Overview:

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 we're calling the Super Auditorium, which resembles our 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 our 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 our new Continental inlays, a new pickguard design, a Honduran rosewood 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:

Highlights:

• Number of Strings - 6 String
• Orientation - Right Handed
• Body Shape - Super Auditorium
• Bracing System - Fanned V-Class with Tonal Route
• Cutaway - Non-cutaway
• Color - Natural
• Electronics - LR Baggs - Element VTC
• Case/Bag - Taylor Deluxe Hardshell Brown

Body:

• Top Wood - Sitka Spruce
• Back/Side Wood - Honduran Rosewood
• Rosette - Custom Single Ring, Bound Sound Hole
• Back Configuration - 2-piece or 4-piece Simons Wedge
• Body Binding - .080" Grained Ivoroid, Round Over Edges
• Top Finish - Gloss
• Back/Side Finish - Gloss

Neck:

• Neck Wood - Neo-Tropical Mahogany
• Fretboard Wood - West African Crelicam Ebony
• Neck Profile - Standard Carve
• Fretboard Inlay - Mother-of-Pearl Continental
• Fretboard Binding - West African Crelicam Ebony
• Neck Finish - Satin

Peghead:

• Nut Width - 1-3/4"
• Peghead Veneer Wood - West African Crelicam Ebony
• Scale Length - 25-1/2"
• Peghead Inlay - Mother-of-Pearl Continental
• Peghead Type - Paddle
• Peghead Finish - Gloss

Other:

• Bridge - Honduran Rosewood
• Nut & Saddle - White TUSQ Nut, White Micarta Saddle
• Bridge Pins - Bone
• Strings - D'Addario XS Coated Phosphor Bronze Light (.012 - .053)
• Pickguard - Ivoroid/Tortoise, with Engraving
• Tuners - Gotoh 510 Antique Chrome with Ebony EN01 Buttons
• Strap Pin - Black