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"Veteran" TAYLOR 414 Acoustic/Electric, Excellent Player, G'd Cond,Taylor HSC!
Estimated price for orientation: 895 $
Category: Acoustic Guitars
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Description Condition: Used: An item that has been used previously. The item may have some signs of cosmetic wear, but is fully operational and functions as intended. This item may be a floor model or store return that has been used. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. See all condition definitions- opens in a new window or tab ... Read moreabout the condition Brand: TAYLOR Dexterity: Right-Handed Model: 414 String Configuration: 6 String Series: 400
INTERNATIONAL BUYERS WELCOME!!!As you can
see by googling ALUMPSTER’S GUITARS, I generally sell only Martin, Gibson,
Guild, Taylor, Larrivee, and Alvarez-Yairi guitars because most of these models
are made so well that they tend to increase in value and improve in the
complexity and resonance of their sound as they age, regardless of their
appearance; I can therefore sell them with confidence despite my lack of real
expertise. This guitar, like all my guitars, is also available at a negotiable
Buy It Now price with Free Shipping in my store at any time.I have sold guitars to Russia, Japan,
Australia, and over 50 other countries, as well as almost every state in the
USA. Since some of my guitars travel thousands of miles, I take care to use
lots of packing materials, protect the neck inside the case, and of course
de-tune the strings. I will consider reasonable offers, even
including installment payments and trade-ins, but generally since I already
attempt to price my guitars very competitively, unusual deals must be unusually
sweet. If you have a
particular model of any brand in which you are interested, please Google
“alumpster’s guitars” to ask on-line or at 803-731-0515, and I will be happy to
let you know if it will be available soon. This
wonderful grand auditorium-style guitar was the 63rd guitar
made in the El Cajon, California, plant on July 25, 2000, according to its
serial number (20000725063) and the Taylor website. The standard 414 is a
substantial upgrade from the Taylor 200 and 300 Series and most other acoustic
dreadnoughts I’ve played (its current MSRP is about $2000—about $300 more than
the 314), but its superiority is in the quality of its woods and design rather
than flashy inlays. The solid mahogany back and sides of this 414 and the
purity of the Taylor sound will make other musicians turn around to check it
out, but it will be its ability to make almost anybody who plays it play better
that will make you love it.
The Taylor 414 has a solid Sitka spruce top and
solid mahogany back, sides, and neck, all in a natural satin finish. The top
and back are fully bound, and it has a tortoiseshell pick guard, an ebony
bridge with black pins, and an inlaid black-and-white stripe rosette. The 14/20
fret ebony fingerboard with large pearl dot inlay ends in an East Indian
rosewood headstock overlay with three-per-side enclosed chrome Grover tuners
and the inlaid Taylor logo.
More technical data: the 414 has a scale length
of 25 ½”, and the neck width at the nut is 1 ¾”. Naturally it has a fully
adjustable truss rod with access at the headstock, and scalloped
forward-shifted Standard II bracing. The overall length is 41”, while the body
is 20” long, with a lower bout width of 16” and a comfortable depth of 4.625.”
The Tusq nut is standard, but the compensated saddle may have been upgraded to
bone. The action is fast and smooth—just over 3/32” at the 12th fret
low E, and the sound is beautifully balanced and resonant, with the crisp,
bright tone for which Taylor is famous.
As the pictures indicate, there are a few
cosmetic items to report, mostly just evidence of play wear. The frets are
lightly marked, but there is no buzzing or playability issue; there is some
pick scratching in the area of the rosette below the sound hole. There is also
some slight opening of the center seam in the back at the heel; this has been
glued, but cleats were judged unnecessary by my luthier. The binding has been
replaced around the entire body, so the new white binding doesn’t quite match
the more seasoned binding on the fretboard yet. The pick guard is evidently an
inexpensive replacement which doesn’t quite fit the footprint of the original
pick guard; the heel cap also looks like a replacement. And finally, the end
pin was apparently replaced with a new end pin jack for the added pickup and
preamp--which work fine, by the way.
None of these issues affect the structural
integrity, sound, or playability of the guitar. This is still a truly
attractive instrument, but it is not a museum piece, and it has been making
music and turning heads for quite a while. Hopefully, it will pass into the
hands of a player able to make music and turn heads for a generation or two to
come.
The included original T
Description
| Condition: | Used: An item that has been used previously. The item may have some signs of cosmetic wear, but is fully operational and functions as intended. This item may be a floor model or store return that has been used. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. See all condition definitions- opens in a new window or tab ... Read moreabout the condition | Brand: | TAYLOR |
| Dexterity: | Right-Handed | Model: | 414 |
| String Configuration: | 6 String | Series: | 400 |
INTERNATIONAL BUYERS WELCOME!!!As you can
see by googling ALUMPSTER’S GUITARS, I generally sell only Martin, Gibson,
Guild, Taylor, Larrivee, and Alvarez-Yairi guitars because most of these models
are made so well that they tend to increase in value and improve in the
complexity and resonance of their sound as they age, regardless of their
appearance; I can therefore sell them with confidence despite my lack of real
expertise. This guitar, like all my guitars, is also available at a negotiable
Buy It Now price with Free Shipping in my store at any time.I have sold guitars to Russia, Japan,
Australia, and over 50 other countries, as well as almost every state in the
USA. Since some of my guitars travel thousands of miles, I take care to use
lots of packing materials, protect the neck inside the case, and of course
de-tune the strings. I will consider reasonable offers, even
including installment payments and trade-ins, but generally since I already
attempt to price my guitars very competitively, unusual deals must be unusually
sweet. If you have a
particular model of any brand in which you are interested, please Google
“alumpster’s guitars” to ask on-line or at 803-731-0515, and I will be happy to
let you know if it will be available soon. This
wonderful grand auditorium-style guitar was the 63rd guitar
made in the El Cajon, California, plant on July 25, 2000, according to its
serial number (20000725063) and the Taylor website. The standard 414 is a
substantial upgrade from the Taylor 200 and 300 Series and most other acoustic
dreadnoughts I’ve played (its current MSRP is about $2000—about $300 more than
the 314), but its superiority is in the quality of its woods and design rather
than flashy inlays. The solid mahogany back and sides of this 414 and the
purity of the Taylor sound will make other musicians turn around to check it
out, but it will be its ability to make almost anybody who plays it play better
that will make you love it.
The Taylor 414 has a solid Sitka spruce top and
solid mahogany back, sides, and neck, all in a natural satin finish. The top
and back are fully bound, and it has a tortoiseshell pick guard, an ebony
bridge with black pins, and an inlaid black-and-white stripe rosette. The 14/20
fret ebony fingerboard with large pearl dot inlay ends in an East Indian
rosewood headstock overlay with three-per-side enclosed chrome Grover tuners
and the inlaid Taylor logo.
More technical data: the 414 has a scale length
of 25 ½”, and the neck width at the nut is 1 ¾”. Naturally it has a fully
adjustable truss rod with access at the headstock, and scalloped
forward-shifted Standard II bracing. The overall length is 41”, while the body
is 20” long, with a lower bout width of 16” and a comfortable depth of 4.625.”
The Tusq nut is standard, but the compensated saddle may have been upgraded to
bone. The action is fast and smooth—just over 3/32” at the 12th fret
low E, and the sound is beautifully balanced and resonant, with the crisp,
bright tone for which Taylor is famous.
As the pictures indicate, there are a few
cosmetic items to report, mostly just evidence of play wear. The frets are
lightly marked, but there is no buzzing or playability issue; there is some
pick scratching in the area of the rosette below the sound hole. There is also
some slight opening of the center seam in the back at the heel; this has been
glued, but cleats were judged unnecessary by my luthier. The binding has been
replaced around the entire body, so the new white binding doesn’t quite match
the more seasoned binding on the fretboard yet. The pick guard is evidently an
inexpensive replacement which doesn’t quite fit the footprint of the original
pick guard; the heel cap also looks like a replacement. And finally, the end
pin was apparently replaced with a new end pin jack for the added pickup and
preamp--which work fine, by the way.
None of these issues affect the structural
integrity, sound, or playability of the guitar. This is still a truly
attractive instrument, but it is not a museum piece, and it has been making
music and turning heads for quite a while. Hopefully, it will pass into the
hands of a player able to make music and turn heads for a generation or two to
come.
The included original T