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{{Short description|American guitar manufacturer}}
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'''Taylor Guitars''' is an [[El Cajon, CA|El Cajon]], [[California]]‐based American guitar manufacturer, specializing in [[acoustic guitars]], as well as semi-hollow and solidbody [[electric guitars]]. It was established in 1974 by [[Bob Taylor (luthier)|Bob Taylor]] and Kurt Listug. Notable players of Taylor Guitars include [[Lindsey Buckingham]], [[Taylor Swift]], [[Miyavi]], [[Jason Mraz]], [[Jewel (singer)|Jewel]], [[Art Alexakis]] and [[Sons of Maxwell|Dave Carroll]].
'''Taylor Guitars''' is an American guitar manufacturer based in [[El Cajon, CA|El Cajon]], [[California]]. The company was founded in 1974 by Bob Taylor and Kurt Listug and specializes in [[acoustic guitar]]s and [[Semi-acoustic guitar|semi-hollow electric guitar]]s. It is one of the largest manufacturers of acoustic guitars in the United States<ref name="USAToday Number One acoustic"/> and sells guitars in 65 countries around the world.<ref>"Wood & Steel: Inside the World of Taylor Guitars", 50th anniversary edition 2024</ref>


==History==
== History ==
In 1972, at age 18, Bob Taylor began working at American Dream, a guitar making shop owned by Sam Radding, where Kurt Listug was already an employee. When Radding decided to sell the business in 1974, a triumvirate of Taylor,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/01/prweb4972644.htm|title=Bob Taylor, Cofounder and President of Taylor Guitars Writes New Book about Life, Passion and Business |publisher=Prweb.com|accessdate=2013-03-24}}</ref> Listug, and Schemmer bought American Dream and renamed it the Westland Music Company.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.play-acoustic-guitar.com/taylor-acoustic-guitars.html|title=Taylor Acoustic Guitars |publisher=Play-acoustic-guitar.com|accessdate=2013-03-24}}</ref>
In 1972, at age 18, Bob Taylor began working at a guitar-making shop owned by Sam Radding called American Dream, where Kurt Listug was already an employee. When Radding sold the business in 1974, Taylor,<ref name="Press release book"/> Listug, and a third employee, Steve Schemmer, bought American Dream and renamed it the Westland Music Company.<ref name = "Westland Music Company"/>


Needing a more compact logo suitable for the guitars' headstock, the founders decided to change the name to "Taylor" as it sounded more American than "Listug" and because as Kurt Listug put it, "Bob was the real guitar-maker."<ref>{{cite web|title=Taylor Guitar Story – From the Beginning|url=http://www.themusicianssuperstore.com/taylor-guitars/taylor-history/|publisher=Musician's Superstore|accessdate=May 25, 2011}}</ref> Listug became the businessman of the partnership while Taylor was responsible on design and production. In 1976, the company decided to begin selling their guitars through retailers. In 1981, facing financial difficulties, Taylor Guitars took out a bank loan to purchase equipment.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Simmons|first=Michael John|title=American Dreamers: Bob Taylor, Kurt Listug, and the rise of Taylor Guitars|journal=Acoustic Guitar|date=May 2004|volume=137|url=http://www.acguitar.com/issues/ag137/feature137.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Taylor Guitars|url=http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/Taylor-Guitars-Company-History.html|publisher=Fundinguniverse.com|accessdate=May 25, 2011}}</ref>
Needing a more compact logo suitable for the guitars' [[headstock]], the founders decided to change the name to ''Taylor'' as it sounded more American than ''Listug''. Kurt Listug said, "Bob was the real guitar-maker."<ref name="From the Beginning"/> Listug became the partnership's businessman while Taylor handled design and production. In 1976, the company began to sell their guitars through retailers. In 1981, facing financial difficulties, Taylor Guitars took out a bank loan to purchase equipment.<ref name="American Dreamers"/><ref name="Funding"/>


As of 2012 Taylor Guitars had more than 700 employees in two factories: one in El Cajon, California and the other, in nearby Tecate, Mexico, where the company's lower-priced models of guitar are made. Taylor guitar cases are also made in the same factory. In early 2011, the company opened a Taylor distribution warehouse in the Netherlands to serve the European market<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.taylorguitars.com/about/sustainable-ebony |title=Sustainable Ebony |publisher=Taylor Guitars |date= |accessdate=2013-03-24}}</ref>
As of 2012, Taylor Guitars had more than 700 employees in two factories in [[El Cajon, California]] and in [[Tecate]], Mexico, where the company makes their lower-priced models and guitar cases. In early 2011, the company opened a Taylor distribution warehouse in the Netherlands to serve the European market.<ref name="Locations and CEO"/> In January 2014, the U.S. State Department honored Taylor Guitars with an Award for Corporate Excellence (ACE)<ref name="Corp Award"/> citing Taylor's commitment to responsible practices in obtaining ebony for its instruments, which notably included purchasing their own sustainable ebony mill and increasing its usable timber from 10% to 100%.


As of January 1, 2021, the company became fully employee-owned.<ref name="EMPLOYEE" /> In May 2022, Andy Powers was named the new CEO, President, and Chief Guitar Designer of the company.<ref name="powers_ceo">{{Cite web |author1=Sam Roche |date=2022-05-31 |title=Andy Powers named new CEO, President and Chief Guitar Designer of Taylor Guitars |url=https://www.guitarworld.com/news/andy-powers-taylor-ceo |access-date=2022-06-02 |website=guitarworld |language=en}}</ref>
==Innovations==
Starting in January 1999, Taylor began making its guitars with a patented, bolt-on neck; the NT neck (new technology). It differs from other guitar necks by using a continuous piece of wood all the way to the 19th fret to support the [[Fingerboard|fretboard]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Ford|first=Frank|title=Taylor's New Neck Joint|url=http://www.frets.com/fretspages/Luthier/Data/Guitar/Taylor/99NeckJoint/99joint.html|publisher=Frets.com|date=MAy 12, 1999}}</ref> The standard practice in guitar neck construction is to support the fretboard up to the fourteenth fret with the unsupported portion being glued to the (constantly moving) soundboard. The NT neck fits into a pocket on the top of the guitar body with the desired angle being achieved by small, accurately milled neck spacers (shims). Over time, guitars sometimes require the neck angle to be realigned (referred to as a neck reset). This process is greatly simplified by Taylor's system allowing the replacement of different sized neck spacers to return the neck to the required angle. Prior to 1999, Taylor Guitars had a simpler bolt-on neck design. These guitar necks allow for simple adjustment later if needed. Traditional (Non-Taylor) guitars with a glued neck with a dovetail need to be disassembled to be adjusted.<ref>{{cite web|title=FAQs|url=http://www.taylorguitars.com/guitars/reference/faqs_answers.html#faq21|publisher=Taylor Guitars|accessdate=May 25, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Machining beautiful music|url=http://www.americanmachinist.com/304/Issue/Article/False/9719/Issue|work=American Machinist|accessdate=May 25, 2011|date=July 30, 2005}}</ref>


== Innovations ==
Taylor's proprietary pickup system, the Expression System, consists of a [[Humbucker|humbucking]] induction pickup mounted in the neck and a pair of dynamic soundboard transducers wired to an on board preamplifier designed by Rupert Neve.<ref>{{cite web|last=Rudolph|first=Barry|title=Taylor Guitar Expression System|url=http://www.barryrudolph.com/newtoys/toys/taylorexpression.html}}</ref> The entry-level 100 and 200 series use an externally similar system known as ES-T, which utilizes a single under-saddle pickup and no soundboard transducers. The first generation system was powered by a pair of AA batteries. Starting with 2007 production the electronics use a 9-volt battery similar to common [[Pickup (music technology)#Piezoelectric_pickups|piezoelectric]] and [[microphone|microphonic]] pickup systems in other guitars.
In 1995, Bob Taylor was interested in finding out if using exotic tonewoods in quality guitars was more important than [[luthier]] techniques and good design. He built a [[dreadnought]] guitar's back and sides with oak from shipping pallets he found at the factory, used a nondescript piece of 2x4 timber for its top, and made of neck out of pallet oak. The fretboard's Formica-and-pearl inlay depicted a fork lift. He named the resulting instrument the "Pallet Guitar", and in 2000 a limited edition of 25 Grand Auditorium-bodied Pallet Guitars were made, with aluminum inlay included to accentuate the original nail holes in the wood. These guitars were sold to collectors, but the first Pallet Guitar remains on display at the Taylor Guitars factory in El Cajon, California.<ref name="Pallet Guitar"/>


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==Model identification==
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Regardless of brand, the shape of the guitar plays a major part in its sound. Likewise, each wood used resonates differently, so the choice and blend of various tonewood is also important.
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In January 1999, Taylor began making guitars with a patented, bolt-on neck called the NT (new technology) neck. This differed from conventional guitar necks in using one continuous piece of wood from the headstock to the 19th fret to support the [[Fingerboard|fretboard]].<ref name="NT Neck"/> The usual practice in guitar neck construction was to support the fretboard up to the fourteenth fret and glue the unsupported remaining length to the soundboard. The NT neck fitted into a slot on top of the guitar body, achieving the desired angle with small [[shim (spacer)|shims]]. Guitars sometimes require neck angle realignment (neck reset), and the NT system achieved this by changing shims. Prior to 1999, Taylor Guitars had a simple bolt-on neck design which could be adjusted without the complex process of ungluing the neck joint.<ref name="American Machinist"/><ref name="Taylor Faq21"/>


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A Taylor instrument's configuration can be determined strictly by model number. The model number should appear on a label inside the guitar.
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The Taylor company uses its own pickup, the "Expression System", which is a [[Humbucker|humbucking]] induction pickup mounted in the neck and a pair of dynamic soundboard transducers wired to an onboard preamplifier designed by [[Rupert Neve]].<ref name="Expression System"/> The entry-level 100 and 200 series has an externally similar system known as ES-T, which uses a single under-saddle pickup and no soundboard transducers. The first-generation ES system was introduced in 2004. It had two transducers, one mounted to the bridge and the other on the lower bout of the sound board, with a small, single-coil pickup mounted in the neck joint, all wired to the onboard preamp, which had three knobs for volume, tone and blend. This early ES system was available on the higher-end 500 series and above as well as the 30th-anniversary limited-edition series, starting in the fall of 2004. It was a custom order for the 300 and 400 series, and could be retrofitted to some older Taylor guitars with the NT neck design.
== Factory ==
Taylor's 145,000-square-foot manufacturing facility is located in El Cajon, California, about 20 miles east of downtown San Diego. A free guided tour of the Taylor Guitars factory is open to the public at 1:00 p.m., Monday through Friday except some holidays.<ref name="Tours"/> Premier Guitars published a four-part tour of the Taylor Factory, narrated by Bob Taylor, in 2008.<ref name="2008 video tour"/>


== Notable players ==
The model number is made up of three numbers that identify the tonewoods, number of strings (six or twelve) and body shape. Letters at the end of the model number identify additional characteristics, such as a cutaway body for greater access to higher notes on the neck or the inclusion of electronics with which to amplify the instrument.
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* [[William Ackerman]]<ref name="Sounds of Wood and Steel"/>
* [[Axel Bauer]]<ref>{{cite web| url-status = live| archive-url = https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/qK4nejl8dMw| archive-date = 2021-12-05| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qK4nejl8dMw&ab_channel=AxelBauerofficiel| title = Les Mots Bleus Christophe | website=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
* [[Jade Bird]]
* [[Dave Carroll (musician)|Dave Carroll]]<ref name="Dave Carroll guitar"/>
* [[Steven Curtis Chapman]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.taylorguitars.com/guitars/limiteds/signature/StevenCurtisChapman/ |title=Steven Curtis Chapman Signature Model |date=October 12, 2010 |publisher=Taylor Guitars |access-date=March 6, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Russ Freeman (guitarist)|Russ Freeman]]<ref name="Sounds of Wood and Steel"/>
* [[Vic Fuentes]]
* [[Michael Hedges]]<ref name="Sounds of Wood and Steel"/>
* [[Jewel (singer)|Jewel]]<ref name="Jewel guitar"/>
* [[Leo Kottke]]<ref name="Sounds of Wood and Steel"/>
* [[Dave Matthews]]<ref name="Dave Mathews Taylor Gear"/>
* [[Jason Mraz]]<ref name="USAToday Number One acoustic"/>
* [[Dolores O'Riordan]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://equipboard.com/pros/dolores-o-riordan|title=Dolores O'Riordan Equipboard|website=Equipboard|access-date=27 April 2019}}</ref>
* [[Gabriella Quevedo]]<ref name="guitarworldinterview">{{cite web|title=Gabriella Quevedo Talks Gear, Breaking Down Stereotypes and More|magazine=[[Guitar World]]|url=
http://www.guitarworld.com/artist-news-interviews-interviews/gabriella-quevedo-breaks-down-stereotypes-talks-gear-and-more|date=29 July 2016|accessdate=17 April 2017}}</ref>
* [[Steve Stevens]]<ref name="Sounds of Wood and Steel"/>
* [[Taylor Swift]]<ref name="USAToday Number One acoustic"/>
* [[Snuffy Walden]]<ref name="Sounds of Wood and Steel"/><ref name="Walden Mambo Sons"/>
* [[Billy Joe Walker Jr.|Billy Joe Walker]]<ref name="Sounds of Wood and Steel"/>
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== Further reading ==
Prior to 2013, the company employed an alphanumeric model number system which changed several times. At first, the model was identified with the system that appears below. In the interim, models were also referred to by an alphabetical character describing shape followed by a single number for series. As of 2013, the Taylor line of guitars was reorganized under the following (original) nomenclature and naming convention.
* ''Taylor Guitars 30 Years of a New American Classic'', Michael John Simmons
::<small> PPV Medien; Hardcover edition (January 10, 2005) {{ISBN|978-3932275449}} </small>
*''Guitar Lessons: A Life's Journey Turning Passion into Business'', Bob Taylor
::<small> Wiley; Hardcover 1st edition (January 25, 2011) {{ISBN|978-0470937877}}</small>


== References ==
:First digit identifies the series. All guitar models within each series share the same back and side tonewoods and appointments (decorations).
{{Reflist|30em|refs=
<ref name="USAToday Number One acoustic">{{cite news|author1=Jefferson Graham|title=Meet the guys who build Taylor Swift and Jason Mraz's guitars|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2014/08/04/taylor-guitars-poised-for-best-year-ever-for-40th-anniversary/13295397/|access-date=23 April 2016|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|date=August 5, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150218013556/http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2014/08/04/taylor-guitars-poised-for-best-year-ever-for-40th-anniversary/13295397|archive-date=18 February 2015|quote=EL CAJON, Calif. — For almost 40 years, Bob Taylor's dream of making easier-to-play great-sounding guitars has paid off. His Taylor Guitars is now the No. 1 manufacturer of acoustic guitars in the United States, and it rode out the Great Recession with just a brief downturn in sales.}}</ref>


<ref name="Press release book">{{cite web|url=http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/01/prweb4972644.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110120115622/http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/01/prweb4972644.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 20, 2011|title=Bob Taylor, Cofounder and President of Taylor Guitars Writes New Book about Life, Passion and Business |publisher=Prweb.com|access-date=2013-03-24}}</ref>
:Second digit indicates the wood used on the top of the instrument as well as whether it is a six-string or twelve-string model; a 6-string spruce top is identified by the number 1 in the second digit; a 12-string with spruce top is identified by the number 5. A six-string model with a hardwood top (such as mahogany, koa, redwood, etc. is identified with a 2 in the second digit; a 12-string with a hardwood top is identified with a 6 in the second digit.


<ref name = "Westland Music Company">{{cite web|url=http://www.play-acoustic-guitar.com/taylor-acoustic-guitars.html|title=Taylor Acoustic Guitars |publisher=Play-acoustic-guitar.com|access-date=2013-03-24}}</ref>
:Third digit identifies the body shape. Shapes are also referred to by abbreviations as DN (dreadnought), GC (Grand Concert), GA (Grand Auditorium), JM (Jumbo), GS (Grand Symphony) and GO (Grand Orchestra) respectively.


<ref name="From the Beginning">{{cite web|title=Taylor Guitar Story – From the Beginning|url=http://www.themusicianssuperstore.com/taylor-guitars/taylor-history/|publisher=Musician's Superstore|access-date=May 25, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110105090032/http://www.themusicianssuperstore.com/taylor-guitars/taylor-history/|archive-date=January 5, 2011}}</ref>
:::''0=Dreadnought''
::::Named after a battleship and introduced by C.F. Martin in the early 20th Century in rise of the popularity in American Country Music. It was the very first Taylor guitar shape with refinements made to make it unique to the Taylor brand. It has a boxy shape with a shallow waist.


<ref name="American Dreamers">{{cite journal|last=Simmons|first=Michael John|title=American Dreamers: Bob Taylor, Kurt Listug, and the rise of Taylor Guitars|journal=Acoustic Guitar|date=May 2004|volume=137|url=http://www.acguitar.com/issues/ag137/feature137.html}}</ref>
:::''2=Grand Concert''
::::Smallest full-sized Taylor. Introduced in 1984, it was designed as a response to a resurgence in acoustic fingerstyle music. It’s shorter, shallower, and narrower than a GA. This shape was optimized for fingerstyle players.


<ref name="Funding">{{cite web|title=Taylor Guitars|url=http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/Taylor-Guitars-Company-History.html|publisher=Fundinguniverse.com|access-date=May 25, 2011}}</ref>
:::''4=Grand Auditorium''
::::Introduced as an Anniversary model in 1994, it became Taylor's most popular shape because of its tonal balance and versatility. The GA is the same width and length overall as the DN, but the tighter, deeper waist of the GA gives it a more rounded look and less bass response.


<ref name="Locations and CEO">{{cite web|author1=Erin Kellaway|title=International Speaker Series: Barbara Wight|url=http://www.sandiego.edu/business/about-sba/detail.php?_focus=46381|publisher=University of San Diego|access-date=23 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160423031918/http://www.sandiego.edu/business/about-sba/detail.php?_focus=46381|archive-date=23 April 2016|date=November 7, 2013}}</ref>
:::''5=Jumbo''
::::First addition to the Taylor lineup after the dreadnought. Inspired by Gibson, it was used mainly as a 12-string. This shape was discontinued in 2011.


<ref name="Corp Award">{{cite news|url=http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/Jan/30/taylor-guitars-lauded-by-secretary-of-state-kerry/|title=Taylor Guitars saluted by John Kerry|author=George Varga|newspaper=[[The San Diego Union-Tribune]]}}</ref>
:::''6=Grand Symphony''
::::Introduced in 2006, this body relates closely to the shape of a GA, but is slightly larger with subtle expansions that include a slightly higher and wider waist and a bigger, more rounded lower bout for more bass response.


<ref name="Pallet Guitar">{{cite web|author1=Josh Summers|title=The True Story Behind Taylor's Pallet Guitar|url=http://www.guitaradventures.com/taylor-pallet-guitar-story|publisher=Guitar Adventures|access-date=24 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160424055408/http://www.guitaradventures.com/taylor-pallet-guitar-story|archive-date=24 April 2016}}</ref>
:::''8=Grand Orchestra''
::::Introduced in 2013, it was redesigned as a successor to the Jumbo. The GO models are Taylor's largest guitars and feature a slightly bigger silhouette and a deeper body than the Grand Symphony, creating more air volume to help produce a deeper low-end response.


<ref name="NT Neck">{{cite web|last=Ford|first=Frank|title=Taylor's New Neck Joint|url=http://www.frets.com/fretspages/Luthier/Data/Guitar/Taylor/99NeckJoint/99joint.html|publisher=Frets.com|date= May 12, 1999}}</ref>
::The model number can also contain letters after to indicate the following options:
:::“C” to indicate a model with cutaway
:::“E” to indicate models with onboard electronics.
:::“-N” at the end to indicate Nylon String option


<ref name="Taylor Faq21">{{cite web|title=FAQs|url=http://www.taylorguitars.com/guitars/reference/faqs_answers.html#faq21|publisher=Taylor Guitars|access-date=May 25, 2011}}</ref>
::As an example, a Taylor Guitar with model number 614ce would indicate: a 600 series guitar (6), 6 string with spruce top (1), Grand Auditorium Shape (4) with a cutaway (c) and the Expression System® electronics. (e)


<ref name="American Machinist">{{cite web|title=Machining beautiful music|url=http://www.americanmachinist.com/304/Issue/Article/False/9719/Issue|work=American Machinist|access-date=May 25, 2011|date=July 30, 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160423025718/http://americanmachinist.com/features/machining-beautiful-music|archive-date= 23 April 2016}}</ref>
==Series Identification==
:'''100 Series''' features a body made of laminated [[sapele]] (back and sides) with a solid Sitka spruce top, black binding and a white three-ring rosette. The neck is mahogany with an African ebony fretboard.
::Models available
:::110, 110e, 110ce, 114, 114e, 114ce


<ref name="Expression System">{{cite web|last=Rudolph|first=Barry|title=Taylor Guitar Expression System|url=http://www.barryrudolph.com/newtoys/toys/taylorexpression.html}}</ref>
:'''200 Series''' features a body made of laminated [[rosewood]] (back and sides) with a solid Sitka spruce top and white binding with a white three-ring rosette.The neck is mahogany with an African ebony fretboard.
::Models available:
:::210, 210e, 210ce, 214, 214e, 214ce


<ref name="Tours">{{cite news|author1=Alysia Gray Painter|title=Taylor Guitar Factory: Tours and Toy Donations|url=http://www.nbcsandiego.com/blogs/worth-the-trip/Taylor-Guitar-Factory-Tours-and-Toy-Donations--283635061.html|access-date=23 April 2016|agency=7 San Diego|publisher=NBCUniversal Media|date=November 26, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160423024616/http://www.nbcsandiego.com/blogs/worth-the-trip/Taylor-Guitar-Factory-Tours-and-Toy-Donations--283635061.html|archive-date=23 April 2016}}</ref>
:'''300 Series''' features solid sapele back and sides with a solid Sitka spruce top, black binding and a white three-ring rosette. The neck is mahogany with an African ebony fretboard.
::Models available:
:::310, 310e, 310ce, 312, 312e, 312ce, 312ce-N, 314, 314e, 314ce,
:::354, 354e, 354ce, 314ce-N, 316, 316e, 316ce,355e,355ce,355ce Ltd, 356, 356e, 356ce


<ref name="2008 video tour">{{cite web|title=Taylor Guitars Factory Tour - Part I|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGJJtm22smo |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/bGJJtm22smo |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|website=YouTube.com|publisher=Premier Guitars|access-date=26 April 2016|format=Video|date=May 13, 2008}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
:'''400 Series''' features solid [[ovangkol]] back and sides with a solid Sitka spruce top and white binding and a white 3-ring rosette. The neck is mahogany with an African ebony fretboard.
::Models available: 410, 410e, 410ce, 412, 412e, 412ce,
:::412ce-N, 414, 414e, 414ce, 454, 454e, 454ce, 414ce-N,
:::416, 416e, 416ce, 456, 456e, 456ce


<ref name="Dave Mathews Taylor Gear">{{cite web|author1=Dan Apczynski |title=Dave Matthews What He Plays |url=http://acousticguitar.com/article/default.aspx?articleid=25754 |publisher=Acoustic Guitars |access-date=28 April 2016 |date=December 2009 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101213013108/http://acousticguitar.com/article/default.aspx?articleid=25754 |archive-date=December 13, 2010 }}</ref>
:'''500 Series''' features solid Tropical [[Mahogany]] back and sides and has the option of a solid mahogany or Sitka Spruce top, with ivoroid binding and rosette. The neck is mahogany with an African ebony fretboard.


<ref name="Walden Mambo Sons">{{cite web|author1=Tom Guerra|title=SNUFFY WALDEN - SCORING HIS OWN SOUNDTRACK|url=http://www.mambosons.com/snuffy.htm|publisher=Mambo Sons|access-date=29 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160429004022/http://www.mambosons.com/snuffy.htm|archive-date=29 April 2016}}</ref>
::Models available: 510, 510e, 510ce, 512, 512e, 512ce, 512ce-N,
:::512 12-Fret, 512e 12-Fret, 512ce 12-Fret, 514, 514e, 514ce,
:::554, 554e, 554ce, 514ce-N, 516, 516e, 516ce, 556, 556e, 556ce, 518e


<ref name="Sounds of Wood and Steel">{{cite web|author1=Ross Boissoneau|title=Sounds of Wood and Steel|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/sounds-of-wood-and-steel-mw0000032153|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=26 May 2016}}</ref>
:'''600 Series''' features solid [[Big Leaf Maple]] back, sides and neck, with a Sitka spruce top, white binding and an abalone rosette. The fingerboard is African ebony. The 600 series color options include: Natural (Standard), Amber, Koi Blue, Trans Red, Trans Black, Trans Orange, Honey Sunburst, and Tobacco Sunburst.
::Models available:
:::610, 610e, 610ce, 612, 612e, 612ce, 612ce-N, 614, 614e, 614ce,
:::654, 654e, 654ce, 614ce-N, 616, 616e, 616ce, 656, 656e, 656ce, 618e


<ref name="Dave Carroll guitar">{{cite news|author1=Mark Tran|title=Singer gets his revenge on United Airlines and soars to fame &#124; News &#124; The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/blog/2009/jul/23/youtube-united-breaks-guitars-video|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=July 23, 2009|access-date=11 April 2017}}
:'''700 Series''' features a solid Indian Rosewood back and sides with a solid Sitka spruce top, Ivoroid binding and an abalone rosette. The neck is mahogany with an African ebony fretboard. Most 700 Series models are finished in Vintage Sunburst.
</ref>
::Models available:
:::710, 710e, 710ce, 712, 712e, 712ce, 712ce-N, 712 12-Fret, 712e 12-Fret, 712ce 12-Fret,
:::714, 714e, 714ce, 754, 754e, 754ce, 714ce-N, 716, 716e, 716ce, 756, 756e, 756ce


<ref name="Jewel guitar">{{cite web|last=Rodgers |first=Jeffery Pepper |title=Acoustic Guitar Central: Artist Gear Picks |url=http://www.acousticguitar.com/issues/ag112/gear112.html |work=[[Acoustic Guitar (magazine)|Acoustic Guitar]] |publisher=String Letter Publishing |access-date=1 November 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080905172357/http://www.acousticguitar.com/issues/ag112/gear112.html |archive-date= 5 September 2008 }}
:'''800 Series''' feature solid Indian Rosewood back and sides with a solid Sitka spruce top, curly maple binding and an abalone rosette. The neck is mahogany with an African ebony fretboard.
</ref>
::Models available:
}}
:::810, 810e, 810ce, 812, 812e, 812ce, 812ce-N, 812 12-Fret, 812e 12-Fret, 812ce 12-Fret,
:::814, 814e, 814ce, 854, 854e, 854ce, 814ce-N, 816, 816e, 816ce, 856, 856e, 856ce


==External links==
:'''900 Series''' features solid Indian Rosewood back and sides with a solid Sitka spruce top, rosewood binding and an abalone trim and rosette. The neck is mahogany with an African ebony fretboard. This model is characterized by significant amounts of detailed abalone inlay on the fretboard.
{{Commons category}}
::Models available:
* {{Official website}}
:::910, 910e, 910ce, 912, 912e, 912ce, 912ce-N, 914, 914e, 914ce, 954, 954e, 954ce,
* [https://www.namm.org/library/oral-history/bob-taylor Bob Taylor Interview] at [[NAMM Oral History Project|NAMM Oral History Collection]]
:::914ce-N, 916, 916e, 916ce, 956, 956e, 956ce, 918e


{{Guitar brands}}
'''Presentation Series''' and '''Koa Series''' follow the same pattern, but instead of using numbers in the model identification, they are identified with their initials, PS (Presentation Series) and K (Koa Series)


[[Category:Guitar manufacturing companies of the United States]]
:The '''Presentation Series''' features solid [[Cocobolo]] back and sides with a solid Engelmann spruce top, ebony binding and is accented with an abalone trim and rosette. The neck is mahogany with an African ebony fretboard.
[[Category:Electric bass guitars by manufacturer]]
::Models available:
:::PS10, PS10e, PS10ce, PS12, PS12e, PS12ce, PS14, PS14e, PS14ce,
:::PS16, PS16e, PS16ce, PS56, PS56e, PS56ce

:The '''Koa Series''' feature solid Hawaiian [[koa]] back and sides with solid koa or (optional solid Sitka Spruce) for the top. The body has Indian rosewood binding and a curly maple rosette. The neck is mahogany with an African ebony fretboard.
::Models available:
:::K20, K20e, K20ce, K22, K22e, K22ce, K24, K24e, K24ce, K26, K26e, K26ce,
:::K66, K66e, K66ce

==Specialty models==
'''Baritone''' (2009)
:First introduced as a 35th Anniversary Edition Guitar in 2009, it joined Taylor’s standard line up as a Specialty Model in 2010. The Baritone model features a Grand Symphony body and a longer 27-inch scale length which enables it to be tuned from B to B while maintaining normal string tension. It comes in either 6-string or 8-string option. The 8-string models incorporates a pair of octave strings that double the 3rd and 4th (D and A) strings. Solid wood back and sides available for the Baritone model are Tropical mahogany or Indian Rosewood with rosewood binding and an abalone rosette.
::Models Available:
:::Baritone-6, Baritone-6e, Baritone-6ce, Baritone-6ce Mahogany
:::Baritone-8, Baritone-8e, Baritone-8ce, Baritone-8ce Mahogany

'''GS Mini''' (2010)
:A scaled down Grand Symphony travel size guitar. It features sapele laminate back and sides with an option of a solid mahogany or Sitka spruce top. It has been acclaimed for having a full size guitar sound despite being a compact size. Although it doesn’t come with an onboard Expression System, an optional ES-Go Pickup can be easily installed for amplification.
::Models Available:
:::GS Mini, GS Mini Mahogany

'''Baby Taylor''' (1996)
:The smallest Taylor guitar available. The Baby Taylor series has been hailed for its easy-to-transport size and affordability. Features include sapele laminate back and sides with an optional Sitka spruce (identified as a BT1) or mahogany top (identified as a BT2). A larger bodied option is also available called the “Big Baby” (BBT introduced in 2002), which is a 15/16-size dreadnought with a neck that is standard scale (25-1/2”) and narrow width (1-11/16”). The Big Baby however only comes with a Sitka spruce top.
::Models Available:
:::Baby Taylor (BT1), Baby Taylor Mahogany (BT2), Big Baby Taylor (BBT)

==Custom guitars==
:Taylor also has a custom Build-To-Order program that allows anyone to design their very own guitar. There’s an extensive menu of guitar options starting from tonewoods, including species and grades that aren’t offered through Taylor’s standard line; inlay, binding and purfling options; finish options such as solid colors, sunburst, or vintage finishes; wood accents like a backstrap, armrest or truss rod cover; neck options such as scale length and neck profiles. These may be based on any of the 5 body shapes.

==Electric guitars==
Taylor Guitars started to produce electric guitars in 2005 with the debut of the Thinline Series semi-hollow body T5 model.'
Referred to as “Thinline” because of the shallow, partially acoustic body design of the series. The body consists of a solid slab of sapele milled around the edges and hollowed out to form the back and sides. A wood top with stylized f-holes is then fitted to the back and sides. .

:'''T5''' (2005-current) – Abbreviation stands for Thinline 5-way. “5-way” refers to the five position pickup selector switch mounted on the top of the guitar which activates different combinations of components in the T5’s pickup system.

:'''T3''' (2009-current) – The T3 shares the same body styling as the T5 with some electronic and structural differences. It is a semi-hollow-body because it has a solid center block in the body. It comes standard with a quilted maple laminated top, and has and electric style bridge. The electronics include multiple pickups, coil splitters, and push-pull tone and volume pots. The T3 is available with the optional Bigsby vibrato in the T3/B.

'''SolidBody''' (2008-2013) – Taylor’s take on a traditional solid electric guitar. Made from a solid slab of wood with cavities only for the pickguard or direct mounted pickups, and the bridge. SolidBody model guitars featured solderless pickups or a solderless pickguard which permit for musicians to easily change the sound of their guitar. The SolidBody series was discontinued in 2013.

==Factory==
[[Image:TGFT18 body top & backs - Taylor Guitar Factory.jpg|thumb|190px|The Taylor factory in California]]
Taylor’s 145,000 square foot manufacturing facility is located about 20 miles east of downtown San Diego in El Cajon, California. A free, guided tour of the Taylor Guitars factory is open to the public every Monday through Friday. The factory has a visitor center that showcases a selection of Taylor guitars, clothing and gifts. Two sound rooms are equipped with amplifiers, enabling players to plug in and play in a private environment.

==Signature models==
Signature Models: Models inspired by signature Taylor Artists

'''1986-2000'''
:DCSM - Dan Crary

'''1990-2012'''
:LKSM - Leo Kottke

'''1996'''
:NG512 - Nanci Griffith

'''1997'''
:KMSM - Kathy Mattea
:614GB - Gerry Beckley

'''2000'''
:CBSM - Clint Black
:CPSM - Chris Proctor
:DDSM - Doyle Dykes
:JCSM - John Cephas
:JKSM - Jewel Kilcher
:KLSM - Kenny Loggins
:RSSM - Richie Sambora

'''2003'''
:JCSM - Jars of Clay
:JDCM - John Denver (Commemorative)
:RFSM - Russ Freeman
:RNSM - Rick Nielsen (Cheap Trick)
:SHSM - Susanna Hoffs (Bangles)

'''2010'''
:DMSM - Dave Matthews
:JMSM - Jason Mraz
:SCCSM - Steven Curtis Chapman
:STSM - Serj Tankian (System of A Down)
:TSBT - Taylor Swift

==Notable players==
[[Image:Taylor Swift.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Taylor Swift playing a Taylor guitar]]
*[[Lindsey Buckingham]] - plays 814ce
*[[Austin Mahone]] - plays a 812ce
*[[Jason Mraz]] - uses his signature Taylor Guitar.
*[[Bruce Robinson (baseball)|Bruce Robinson]], former Major League Baseball player and singer/songwriter - plays a 914ce.
*[[Dave Matthews]]
*[[David Gilmour]] of Pink Floyd
*[[Tom Delonge]] - uses Taylor 814ce
*[[John Petrucci]] - plays a 514ce, a T5-C2, and a 810ce
*[[Mike McCready]] - Lead guitarist for [[Pearl Jam]]
*[[Dave Moody]] of [[The Moody Brothers]]- plays a 612ce and T5
*[[Taylor Swift]] - plays a T5, a 615ce, a GS-6, and a GS-8.
*[[Kimbra]]
*[[John Denver]] - played a K15, K22, 855, 915, J15, LKSM
*[[E.G. Kight]]<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.egkight.com/bio/bioindex.html |title=EG Kight / The Biography |publisher=Egkight.com |date= |accessdate=2013-03-24}}</ref>
*[[Cheech Marin]]
*[[Matthew Bellamy]]
*[[Michelle Branch]]
*[[Jon Foreman]] of Switchfoot
*[[Jewel (singer)|Jewel]] - uses a 912-C (most often), 420-PF (pao ferro), 512, 612-C, 814-C, custom 915, and PS10<ref>{{cite web|last=Rodgers|first=Jeffery Pepper|title=Acoustic Guitar Central: Artist Gear Picks|url=http://www.acousticguitar.com/issues/ag112/gear112.html|work=[[Acoustic Guitar (magazine){{!}}Acoustic Guitar]]|publisher=String Letter Publishing|accessdate=1 November 2012}}</ref>
*[[Jimmy LaFave]] - Maple Grand Auditorium<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.taylorguitars.com/media/jimmy-lafave-talk-me-live |title=Jimmy LaFave "Talk to Me" (Live) |publisher=Taylor Guitars |date= |accessdate=2013-03-24}}</ref>
*[[Javier Colon]] - 814ce, NS62ce<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.taylorguitars.com/artists/javier-colon |title=Javier Colon |publisher=Taylor Guitars |date= |accessdate=2013-03-24}}</ref>
*[[Val Emmich]] - uses a 810ce
*[[Miyavi]] - mainly uses a T5 and a T5 custom
*[[Dan Navarro]] - uses a GS-8 Grand Symphony
*[[Clint Black]] - uses his signature Taylor Guitar plus many other Taylor Guitars models
* [[Travis Meeks]] - uses a K10ce
* Niall Horan, member of English-Irish boy band [[One Direction]] - uses a 814ce
* [[Tori Kelly]] - 716ce sunburst
*[[Andy Scott (guitarist)|Andy Scott]] of The Sweet
* [[Darren Criss]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.taylorguitars.com/ Taylor Guitars official website]

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Taylor Guitars
Company typePrivate, employee-owned[1]
IndustryMusical instrument manufacturing
Founded1974; 50 years ago (1974)
FounderBob Taylor and Kurt Listug
Headquarters
El Cajon, California
,
United States
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Andy Powers (CEO)[2]
Barbara Wight (CFO)[3]
ProductsAcoustic, classical & electric guitars
Number of employees
750 worldwide
Websitetaylorguitars.com

Taylor Guitars is an American guitar manufacturer based in El Cajon, California. The company was founded in 1974 by Bob Taylor and Kurt Listug and specializes in acoustic guitars and semi-hollow electric guitars. It is one of the largest manufacturers of acoustic guitars in the United States[4] and sells guitars in 65 countries around the world.[5]

History

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In 1972, at age 18, Bob Taylor began working at a guitar-making shop owned by Sam Radding called American Dream, where Kurt Listug was already an employee. When Radding sold the business in 1974, Taylor,[6] Listug, and a third employee, Steve Schemmer, bought American Dream and renamed it the Westland Music Company.[7]

Needing a more compact logo suitable for the guitars' headstock, the founders decided to change the name to Taylor as it sounded more American than Listug. Kurt Listug said, "Bob was the real guitar-maker."[8] Listug became the partnership's businessman while Taylor handled design and production. In 1976, the company began to sell their guitars through retailers. In 1981, facing financial difficulties, Taylor Guitars took out a bank loan to purchase equipment.[9][10]

As of 2012, Taylor Guitars had more than 700 employees in two factories in El Cajon, California and in Tecate, Mexico, where the company makes their lower-priced models and guitar cases. In early 2011, the company opened a Taylor distribution warehouse in the Netherlands to serve the European market.[3] In January 2014, the U.S. State Department honored Taylor Guitars with an Award for Corporate Excellence (ACE)[11] citing Taylor's commitment to responsible practices in obtaining ebony for its instruments, which notably included purchasing their own sustainable ebony mill and increasing its usable timber from 10% to 100%.

As of January 1, 2021, the company became fully employee-owned.[1] In May 2022, Andy Powers was named the new CEO, President, and Chief Guitar Designer of the company.[2]

Innovations

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In 1995, Bob Taylor was interested in finding out if using exotic tonewoods in quality guitars was more important than luthier techniques and good design. He built a dreadnought guitar's back and sides with oak from shipping pallets he found at the factory, used a nondescript piece of 2x4 timber for its top, and made of neck out of pallet oak. The fretboard's Formica-and-pearl inlay depicted a fork lift. He named the resulting instrument the "Pallet Guitar", and in 2000 a limited edition of 25 Grand Auditorium-bodied Pallet Guitars were made, with aluminum inlay included to accentuate the original nail holes in the wood. These guitars were sold to collectors, but the first Pallet Guitar remains on display at the Taylor Guitars factory in El Cajon, California.[12]

Taylor acoustic models
Fltr: 914, 01A, Richie Sambora signature

In January 1999, Taylor began making guitars with a patented, bolt-on neck called the NT (new technology) neck. This differed from conventional guitar necks in using one continuous piece of wood from the headstock to the 19th fret to support the fretboard.[13] The usual practice in guitar neck construction was to support the fretboard up to the fourteenth fret and glue the unsupported remaining length to the soundboard. The NT neck fitted into a slot on top of the guitar body, achieving the desired angle with small shims. Guitars sometimes require neck angle realignment (neck reset), and the NT system achieved this by changing shims. Prior to 1999, Taylor Guitars had a simple bolt-on neck design which could be adjusted without the complex process of ungluing the neck joint.[14][15]

Taylor factory
Fltr: interior view, machines, bodies in process, ready for delivery

The Taylor company uses its own pickup, the "Expression System", which is a humbucking induction pickup mounted in the neck and a pair of dynamic soundboard transducers wired to an onboard preamplifier designed by Rupert Neve.[16] The entry-level 100 and 200 series has an externally similar system known as ES-T, which uses a single under-saddle pickup and no soundboard transducers. The first-generation ES system was introduced in 2004. It had two transducers, one mounted to the bridge and the other on the lower bout of the sound board, with a small, single-coil pickup mounted in the neck joint, all wired to the onboard preamp, which had three knobs for volume, tone and blend. This early ES system was available on the higher-end 500 series and above as well as the 30th-anniversary limited-edition series, starting in the fall of 2004. It was a custom order for the 300 and 400 series, and could be retrofitted to some older Taylor guitars with the NT neck design.

Factory

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Taylor's 145,000-square-foot manufacturing facility is located in El Cajon, California, about 20 miles east of downtown San Diego. A free guided tour of the Taylor Guitars factory is open to the public at 1:00 p.m., Monday through Friday except some holidays.[17] Premier Guitars published a four-part tour of the Taylor Factory, narrated by Bob Taylor, in 2008.[18]

Notable players

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Further reading

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  • Taylor Guitars 30 Years of a New American Classic, Michael John Simmons
PPV Medien; Hardcover edition (January 10, 2005) ISBN 978-3932275449
  • Guitar Lessons: A Life's Journey Turning Passion into Business, Bob Taylor
Wiley; Hardcover 1st edition (January 25, 2011) ISBN 978-0470937877

References

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  2. ^ a b Sam Roche (2022-05-31). "Andy Powers named new CEO, President and Chief Guitar Designer of Taylor Guitars". guitarworld. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
  3. ^ a b Erin Kellaway (November 7, 2013). "International Speaker Series: Barbara Wight". University of San Diego. Archived from the original on 23 April 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  4. ^ a b c Jefferson Graham (August 5, 2014). "Meet the guys who build Taylor Swift and Jason Mraz's guitars". USA Today. Archived from the original on 18 February 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2016. EL CAJON, Calif. — For almost 40 years, Bob Taylor's dream of making easier-to-play great-sounding guitars has paid off. His Taylor Guitars is now the No. 1 manufacturer of acoustic guitars in the United States, and it rode out the Great Recession with just a brief downturn in sales.
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  8. ^ "Taylor Guitar Story – From the Beginning". Musician's Superstore. Archived from the original on January 5, 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
  9. ^ Simmons, Michael John (May 2004). "American Dreamers: Bob Taylor, Kurt Listug, and the rise of Taylor Guitars". Acoustic Guitar. 137.
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  11. ^ George Varga. "Taylor Guitars saluted by John Kerry". The San Diego Union-Tribune.
  12. ^ Josh Summers. "The True Story Behind Taylor's Pallet Guitar". Guitar Adventures. Archived from the original on 24 April 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
  13. ^ Ford, Frank (May 12, 1999). "Taylor's New Neck Joint". Frets.com.
  14. ^ "Machining beautiful music". American Machinist. July 30, 2005. Archived from the original on 23 April 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
  15. ^ "FAQs". Taylor Guitars. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
  16. ^ Rudolph, Barry. "Taylor Guitar Expression System".
  17. ^ Alysia Gray Painter (November 26, 2014). "Taylor Guitar Factory: Tours and Toy Donations". NBCUniversal Media. 7 San Diego. Archived from the original on 23 April 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  18. ^ "Taylor Guitars Factory Tour - Part I" (Video). YouTube.com. Premier Guitars. May 13, 2008. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
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  21. ^ Mark Tran (July 23, 2009). "Singer gets his revenge on United Airlines and soars to fame | News | The Guardian". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  22. ^ "Steven Curtis Chapman Signature Model". Taylor Guitars. October 12, 2010. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
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