulate without losing that smooth top end.
Stage-Ready LR Baggs Element VTC Electronics
Instead of Taylor’s usual ES2 system, the Legacy 714ce comes loaded with LR Baggs Element VTC electronics. It is an undersaddle transducer with an onboard preamp that is known for sounding natural, not quacky.
Plug straight into a PA, acoustic amp, or interface and you get a clear, honest version of what the guitar is already doing acoustically. Simple controls keep you focused on playing, and the guitar is just as comfortable on Sunday morning or a songwriter round as it is in the studio.
Effortless Taylor Playability
The Grand Auditorium body sits perfectly whether you are on a stool, standing with a strap, or writing on the couch. The satin-finished neo-tropical mahogany neck feels fast and smooth, without any sticky gloss fighting your hand.
The Venetian cutaway lets your fretting hand glide all the way up the neck when you want to take a solo or add higher chord voicings. Paired with the West African Crelicam ebony fingerboard, the feel is classic Taylor: precise, comfortable, and easy on the hands during long sessions.
Understated Details That Make You Want To Play
Visually, this guitar leans into the classy, understated look Bob favored years ago. Black binding with black and white pinstripes frames the gloss body, while the green abalone 3-ring rosette and matching 6.3 mm dot inlays add just the right amount of pop.
Ebony bridge pins with green abalone dots, a tortoise pickguard, and Taylor gold tuners with gold buttons tie it all together. Every element, from the rosewood peghead veneer to the satin neck, invites you to pick it up and lose track of time.
Dialed In And Ready From Moore Guitars
The guitar you are seeing is the actual Legacy 714ce in our shop, not a stock photo. It has been inspected three times, set up by our techs, and is ready to ship.
You get a free Pro Setup (a 100 dollar value) tailored to your preferred string gauge and action, plus free 2-3 day shipping, our 72-Hour Love-It Guarantee, price match protection, trade-in options, and 0 percent financing available. Questions about this guitar? Call (888) 794-8482 and talk to a real player on our team.
