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With a nod to the musical heritage of the Hawaiian Islands, Taylor Guitars announced the upcoming release of an exclusive instrument set: an all-koa tenor ukulele and a full-sized matching Grand Symphony guitar. The instrument combo will be available at the end of the month from the Taylor Guitars Builder's Reserve program.  

Taylor Guitars' 2011 lineup of Fall Limited Editions feature premium tonewoods like koa, cocobolo, and Indian rosewood, along with inspired inlay designs and some nice upgrades. Check out the range of new guitars here.   

For those who scoff when they see "Made in Mexico" stamped on an instrument: perhaps the Taylor 214ce will make you reconsider your prejudices. Gearwire contributing reviewer and former EM editor Mike Levin scrutinized this relatively affordable acoustic-electric axe for a Gearwire Pro Review. Find out if his horizons were widened or negative suspicions confirmed.  

Taylor Guitars announced its Spring Limiteds collection of acoustic guitars made featuring mahogany, walnut, and Macassar ebony. The guitars offer a range of styles and tones, from vintage Americana to super earthy and woodsy to fingerstyle fresh.  

Sure, the guitars deisgned by Bob Taylor have become insanley popular over the past few decades, but if you're a responsible skeptic like the folks at Gearwire you'll question whether it's because they're in fact superior instruments or if the masses have fallen for the well-oiled Taylor hype-machine. Known gear-skeptic Mike Levine levels his scrutiny at the top-selling Taylor 614ce Acoustic-Electric to find out.  

Taylor Guitars and legendary fingerstylist Doyle Dykes collaborated once again on a special new guitar, the Doyle Deluxe Guitar. The new DDX borrows from the maple Grand Auditorium guitars and fits alongside the company's 200 Series laminate acoustic / electric guitars.  

In his soon to be released book, Guitar Lessons: A Life's Journey Turning Passion into Business, Bob Taylor talks about the life of Taylor Guitars and offers strategies for success in life and business.  

The Taylor ES-Go is both Taylor-made and tailor-made for the Taylor GS Mini compact acoustic guitar. We swear we're not just stuffing our copy with keywords for search purposes male enhancement.  

Truly, it is not its size that matters, but how well the Taylor GS Mini sounds and plays that make it such and attractive travel axe. Owen test drives and dwarfs this shrinky-dink acoustic.  

Pierce the Veil Guitarist, Vic Fuentes plays his Taylor electrics through a Soldano SLO-100 head. He has found a combination of guitar, head, cabinet and other accoutrements that lead to a unique sound.  

The Baby Taylor is a super small guitar but it has its limitations. The folks at Taylor, including Bob Taylor, put their minds to upping the ante when it comes to portable guitars. This one is a tad bigger, in fact and in sound, and has an after-market pickup designed specifically for the instrument.  

Call us shallow, but looks are really important, especially body shape. For proof, we cite this acoustic guitar body type walkthrough with Taylor Guitars' Andy Lund. If you want to know which acoustic body style is best for finger-style vs. flat-picking, this video explains it all.  

Get a sweet vintage sound from a brand new guitar later this Spring, when Taylor releases its new 12-Fret acoustic for the Specialty line of guitars.  

Taylor Guitars has announced the availability of Dave Matthews' all-new Dave Matthews Signature Model acoustic guitar. The DMSM boasts a warm sound like that of the Taylor 914ce and features Matthews' hand-drawn designs that pay homage to his band's late saxophonist, LeRoi Moore.  

We take a look at the new Taylor Jason Mraz Signature Nylon-String Acoustic at Winter NAMM 2010 with Joseph Gordon-Levitt, doing his famed impersonation of Bob Taylor.  

Jason Mraz and Taylor Guitars have teamed up to make Mraz his very own signature acoustic, the Jason Mraz Signature Model (or JMSM for short).  

Serj Tankian of System of a Down finds himself on top of the Taylor Guitars news feed this week, as Taylor announces the new signature model STSM-T5. This guitar melds Tankian's own design elements with the features of Taylor's T5-C model.  

Why build an 8-String Baritone acoustic? Bob Taylor tells us why, and by way of explanation gives us a sonic taste of this unique instrument's range.  

Taylor Guitars has outdone itself this time. With two additional octave strings, the Baritone 8-String guitar is a glossy beauty with an enormous tonal range.  

In collaboration with Taylor Guitars, Taylor Swift has announced the Taylor Swift Baby Taylor, a compact acoustic guitar specially designed for petite players with small hands. It's based on the original Baby Taylor, but unlike the original, the TSBT features Swift's own lady-like design touches.  

Elegance is an understatement if you check out Taylor Guitars' 35th anniversary. The Taylor Guitars XXXV-GS Series come with all premium items that they belittle the term extravagance.  

Taylor Guitars is celebrating 35 years in the biz with a series of novel instruments. The first in this line is the 9-string Taylor XXXV-9.  

With a diverse career starting off as the founder of a software development company up to success with System Of A Down and today's solo projects/sociopolitical activities, Serj Tankian is indeed one of the most engaging frontmen in the rock scene. Befitting his status, the Taylor Serj Tankian Signature T5 acoustic-electric guitar has been crafted and released to satisfy both Serj's and your own uniquely discriminating taste.  

Taylor designed their NS series with the steel-string player in mind. If you need the softer sound of a nylon stringed guitar definitely have a look at these.  

Micah Walk's Taylor 410 is not just any guitar to him; it has sentimental value. As anyone who plays live regularly can tell you, your guitar is always in danger, but what can you do when that danger manifests itself in the form of a stumbling drunk who drops a mixer on your instrument?  

Katie Herzig has been on the road constantly supporting her new CD, Apple Tree. On the road with her has been her primary road instrument, the Taylor 510ce and a lot of Fritos. We bet she gets free Fritos, and we are jealous.  

In our final video from the Chicago leg of the Taylor Guitar Road Show, we let devoted Taylor man Marc Seal do all the talking. Generally, one look at the Taylor headstock makes electric players nod in respect but move on. Seal and Bob Taylor decided to challenge that attitude by recording an entire album using just the T5. We hear that story, and one of the songs, in this candid overview.  

The Gearwire office recently took a sidetrip to the Chicago Music Exchange for the Taylor Road Show. One of the gems was the Taylor SolidBody Custom, a nearly homemade model straight down to the homemade pickups, where the design actually began. Enjoy the details and sound of it here.  

If you have always wanted to "dream your guitar out on paper," or if you just want to know what that means, listen to Mike Ausman from Taylor tell you all about the Taylor Build to Order Program. In keeping with the fine tradition of comparing guitar-related items and concepts to yummy food, Mike describes this customer-oriented program as an "à la carte scenario." It's just like being at a fancy French restaurant!  

That quilted maple top has me all hot and bothered -- the Taylor T3/B sure is one fine looking guitar.Mike Ausman from Taylor gives us all the specs, which include the Taylor-made full humbuckers. Marc Seal, a man who certifiably loves Taylor, gives us a sampling of the T3/B's range.