Tag: Taylor

Review: Taylor’s AD12e-SB Provides Walnut Warmth in a Small Footprint

Part of Taylor's relatively affordable American Dream series, the $1,999 AD12e-SB covers a lot of bases. Taylor calls its Grand Concert shape compact, and I think that’s a good way to describe an instrument whose tone belies its size.

Emile Menasché
June 15, 2023

Review: The All-Koa Taylor 724ce Is a Stunning Grand Auditorium Guitar with Exceptional Warmth and Balance

Our reviewer found the Taylor 724ce to be an exceptionally comfortable instrument with an easy-playing neck and a resonant feel whether fingerpicked or flatpicked.

Greg Olwell
October 16, 2022

Guitar makers Bob Taylor, Richard Hoover, and Dana Bourgeois

Golden Jubilee: Bob Taylor, Richard Hoover, and Dana Bourgeois Reflect on 50 Years of Guitar Making

Bob Taylor (Taylor Guitars), Richard Hoover (Santa Cruz Guitars), and Dana Bourgeois (Schoenberg, Bourgeois Guitars) reflect on 50 years of guitar making.

Emile Menasché
August 8, 2022

Review: Taylor’s GTe Urban Ash Is a Little Guitar that Packs a Punch

The smaller Taylor GTe doesn’t feel like a travel guitar and plays and sounds like a front-line instrument; the TaylorSense App helps you maintain it.

Emile Menasché
December 22, 2021

Review: Taylor’s American Dream AD27 Delivers All the Tone Without the Frills

The American Dream is alive, well, and living near San Diego, at least if you’ve been dreaming of an affordable American-made, all-solid-wood Taylor guitar. Launched in the midst of the pandemic, Taylor says its new American Dream series was “born from adversity”—an effort to make an affordable guitar available in…

Emile Menasché
September 19, 2020

Taylor Guitars Discovers a New Sustainable Tonewood in Its Own Backyard

The desire to make Taylor as ethically eco-conscious as possible has led to the ultimate sustainable supply chain: Growing their own trees.

E.E. Bradman
August 19, 2020

Gear Review: Taylor Builder’s Edition 324ce and 816ce

For the new Builder’s Edition collection, Taylor master guitar designer Andy Powers has selected various models—from the 300 series up to the 900 series—and outfitted them with a variety of pragmatic and experimental upgrades.

Nick Millevoi
April 23, 2020

Hear Mimi Fox Play Our Custom Taylor 914C

This Taylor 914C Custom 2000 is from Acoustic Guitar magazine’s 10th Anniversary Collection. In celebration of our 30th anniversary in 2020, we’re putting our collection up for auction from April 20 through May 10, giving you the opportunity to bid on a piece of guitar history and support guitar education…

Acoustic Guitar Editors
April 4, 2020

Guitar Talk: Andy Powers of Taylor | You Can’t Build a Guitar Without Thinking About Playing It

Get to know the man behind the curtain at Taylor Guitars, Andy Powers, a thoughtful and curious lover of music. While showcasing a trio of instruments he built, Andy shares some of his history as a luthier, and reminds us that while the tools, processes, and materials are important, at the end of the day "it's about the guitar and how much fun you have playing the guitar."

Joey Lusterman
March 2, 2020

Check Out New Taylor Guitars at Winter NAMM 2020

Master Guitar Designer Andy Powers demoes a pair of new Taylor models, the Builder’s Edition 652ce and 912ce, at Winter NAMM 2020. Check out more 2020 Winter NAMM coverage here.

Acoustic Guitar Editors
January 28, 2020

Taylor Guitars Introduces New Models for 2020

Having unveiled its innovative V-Class bracing system in 2018 and Grand Pacific guitars last year, Taylor is adding four new models to the Builder’s Edition collection, which now includes nine instruments. At the top of the line is the 816ce, a Grand Symphony sporting V-Class bracing and a scooped cutaway…

Adam Perlmutter
January 9, 2020

Enter to Win a Taylor Builder’s Edition 517e

THIS GIVEAWAY ENDS DECEMBER 31, 2019 One lucky winner will receive the Taylor Builder’s Edition 517e in Wild Honey Burst (MSRP $ 2,999) This round-shoulder Grand Pacific resonates with a finely-honed balance of low-end power and clarity across the middle and upper registers, producing warm, rounded tone in which notes…

Sponsored Story
December 19, 2019

The Ebony Project: Taylor Guitars Plants Trees in Cameroon to Preserve This Vulnerable Tonewood

Taylor Guitars has long been a leader in responsible guitar making, working with domestic and international suppliers to ensure that its instruments are made of sustainable tonewoods. In 2011, Taylor took its biggest step to date when it teamed up with the Spanish luthier supply company Madinter to purchase an…

Adam Perlmutter
April 22, 2019

Taylor Debuts Grand Pacific Series Acoustics at Winter NAMM 2019

In this video from the 2019 Winter NAMM Show in Anaheim, California, Taylor Guitars’ Master Guitar Designer Andy Powers demonstrates and discusses the company’s new V-Class-braced Grand Pacific acoustics. Check out more 2019 Winter NAMM coverage. Gear Review: Taylor Grand Pacific 717 and 517e Builder’s Editions

Acoustic Guitar Editors
February 12, 2019

Soundhole label on a Taylor Grand Pacific 717 Builder’s Edition acoustic guitar

Gear Review: Taylor Grand Pacific 717 and 517e Builder’s Editions

Both guitars will surprise longtime Taylor players, who’ll certainly recognize the premium build quality, firm intonation, and note integrity on the Grand Pacific.

James Rotondi and James Rotondi
January 24, 2019

Beyond Rosewood: 12 Mid-Priced Alt-Wood Guitars

Our pitch to makers was simple: Send us a guitar that uses no rosewood and has a real-world cost of $500–$1,500. Since some makers have many models that qualify, we limited each brand to one guitar of any shape or size, with or without electronics or a cutaway. Laminated and solid woods were okay, but no composites such as carbon fiber (that’s a roundup for another time). What you’ll see over the following pages are a dozen acoustic guitars, presented alphabetically, that show off some of the delightful choices available in this popular price range.

Greg Olwell
December 19, 2018

A luthier applies glue to an acoustic guitar soundboard - Taylor Guitars' new V-Class bracing

Taylor Guitars Rolls the Dice—Again

Taylor looks to the future with its new V-Class bracing system, which was designed to boost the volume and sustain of its instruments, while also improving their intonation.

Brian Wise
March 31, 2018

Taylor Builder’s Edition K14ce Grand Auditorium Guitar

Review: Taylor Builder’s Edition K14ce Grand Auditorium

Taylor Guitars has built its empire on changing how guitars are made—from the way forests are managed to instrument construction to sales. As it has shown before with its bolt-on neck and CNC-made models, players will show up if the guitars play and sound great. With its new V-Class bracing,…

Greg Olwell
March 11, 2018

Taylor Guitars’ Highly-Anticipated “V-Class” Braced Guitars Debut at Winter NAMM 2018

By Greg Olwell On the first day of the NAMM Show in Anaheim, California, Taylor Guitars introduced its new V-Class bracing system. While the outside of the guitar remains nearly identical, the company’s luthier Andy Powers has developed a unique interior architecture that seems to transform how the guitar sounds.…

Acoustic Guitar Editors
January 26, 2018

Taylor 352ce and 362ce 12-String guitars

Gear Review: Taylor 352ce and 362ce 12-Strings

Two small-bodied, player-friendly 12-string acoustic guitars with distinct sonic signatures

Bill Leigh
November 14, 2017

Summer NAMM 2017: Andy Powers Demos Taylor’s New 352CE Model, Small-Bodied 12-String

At Summer NAMM 2017, Taylor introduced several guitars, including its new 352CE model, a small-bodied, 12-string, grand-concert size guitar, with a shorter, 12-fret neck length. It comes in spruce and Sapele on the back and sides. In addition, Taylor demoed the 362CE model, another 12-string with a solid mahogany top and Tazmanian blackwood on…

Acoustic Guitar Editors
July 21, 2017

Video Review: Taylor Guitars GS Mini-e Bass

A stringed instrument that’s expressive and easy to play—and unlike anything else.

Greg Olwell
June 8, 2017

Taylor 10e and 12e Academy Guitars Review

If I hadn’t had their spec sheets in front of me, I might not have known that a pair of new Taylor guitars were affordable instruments. The new Taylor Academy 10e dreadnought and 12e Grand Concert each sell for well under a grand with a deluxe padded gig bag. Both…

Adam Perlmutter and Adam Perlmutter
May 18, 2017

Review: Taylor Introduces Upgraded Version of Its Popular 814ce

Thanks to a top-notch fretwork and a perfect factory setup, along with Taylor’s streamlined C-shaped neck, the 814ce plays extremely well—as easily and quickly as a good electric guitar. The neck’s satin finish feels sleek and comfortable as well.

Adam Perlmutter
March 14, 2017

Guild Jumbo Junior, Martin D Jr. E, and Taylor Taylor GS Mini-e travel guitars

Guitar Roundup: 3 Travel Guitars Reviewed

Scaled-down is the new “bigger is better,” a design aesthetic for guitars that are easy to transport, gig-ready, and quite attractive. These days, modern guitar players value portability in addition to tone, playability, and visual aesthetics, and the industry is responding with compact acoustic axes that travel easily, accommodate players with small hands or ergonomic challenges, fit into cramped living spaces, and suit modest budgets.

Pete Madsen
February 16, 2017