The Official Taylor 2014 Fall Lineup

[Ted @ LA Guitar Sales]

Taylor has been busy getting these guitars built so they should be showing up at your local store now. Here they are:

700 Series Fall LTDs -Blackheart sassafras back and sides, Sitka spruce top, Advanced Performance bracing (protein glue + side braces), mother-of-pearl Heritage Diamond fretboard inlays, rosewood
binding (body, fretboard, soundhole), rosewood top edge trim, back strip and heel cap, abalone rosette outlined in rosewood, 6-mil all-gloss body, gloss-finish peghead, Taylor nickel tuners (slot head w/ gold buttons for 12-Fret), no pickguard, and Expression System 2 electronics. Ships in a Taylor deluxe
hardshell case.




500 Series Fall LTDs - Tasmanian blackwood back and sides, Sitka spruce top, shaded edgeburst body and neck, and Standard 500 Series appointments: ivoroid Century fretboard inlay, ivoroid binding and
rosette, Taylor nickel tuners (slot head w/ ivoroid buttons for 12-Fret), 6-mil all-gloss body, faux tortoise pickguard, and Expression System 2 electronics. Ships in a Taylor deluxe hardshell case.




300 Series Fall LTDs - Hawaiian koa back, sides and top, all-satin finish, no pickguard, and Expression System 2 pickup, with other standard 300 Series appointments: mother-of-pearl dot fretboard inlays, black binding, 3-ring rosette, and Taylor nickel tuners. Ships in a
Taylor deluxe hardshell case.




GS Mini Fall LTD - Layered Hawaiian koa back and sides, solid koa top, no pickguard, and ES-T pickup, with other standard GS Mini appointments: 5mm dot fretboard inlays, 3-ring rosette, all-matte finish, and chrome tuners. Ships in a GS Mini hard bag.

[Azaro Ariño]

Noooooooooo!!!!!

[steelerboy329]

Just sent you an email about the 300 series.

[SKYHIGH]

When you say "showing up now", do you mean they are shipping from Taylor now or they already shipped?

Thanks!

[seannx]

Wow! They all look so beautiful, especially the sassafras. What kind of tone characteristics can that wood have? How about the advanced performance bracing? Is protein glue like hide glue? I could almost justify buying one of those to hang backwards on the wall.

[40GuitarPlayer]

So the 514ce sunburst has a Sitka top?
How does the Blackwood compare with Indian Rosewood?
Does it come with es2 electronics?
Thanks.

[44Runner]

Nice lineup. As a collection I would say this is one of the best runs of LTDs Taylor has done. There are some very cool offerings.

[Dru Edwards]

Thanks for the post, Ted! That 700 series looks amazing. Is "Advanced Performance bracing" what they're calling the new 800 series bracing, or is this something different?

[Knollhaven]

Holy G.A.S, Batman!

[lodi_55]

I need a second job....

[magazine]

Dang u Taylor

[Dru Edwards]

Originally Posted by lodi_55

I need a second job....

Or get one at Taylor

[Ted @ LA Guitar Sales]

Let me answer a few questions.

These guitars started shipping a week or so ago so your dealer might already have some. We have only received the 500 series guitars so far so I can't comment on the others yet but the Blackwood LTD is similar tonally to the Koa series with Spruce top but with a bit more warmth. I think this series will be very well received given that the price is only about 5% more than a standard 500.

The 700 series has received the full 800 series treatment including bracing, thin finish and protein glue so it should be killer. I will give you my thoughts once I have had a chance to play one in a quiet setting.

[MBE]

Those all look fantastic!

I mean, an all-koa GS mini? Egads, it's going to take a lot of willpower for me to stay away from those...

How are they priced relative to the all-hog mini's?

[Treenewt]

I gotta admit, those 700s look sweet!