Taylor Builder's Edition 514ce Kona Burst

The Builder's Edition guitars showcase Taylor's finest craftsmanship, comfort-enhancing design elements, stunning aesthetics, V-Class bracing, and the rich, articulate tone of all-solid-wood construction. They continue to be praised by casual and professional players alike for their unmatched playability and refined musical personalities. We are excited to introduce three new Builder's Edition models with solid Urban Ash back and sides sourced responsibly from Southern California. This tonewood produces a warm, woody sound with a strong.

Focus on the fundamental tone and controlled overtones. The tone-shaping V-Class bracing increases volume, extends sustain, and ensures precise intonation across the entire neck.

Each new guitar comes with our Compass inlay pattern made from Italian acrylic, premium Gotoh 510 tuners in antique chrome with matching buttons, a flame-pattern pickguard, a black/ivoroid binding, ES2 electronics, and a Taylor deluxe hard shell case.

Like other guitars in our Builder's Edition collection, the new models feature a range of hand-friendly contour details—a beveled armrest and cutaway, beveled body edges, and a Curve Wing bridge—that make them more comfortable to hold and easier to play. Departing from the matte satin finish standard across the collection, each new model shines with a glossy high-gloss lacquer.