Designed by Andy Powers to produce a new voice rich with seasoned warmth and power, the new Gold Label 814e Koa introduces players to a new kind of sound inspired by the classic sounds of the vintage era. This model features a new body shape they're calling the Super Auditorium, which resembles Taylor's Grand Auditorium but with slightly wider contours that help coax out more volume and greater low-end presence. Hawaiian koa back and sides paired with a torrefied Sitka spruce top generate stunning midrange power and richness complemented by warmth and depth usually only found in older, more played-in guitars. Inside, a fanned variant of Taylor's V-Class bracing helps add even more volume and sustain while maintaining focus and clarity even at the highest volumes. A new long-tenon neck joint adds to the litany of innovations, improving sonic transfer for greater resonance and easy adjustability. The Gold Label 814e Koa sports a striking appointment package headlined by Taylor's new Continental inlays, a new pickguard design, a Honduranrosewood bridge, grained ivoroid trim, and antique chrome Gotoh 510 tuners with ebony buttons, while a full-body gloss showcases koa's natural highlights and variegation. This model ships with LR Baggs Element VTC electronics and a deluxe hardshell case with a British Cocoa exterior.

Specifications:

• Body Shape: Super Auditorium
• Body Material: Torrefied Spruce (Top), Hawaiian Koa (Back & Sides)
• Body Finish: Gloss
• Neck Profile: Standard Carve
• Fretboard Material: West African Crelicam Ebony
• Scale Length: 25.5"
• No. of Frets: 20
• Fretboard Inlays: Mother-of-Pearl Continental
• Electronics: LR Baggs - Element VTC
• Bridge: Honduran Rosewood
• Pickguard: Ivoroid/Tortoise, with Engraving
• Strings: D'Addario XS Coated Phosphor Bronze Light (.012 - .053)
• Tuning Machines: Gotoh 510 Antique Chrome with Ebony EN01 Buttons
• Case: Taylor Deluxe Hardshell Brown