If you've been playing for a while, you know the difference between a guitar that looks good on paper and one that actually plays. The Taylor 214ce Plus is the latter. This is the Grand Auditorium that serious players keep coming back to — solid Sitka spruce top, layered rosewood back and sides, ebony fingerboard, and Taylor's ES2 electronics that actually sound like your guitar through a PA. No wooly midrange. No fighting the EQ all night.

The Venetian cutaway isn't an afterthought here. Upper-register access is comfortable and natural, whether you're playing a melodic solo or reaching for a high capo chord. The C-shape tropical mahogany neck sits right in your hand — not too chunky, not too thin.

On stage, the ES2 translates. It sits in a mix without phase issues or feedback fights. In a living room or studio, the solid spruce top responds dynamically to how hard you dig in. It opens up the more you play it.

Specs

• Body Shape: Grand Auditorium with Venetian Cutaway
• Top: Solid Sitka Spruce
• Back and Sides: Layered Rosewood
• Neck: Tropical Mahogany, C-Shape Profile
• Fingerboard: Ebony
• Electronics: Taylor ES2 (Expression System 2)
• Finish: Natural Gloss
• Made in USA

The 214ce Plus is available at The Pied Piper Music Store, with locations in Charleston, WV and New Albany, Ohio — serving Columbus, Westerville, Dublin, Gahanna, Powell, Pickerington, Reynoldsburg, Pataskala, Johnstown, and the broader central Ohio market. In-store pickup available.