
Issue
2020 Issue 3
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.
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.
Taylor’s culture of innovation is built on a foundation of passion, problem-solving, and plucky resolve. During tough times, we know how to respond — it means looking out for others as much as ourselves.
The expanded Builder’s Edition collection, featuring four new models: Builder’s Edition 816ce, 912ce, 652ce and 324ce. Plus: The 2020 Guitar Guide | Upcycling urban trees
Cover story: The Wood&Steel Interview with Ben Harper. Plus: sassafras/spruce 814ce LTD, koa/cedar 512ce 12-Fret LTD & 514ce LTD, layered figured ovangkol 214ce-FO DLX LTD & 254ce-FO DLX LTD | Artist Spotlight: Beatie Wolfe | Cross-generational jams
Cover story: V-Class 12-string Grand Concerts. Plus: More V-Class Grand Concert models | Builder’s Edition K24ce | The Wood&Steel Interview with Mimi Fox | How guitar picks impact tone | How song ideas become recordings | Grand Pacific reviews
Cover story: Introducing the Grand Pacific round-shoulder dreadnought. Plus: The Builder’s Edition 517 & 717 | New V-Class Grand Concerts | The 2019 Guitar Guide
Cover story: The Builder’s Edition 614ce. Plus: V-Class 300 & 400 Series models | Studio pros on recording with V-Class guitars | An introduction to slide guitar | Profile: online guitar instructor Marty Schwartz | Songwriting deconstructed
Cover story: The Ebony Project. Plus: New V-Class Grand Auditorium models in the 500 through 800 DLX Series | V-Class turns a skeptic into a believer | Artist Spotlight: Jade Bird | Backstage Pass: Native Americana fingerpicker Cary Morin | A touring musician’s survival guide
Cover story: Introducing V-Class bracing. Plus: The birth of Builder’s Edition, featuring the Builder’s Edition K14ce | The 2018 Guitar Guide
Cover story: The Wood&Steel Interview with Sam Beam. Plus: Limited editions: walnut and torrefied spruce, koa GA 12-frets, cocobolo 914ce LTD, 8-string baritone, & T5z Classic DLX in three new colors | New model spotlight: 12-string Grand Concert 352ce/362ce | Backstage Pass: Daria Musk | Bob Taylor’s World Forestry Tour | The art of acoustic interplay
Cover story: Limited editions: blackheart sassafras 914ce, rosewood/Lutz spruce GC 12-string, ovangkol/Engelmann spruce baritone dreadnought, blackwood/Lutz spruce GA. Plus: A guitarist’s guide the to GS Mini Bass | Robotic buffing | Profile: Taylor Director of Natural Resource Sustainability Scott Paul | Model spotlight: figured sapele 214ce-FS DLX
Cover story: Introducing the Academy Series. Plus: The new 800 DLX Series | The GS Mini Bass | The 2017 Guitar Guide