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2020 Issue 2

Volume 97
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Taylor Tenacity

Taylor’s innovative culture was forged in the face of adversity. When times get tough, we get creative to serve the greater music community. Read Story

Features

The GS Mini Turns 10

Happy birthday to the world’s favorite guitar. Read Story

Song Publishing and Placement

Part 3 of our series on the business of songwriting explores how to find markets for your music. Read Story

New Model Showcase

Striking sassafras and koa tops bring new looks to the T5z Classic; the shaded edgeburst 214ce-K SB joins the line. Read Story

Columns

Kurt's Corner

The disruption of recent events has spurred Taylor to respond with an outpouring of creative ideas. Read Story

BobSpeak

Bob explains why Taylor’s efforts to build trust with our partners matters, especially during challenging times. Read Story

The Craft

In a time of social spacing, the power of music to bring people together is more vital than ever. Read Story

Departments

Ask Bob

Bob’s first video Q&A examines bearclaw spruce. Plus, wood choices, rosette details, side fret markers, lefty woes, and more. Read Story

Soundings

Custom guitars for Finneas and Billie Eilish; Linda Perry talks about her custom Taylor Grand Pacific; Guitar Review Roundup; Taylor Acoustic Sessions; Artist Videos; From the Factory Podcast. Read Story

Sustainability

An update on three uniquely innovative tonewood stewardship initiatives: ebony, koa and urban trees. Read Story

Social Circles

Visit our social media hub and explore all things Taylor. Read Story

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If you’re a regular reader of Wood&Steel, you might recognize Social Circles, where we highlight the Taylor Guitars social media channels.

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Thanks to our new digital edition, we’re now able to turn Social Circles into a more accessible hub for Taylor-related happenings on social media. With our diverse family of guitar players, songwriters and other artists spread across the world, we’re lucky to have so many voices sharing their Taylor stories. Now we’ll be sharing those stories with you. Expect to see artist performances, gear demos, head-to-head guitar matchups, and stories from the Taylor factory.

Andy Powers is on Instagram!

We finally coaxed Taylor master guitar designer Andy Powers onto social media! During isolation, Andy has been sharing videos from his home workshop, bringing Taylor fans into the place where he often finds inspiration for the latest Taylor designs. Follow him at @andytaylorpowers for new posts.

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Taylor Spaces

If social distancing has offered the music community anything, it’s the chance to reconnect with the refuge of home and enjoy the spaces that encourage creativity. Certain places seem to inspire us to write, sing and play, and we’re asking artists to take us to the spots that helped them find their voices. Check Social Circles in each digital issue of Wood&Steel for new videos from Taylor Spaces or browse the growing collection on our YouTube channel.

In this episode of Taylor Spaces, #taylorplayer Nicole Milik plays a beautiful rendition of her song “A Way Out” in her…

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Instagram Live Artist Takeovers

Stuck at home? So are many Taylor artists, but we’re bringing you live acoustic sessions, audience Q&As and more on Instagram Live. Check our Instagram regularly for live takeovers by artists including Nathaniel Murphy, Daniel Donato, Daria Musk, Maggie Baugh, Alana Springsteen and Lance Allen, among many others.

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#TaylorGuitarsApproved

We want to see what you’ve got! We’re always looking for inspiring stories that we can share with the whole Taylor family. Send us your Taylor-related performances, videos and photos from social media using the hashtag #TaylorGuitarsApproved and you could be featured on our social media channels or right here!

Taylor Live From Home Digest

Musicians around the world in every style and genre are taking to social media to play intimate live performances for fans. We’re rounding up all the planned livestreams from the Taylor artist family on the Taylor blog — check back each week for new artist streams from across Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and beyond.

Coffee & Guitars with Andy Powers

In each episode of Coffee & Guitars, we ask Andy one question we frequently receive from Taylor players. Explore the Taylor Guitars YouTube channel for all the episodes we’ve released so far.

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