Archive for January 1st, 2010
Taylor Guitars is a guitar manufacturer based out of California, the started making guitars in 1974. They manufacture acoustic guitars as well as acoustic/electric guitars, electric guitars, as well as a baritone guitar which will allow you to play in a lower register.
Many guitar makers pay top artists to play there guitars Taylor does not, they want artists to play their guitars because they like them. Some of the artists that play Taylor Guitars are Lindsey Buckingham, Taylor Swift, Jewel, Eric Clapton, and Jackson Brown perhaps you’ve heard of a few of them.
Their manufacturing process includes a patented bolt on neck. Their acoustic/ electric guitars also use a patented humbucking pickup to enhance their sound. As a beginning guitarist you most likely would not make this your first purchase, but as you progress you might think about it. Taylor Guitars will set you back thousands of dollars, and as you get on with your musical career you will find sometimes you get what you pay for.