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Any Taylor 714ce (new version) owners?
I am on the hunt for a new guitar and had the opportunity to pay a 2012 Taylor 714ce. This is the newer version with the Sitka spruce top. I liked I a lot, almost as much or more than the 814ce I played. Just wondering if there are any owners here or people who have played them, and what your impression is.
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The 2012 model uses Engelmann. Good for fingerpicking, not so good for strumming. The 2013 models I think have started to use Sitka, which make them no different from 814s other than the visuals.
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That makes more sense. I have been trying to figure out if it was Engelmann or Sitka. Some sites are advertising it as Engelmann still, whereas the Taylor site states Sitka.
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I thought the 700 had a different bracing than the 800 series?
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You are correct... I'm still stuck in the early 2000s... The 714 has Standard II bracing whereas the 814 has CV bracing... When asked about the matter at a Roadshow during the Q&A session, Bob said CV was "definitely an upgrade" without further elaboration, but some prefer the brighter sparkle of Standard II over the bassy lows of the CV.
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Years ago I had an 814 (with the Fishman). I played the time out of for 5 years, but honestly, never really cared for it. I thought maybe I just wasn't a Taylor guy. I moved over to Martins and was finally playing with the sound I was looking for. Earlier this spring my buddy calls from his shop and mentions in passing he just got a 714 in. Tobacco burst. I thought to myself, hmmm. So I went in and checked it out. Un-friggin real! Great, balanced sound, good strummer and finger picker, and the new electronics have a mellow tone to them. It's my go to now, and the last Martin left last month.
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2013 714 Sitka
My husband just bought a new (2013) 714ce, after sending back a new 526. He loves his. It is Sitka. He is an aggressive stummer so I was very surprised that it sounds warm and with good volume and doesn't top out. I have an 812 12 fret that he won't play because it is way too lush for his style of playing. He loves this new 714 more than anything else he's owned so far.
It doesn't hurt that it is gorgeous with that dark tobacco burst! Sharon |
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Engelmann not good for strumming? Are you serious? Seriously - what about Engelmann spruce which is SPRUCE, STIFF and generally more like ADI than Sitka would make it less good for strumming...?
Oh, right, this is the AGF. Okay, it's Englemann, which is great for strumming, not so good for fingerstyle. Hmph.
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say that Engelmann is equal or superior to Sitka for strumming? |
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All spruce tops are good for strumming or fingerstyle.
So are cedar and redwood tops. I forgot So are mahogony tops. They are all different not better or worse than Each other. My 2 centavos |
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If I am not mistaken, Engelmann IS NOT stiffer or harder than Sitka. It is softer and generally cannot take as hard a strum as Sitka. It does not project as well as Sitka either. Sitka is closer to ADI then Engelmann. That's what I think anyway. YMMV.
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