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5-year warranty & 30-day money-back guarantee included
If you decide your order isn't suitable for any reason you can return it - just let us know within 30 days of receiving it. Please keep hold of all the original packaging until you're sure you want to keep the order.
Eligibility for Money Back Guarantee
Important: For hygiene and software licensing reasons, some items are only eligible for our Money Back Guarantee if they are returned to us unused and sealed in the original packaging with all software still "unregistered." Details of exclusions are shown within the product descriptions. Products include:
- Monitors and Headphones
- Earplugs and Ear Protection
- Reeds and mouthpieces for woodwind and brass instruments
- Mouth and Lip-Care Products
- CDs, DVDs and Software
We can collect your return for a small fee, or you can send it back to us yourself. The collection fee can be found in the returns information on each product's page on Gear4music.
In the unlikely event that any item in this order is faulty, damaged or incorrect on receipt, notify us within 14 days and we'll arrange a free collection.
When returning an order please ensure products are appropriately packaged and protected, to prevent them from getting damaged.
This table provides an overview of your statutory consumer rights, compared with our standard returns policy and optional extended money back guarantee and warranty.
| UK & Europe | EU Standard | Gear4music Standard | Gear4music Optional |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return Period | 14 days | 30 days | up to 180 days |
| Standard delivery charges refunded? | Yes | Yes | Yes, up to 30 days |
| Upgraded delivery charges refunded? | Standard costs only | Standard costs only | Standard costs only |
| Free collection on cancellation | No | No | Yes, up to 30 days |
| Free collection if defective, delivered damaged or incorrect item | Yes, within 14 days | Yes, within 14 days | Yes, within 30 days |
We are unable to accept returns of any custom made items designed to work together as a unique package and some items are only eligible for money back guarantee if they are returned to us unused and sealed in the original packaging. For full information on our returns policy, please refer to our returns and refunds information guide.
10-year warranty & 60-day money-back guarantee included
If you decide your order isn't suitable for any reason you can return it - just let us know within 30 days of receiving it. Please keep hold of all the original packaging until you're sure you want to keep the order.
Eligibility for Money Back Guarantee
Important: For hygiene and software licensing reasons, some items are only eligible for our Money Back Guarantee if they are returned to us unused and sealed in the original packaging with all software still "unregistered." Details of exclusions are shown within the product descriptions. Products include:
- Monitors and Headphones
- Earplugs and Ear Protection
- Reeds and mouthpieces for woodwind and brass instruments
- Mouth and Lip-Care Products
- CDs, DVDs and Software
We can collect your return for a small fee, or you can send it back to us yourself. The collection fee can be found in the returns information on each product's page on Gear4music.
In the unlikely event that any item in this order is faulty, damaged or incorrect on receipt, notify us within 14 days and we'll arrange a free collection.
When returning an order please ensure products are appropriately packaged and protected, to prevent them from getting damaged.
This table provides an overview of your statutory consumer rights, compared with our standard returns policy and optional extended money back guarantee and warranty.
| UK & Europe | EU Standard | Gear4music Standard | Gear4music Optional |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return Period | 14 days | 30 days | up to 180 days |
| Standard delivery charges refunded? | Yes | Yes | Yes, up to 30 days |
| Upgraded delivery charges refunded? | Standard costs only | Standard costs only | Standard costs only |
| Free collection on cancellation | No | No | Yes, up to 30 days |
| Free collection if defective, delivered damaged or incorrect item | Yes, within 14 days | Yes, within 14 days | Yes, within 30 days |
We are unable to accept returns of any custom made items designed to work together as a unique package and some items are only eligible for money back guarantee if they are returned to us unused and sealed in the original packaging. For full information on our returns policy, please refer to our returns and refunds information guide.
The product price includes 5 years' warranty and 30 day money back guarantee.
However, the Gear4music extended warranty scheme provides an enhanced service, and is designed to offer a higher level of protection than many 'free' warranties offered by some retailers and manufacturers.
The highlights of this enhanced warranty service are:
Please note that this extended warranty is currently only available on products sold within the UK, EU or EEA, and is subject to the terms and conditions as detailed on the extended warranty certificate provided.
For customers in outlying areas of the country, the price of the Extended Warranty may be marginally higher, due to the potential for higher collection and redelivery transport costs.
This enhanced warranty is in addition to the standard Gear4music and manufacturer warranty policies, and the Gear4music terms and conditions of trade. No statement or condition of sale contained within these terms affects or restricts your statutory rights as defined under the Consumer Contracts Regulation 2014.
Key Features
With a refined blend of comfort-driven design and carefully selected tonewoods, the Builder’s Edition 324ce Next Generation delivers a confident, characterful take on Taylor’s ever-versatile Grand Auditorium platform. Solid sapele back and sides are paired with a mahogany top to produce a warm, direct voice with strong midrange presence, clear fundamentals and a controlled overtone profile that never feels congested. The tonal balance suits a wide range of playing styles, from delicate fingerpicking to energetic strumming, while maintaining clarity and focus across the dynamic range.
Inside the body, a scalloped evolution of Taylor’s V-Class bracing architecture increases overall output, sustain and harmonic cohesion across the fretboard. Player-focused upgrades include Taylor’s Action Control Neck, which allows precise setup adjustments without removing the neck, and the Claria pickup system, delivering natural, dependable amplified tone with minimal tweaking required. Chamfered body edges, a beveled armrest and cutaway, and a smooth satin finish complete an acoustic-electric designed for comfort, reliability and expressive performance in real-world playing situations.
Product Ref: 363933
The combination of a solid mahogany top with sapele back and sides creates a voice centred around strong fundamentals, punchy mids and tightly controlled harmonic content. Mahogany contributes a dry, woody character with excellent note separation, while sapele adds projection and clarity without introducing excessive brightness. Together, they form a balanced tonal foundation that responds evenly to changes in attack, making this guitar equally comfortable handling intricate fingerstyle passages, rhythmic strumming patterns and melodic single-note work.
This Next Generation model features a scalloped version of Taylor’s V-Class bracing, designed to increase air movement within the body while retaining the pitch accuracy and note definition V-Class is known for. Chords sound fuller and more unified, single notes sustain longer, and complex voicings remain clear even higher up the neck. The result is a warmer, more open sound that still preserves balance, articulation and consistency across the entire fretboard.
Every Builder’s Edition refinement is aimed at reducing physical strain and encouraging longer, more relaxed playing sessions. Chamfered body edges soften contact points around the top and back, while the bevelled neo-tropical mahogany armrest provides a natural resting position for the picking arm. The bevelled cutaway features a smooth compound contour that improves upper-fret access without sharp transitions, making extended fretboard exploration feel fluid, comfortable and unobstructed.
Taylor’s Action Control Neck allows accurate string-height adjustment without removing the neck or loosening strings, making seasonal setup changes quick, precise and stress-free. The Claria pickup system delivers clear, consistent amplified tone that closely reflects the guitar’s natural acoustic character, with intuitive soundhole-mounted controls for fast adjustment on stage or in the studio. A Taylor deluxe hardshell case completes a package designed for dependable performance at home, on the road or under stage lights.
