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Taylor Acoustic Guitars

How will I know when I find the right guitar?

Sometimes this is easy, and sometimes this is hard. First, try not to second-guess a feeling when you know you’ve found the right guitar. All too often a person laments the guitar that got away, so when one inspires you in a way that you know is right, act on it. Now, if that doesn’t [...]

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How Does Body Shape Affect Choice of Guitar?

Acoustic Shapes A guitar’s overall shape defines how big the soundboard is, and a bigger shape tends to translate into more tone because there’s more surface area vibrating with the strings. Each Taylor shape features a refined design that helps establish a distinctive sound for that guitar. Here’s a rundown of Taylor Guitar’s five standard [...]

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How Do Tone Woods Affect Choice of Guitar?

The Taylor Guitar Series 500, 600, 700 and 800 fall into the price range $3,400-4,000 – not a large variation for so many different models. So what makes the difference? The answer is tone woods and body shapes In this article, we’ll examine how different tone woods affect the character of the guitar. The woods [...]

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United Breaks Taylor Guitars?

One fine day while Dave Carroll sat with his band, near the back of a United Airlines flight from Chicago O’Hare, he heard a lady passenger behind him gasp – she’d just witnessed United’s baggage handlers throwing guitars and equipment on the tarmac below! On arrival at Nebrasca, Dave found his long-serving Taylor guitar had [...]

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