Taylor Gold Label 514e Blacktop

With its bold color treatment and rich midrange voice, the Gold Label 514e Blacktop offers an enticing new entry point to Taylor's Gold Label experience. This Super Auditorium acoustic-electric features back and sides of solid mahogany paired with a torrefied Sitka spruce top, crafted on the foundation of the fanned V-Class bracing introduced with the first models in the collection. Along with the slightly larger dimensions of the Super Auditorium body, those elements add up to a woody, dry tone with a rumbling low-end character and clear power and sustain in the midrange, with a strong fundamental focus and controlled overtones. Visually, this model strikes a bold contrast between its black top finish and cream-colored accents, including Crest fretboard inlays, rosette, binding, and pickguard. Other details include a Curve Wing bridge in Honduran rosewood with matching bridge pins, nickel tuning machines, and a full-body gloss finish. It features LR Baggs Element VTC electronics for warm, authentic plugged-in tone and a deluxe hardshell case with a striking British Cocoa exterior.