For decades, our flagship rosewood/spruce 800 Series has honored two all-star tonewoods and the high-fidelity, full-spectrum sound they produce together. This collection is loaded with musical personalities — choose from five body styles, several ultra-refined Builder’s Edition offerings, and even a pair of nylon-string models. Our patented V-Class bracing architecture brings rosewood’s natural overtones into ear-pleasing musical harmony, yielding strong projection and rich sustain. Together with an ultra-playable Taylor neck and top-shelf craftsmanship, each guitar is built to deliver a reliable stage- and studio-worthy playing experience. Popular models include the versatile Grand Auditorium Builder’s Edition 814ce — offered either with a natural top or as a Blacktop — and the truly unique Grand Symphony Builder’s Edition 816ce, which features a soundport cutaway that helps create an immersive, wide-angle sonic experience. In the end, the 800 Series invites you to choose your musical adventure — and rewards you with a scenic sonic journey.
800 Series
- Back/Sides Indian Rosewood
- Top Sitka Spruce
- Finish Gloss 4.5 (818e: Gloss 6.0 with Antique Blond Top)
- Rosette Single-Ring Abalone with Bound Soundhole (818e: Single-Ring Paua with Bound Soundhole)
- Fretboard Inlay Mother-of-Pearl Element or Mother-of-Pearl/Ivoroid Mission (818e)
- Body Edge Treatment Pale Non-Figured Maple Binding
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Premium Features
Rosewood Radius Armrest
(812ce, 812ce 12-Fret, 814ce), Rosewood Top Trim (818e: Koa/Ivoroid Top Trim), Smoked Nickel (812ce, 814ce) or Nickel (818e) Tuners (12-Fret Models: Nickel Slot-head Tuners with Ebony Buttons; Nylon Models: Classical Nickel with Pearloid Buttons), Rosewood Pickguard (Steel-String Models)
Available Models
GT 811e
800 Series
One of the first GT guitars to be released in the context of an existing series, the GT 811e blends the dazzling sparkle and warmth of Indian rosewood with the unmatched playability of the GT’s comfortably compact frame.
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800 Series
Taylor’s rosewood/spruce Grand Concert is all about articulation and intimacy, and with its newly added radius-style rosewood armrest, the playing experience is more refined than ever.
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800 Series
The Grand Concert’s intimate body size and 24-⅞-inch scale length make for a comfortable playing experience that fingerstyle players are bound to love.
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800 Series
We’ve made the evocative tone of a nylon-string guitar more accessible to steel-string players by crafting our nylon models with signature Taylor playability.
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800 Series
Newly consolidated with the 814ce DLX, our flagship Grand Auditorium retains all of its sonic power with new features devoted to a smoother playing experience and updated aesthetics.
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800 Series
Leading the way for our newly redesigned Grand Symphony body shape, the Builder’s Edition 816ce highlights the transformative Taylor design philosophy with lovingly crafted contours, an expansive acoustic tone, and player-focused enhancements.
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800 Series
This ultra-refined version of our flagship rosewood/spruce Grand Auditorium delivers exceptional playing comfort to go with its lush overtones, pristine trebles and warm low-end response.
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800 Series
A striking black top color treatment makes this evolution of our flagship Grand Auditorium an appealing choice for anyone seeking a bold visual style matched with rich, versatile tone.
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800 Series
The classic rosewood/spruce tonewood pairing fits beautifully with the snappy character of a nylon-string guitar, serving up balanced, clear neo-classical sound in a comfortable, accommodating package.
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800 Series
The Grand Orchestra has long stood at the top of the Taylor range of body shapes in terms of size and big, powerful sound.
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