Description
Description
Crafted with innovative new ideas to produce an older, vintage-inspired sound, the Gold Label 814e Koa-SB complements its sonic richness and complexity with a stylish sunburst finish. This model features our new Super Auditorium body shape, similar to our Grand Auditorium but with slightly wider contours that, along with a new fanned V-Class bracing variant, help it generate greater power while remaining focused and clear at any volume. Back and sides of beautifully figured Hawaiian koa combine with a specially roasted Sitka spruce top to yield a lush midrange character with remarkable low-end presence along with the boosts to volume and sustain that come with the V-Class architecture. Adding to the package of innovations is a new long-tenon neck joint that improves the transfer of vibration to boost resonance while also improving adjustability. Visually, the Gold Label 814e Koa-SB is dressed to impress with antique chrome Gotoh 510 tuners with ebony buttons, Continental inlays, a new pickguard design, grained ivoroid edge trim and a full-body gloss finish. This model includes LR Baggs Element VTC electronics for warm, balanced amplified sound and ships with a deluxe hardshell case featuring a British Cocoa exterior.
Overview
- New Super Auditorium body yields powerful, focused tone
- Hawaiian koa back and sides for rich midrange character
- Torrrefied spruce top adds aged-in warmth and sweetness
- Long-tenon neck joint improves resonance and adjustability
- Ships with hardshell case and LR Baggs Element VTC pickup
Specs
Specs
General
| Series: | Taylor 800 Series |
| Country of Manufacture: | Made in the USA |
| Serial Number: | 1201175052 |
| Product Color: | Natural |
| Case Type: | Hardshell Case Included |
| Factory Setup: | E Standard (E-A-D-G-B-E) |
Body
| Body Shape: | Super Auditorium |
| Acoustic Cutaway Type: | No Cutaway |
| Body Material: | Figured Hawaiian Koa |
| Body Finish: | Gloss |
| Top Material: | Torrefied Sitka Spruce |
| Bracing Pattern: | Fanned V-Class |
| Body Binding: | Grained Ivoroid Binding |
| Rosette: | Single Ring, Bound Sound Hole |
| Purfling: | Black/Ivoroid/Rosewood Purfling |
| Body Notes: | Natural Back & Sides |
Neck
| Neck Material: | Neo-Tropical Mahogany |
| Neck Finish: | Satin |
| Neck Tint/Color: | Brown |
| Neck Shape: | Standard Carve |
| Fingerboard Material: | Crelicam Ebony |
| Headstock Veneer: | Crelicam Ebony |
| Nut Material: | White TUSQ |
| Nut Width: | 1.75" |
| Fingerboard Radius: | 15" |
| Scale Length: | 25.5" |
| Number of Frets: | 20 Frets |
| Neck Joint: | Taylor Scarf Joint |
| Fingerboard Inlay: | Continental, Shell, Mother Of Pearl |
| Inlay Shape: | Custom Symbol |
| Side Marker Inlay: | Silver Dots |
| Headstock Inlay/Decal: | Continental, Shell, Mother Of Pearl; Natural Gloss |
| Neck Binding: | Crelicam Ebony |
Electronics
| Acoustic Electronics: | L.R. Baggs Element VTC |
| Controls and Switching: | Volume, Tone |
Hardware
| Hardware Color: | Antique Chrome |
| Bridge: | Honduran Rosewood, Curve Wing |
| Tuning Machines: | Gotoh 510 Antique Chrome, Standard |
| Saddle: | White Micarta |
| Pickguard: | Celluloid, Ivoroid/Tortoise, w/Engraving |
| Bridge Pins: | Bone |