Nick Kennedy is a content writer at Taylor Guitars and a contributor to Wood&Steel.
We present another stunning array of custom guitars showcased at our annual pre-NAMM dealer event in January. You’ll want to explore our gallery — there’s a lot to love.
Revisiting the birth of the GS Mini. Plus: Celebrating half a million Minis made | Notable art-top GS Mini models | Designing the GS Mini Bass.
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Cover story: Taylor’s 50th Anniversary. Plus: The 50th Anniversary Limited-Edition Collection | The 2024 Product Guide | Circa 74 | Catch Customs | Builder’s Edition 914ce | Mahogany’s Sprawling Family Tree.
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Cover story: The Holiday Buying Guide. Plus: Builder’s Edition Blacktop, American Dream Baritone & 200 Series Grand Concerts | Crafting a custom armrest | Custom guitar favorites | Strumming, picking & palm muting basics | Award-winning composer Glen Andrew Brown.
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Cover story: The Builder’s Edition 814ce | Cutting spruce for guitar tops | Powers Electric Guitars | D’Addario XS strings | The redesigned T5z | New American Dream models | 326ce Baritone-8 | How to use harmonics.
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Cover story: New American Dream models. Plus: The 2023 Product Guide | Inside Nashville’s Bluebird Cafe | Stevie Salas & the Native American musicians who shaped rock ‘n’ roll | GS Mini Rosewood & Caramel Burst | CAGED playing techniques.
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Cover story: The new Urban Ironbark 500 Series. Plus: Urban Ash LTDs | How cities manage their tree populations | Walnut-top Academy Series | R&B upstroke technique | Guitar care tools & tips | Andy Powers named President & CEO.
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Cover story: The all-new Koa 700 Series. Plus: Growing guitar-grade koa in Hawaii | Taylor’s artist relations evolution | AD27e Flametop reviews | custom guitar gallery | Guitar tips: guitar posture, 7th chords & voice leading with arpeggios
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Cover story: New for ’22: the AD27e Flametop, two new GT models and the Grand Concert AD22e. Plus: the 2022 Taylor Guitar Guide, Andy Powers talks about the evolution of Taylor tone, and more R&B guitar lessons.
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On the Cover: Discover the art of Taylor's inlay designs. Plus: the growing popularity of small-body guitars, what artists learned during the pandemic, R&B guitar lessons and updates from our environmental initiatives.
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Cover story: Taylor’s transition to employee ownership. Plus: Artists adapt during COVID | How African Americans shaped American music genres | Open minor tunings | the 200 Plus Series | Exotic-top T5z models
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Taylor expands the GT Series with two new models, and the American Dream Series becomes a permanent addition. Plus: Talking pandemic creativity with FINNEAS and the inaugural digital edition of the Taylor Guitar Guide.
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Meet Taylor’s latest offerings: the American Dream Series and the Taylor GT. Plus: recording acoustic guitars, updated 800 models and a new Grand Symphony.
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