Taylor has a long history of introducing compelling new tonewood flavors to the world, and we’re
about their stunning new entry – red ironbark – as the new featured tonewood of our reimagined 500 Series. (Sourced in Southern California through our urban wood initiative, we’re calling the wood Urban Ironbark.) After exploring and falling in love with its acoustic properties, master builder Andy Powers has paired ironbark back and sides with a torrefied spruce top and deployed a new voicing recipe – shaped by our V-Class bracing – to bring another uniquely enticing tone profile to the Taylor line.
The Tone: Imagine the sonic depth and richness of Indian rosewood pushed to another level. Red Ironbark’s hardness and density are comparable to ebony, and together with a roasted spruce top, produce a sound that’s loud, muscular and sweet, with piano-like fidelity, complexity and depth across the entire frequency spectrum. Notes jump out of the guitar, producing a natural amplifying effect that will fill a room with sound. Any player who appreciates the sonic virtues and versatility of our flagship rosewood/spruce 814ce will love the Grand Auditorium 514ce.
Appointments: In a nod to the classic heritage of Taylor’s 500 Series, the new appointment package preserves a traditional aesthetic, updated with subtle decorative touches to complement the new wood pairing. The back and sides feature a stain that deepens ironbark’s natural reddish and golden- brown hues. The body and neck also feature a lightly shaded edgeburst, with a gloss-finish body
and satin-finish neck. Other details include new Aerial inlays in Italian acrylic, faux tortoise binding and pickguard, a single-ring abalone rosette with maple and black purfling, and Taylor nickel tuners. Both models feature a Venetian cutaway and onboard ES2 electronics and ship with a Taylor deluxe hardshell case.
- Solid Urban Ironbark body for bold, rich sound
- Torrefied spruce top for sweetness and depth
- Yields remarkable balance across the frequency spectrum
- Grand Auditorium body for versatile, all-purpose tone
- Includes hardshell case and built-in ES2 electronics
*Wood grain may vary from grain pictured*
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