You might have seen these before but I just wanted to post these beautiful Taylor Guitar Promo Artworks. I love what these images are trying to tell.

My favorite is the Taylor inside the jar. I would like to capture a beautiful thing like that and keep it inside a jar so that when I’m in the mood for a beautiful acoustic sound, I just open the lid and let it sings to my ears! It’s kind of like an mp3 player without the need for batteries.

The T5 as a bridge suspension is also great. It shows the innovation of Taylor with the T5 and how it is trying to connect two sides (acoustic and electric).

The skyscraper Taylor means that they are reaching new heights with their innovation. Proof of that is their successful venture to electrics. The T5 did fairly well as well as the new SolidBodies. And now they just came out with the T3 which is one of the most exciting thing that happened at the 2009 NAMM.

If you’ve been to a NAMM in the past years, you know that the Taylor Guitars booth is one of the most important places in the event and is on top of everyone’s list to visit.

This year will be no different. Showcasing their new acoustics as well as their electric guitars, you are sure to find heavy traffic coming to the booth. Not to mention a lineup of great artists to make the best out of their guitars.

Here is the current lineup of artists:

Thursday, January 15th
2:00 p.m. Dennis Agajanian (www.dennisagajanian.com)
3:00 p.m. The Whistlestop (www.whistlestopmusic.com)
4:00 p.m. Doyle Dykes (www.doyledykes.com)
5:00 p.m. Leo Kottke (www.leokottke.com)

Friday, January 16th
2:00 p.m. Carina Ricco (www.carinaricco.com)
3:00 p.m. Marc Seal (www.marcseal.com)
4:00 p.m. Doyle Dykes
5:00 p.m. Sixwire (www.sixwire.com)

Saturday, January 17th
2:00 p.m. Elliot Murphy (www.elliottmurphy.com)
3:00 p.m. Jonalee White (www.jonaleewhite.com)
4:00 p.m. Pierce The Veil (www.myspace.com/piercetheveil)
5:00 p.m. Shaw Blades(www.myspace.com/shawbladesinfluence)

Be sure to visit Taylor Guitars on the second floor. Booth 213.

Premiere guitar maker Taylor Guitars was a recipient of California Waste Reduction Award for their committment in reducing the amount of waste that the company produces. The popular acoustic guitar maker was among 1,200 businesses recognized by the California Integrated Waste Management Board as part of its Waste Reduction Awards Program (WRAP). 

Achievements by the company in 2007 are as follows:

* 35 tons of cardboard or 95% of the company’s total volume was recycled. The other 7 tons were reused in various ways throughout the factory.

* Over 20,000 pounds of paper was recycled in 2007. Other recycled and reused materials included plastic wrap, used printer toners, electronic equipment and grass trimmings.

* All oil and coolant products used in the factory and in manufacturing were recycled.

* Scrap wood and sawdust was converted into particleboard and mulch leading to its 100% reuse.

* Select pieces of scrap wood were donated to a local woodworking association to be transformed into toys for orphans in Tijuana, Mexico.

Taylor is constantly finding ways to reduce their waste and has adapted some innovative processes in the past.

Check out the Taylor Guitars website for their 2008 Fall Limiteds. The Limited Editions feature a pairing of cocobolo and koa, two of the most exotic woods available.  The rich colored cocobolo body is accented with the koa mini-wedge and binding. They also have Adirondack spruce bracing which helps create a more powerful and balanced acoustic sound.

The Taylor Cocobolo Guitar

If you have been wondering how a Taylor guitar is made, check out this video of Bob Taylor showing you how he makes his excellent guitars.

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So if you’re ever in El Cajon, CA, stop by the Taylor Guitar factory and take the tour. It’ll be worth your time I promise.

According to the website, due to an unforeseen illness, Brooke Fraser will no longer be on the Hotel Café Tour. This one bus group includes Ingrid Michaelson, Lenka, Meiko, Rachael Yamagata and more. The last stop of the tour will be in Los Angeles on November 18, 2008. You can get your tickets at www.thehotelcafetour.com.

Taylor Guitars is the proud sponsor of the Fall 2008 Hotel Café Tour. In celebration of our partnership, Taylor Guitars is offering one lucky winner their very own DN5.

Fender Europe’s new Taylor Division will be the exclusive distributor for Taylor guitars in Europe, Africa, and most of the Middle East, and is expected to commence distribution operations on July 1, 2008. Taylor Guitars and Fender  announced a strategic relationship between the two companies which will now work together to raise Taylor’s brand awareness throughout Europe.

“The world has become more and more flat, with cultural, currency and trade barriers becoming less and less. With the advent of the European Union, the adoption of a common currency and the free movement of goods across borders, a huge opportunity has been created to do more commerce at a higher level,” said Kurt Listug, co-founder and CEO of Taylor Guitars. “Fender has proven the concept of an American guitar and amp company successfully exporting their business model to Europe, and achieving much higher sales and brand awareness as a result.”

Listug said he approached Fender with the idea of distributing Taylor guitars in Europe, after learning how successful Fender had been with their overseas sales model. “Bill (Mendello) shared his experiences in creating Fender Europe with me a few years ago, and invited me to see their European operations first hand. I spent a week visiting their warehouse, sales offices, and even their Dusseldorf custom shop showroom. I was blown away by their incredible success in Europe, and the huge potential of their sales model for Taylor.”

“We are extremely pleased to be working closely with Bob Taylor and Kurt Listug, two admired industry leaders who have built Taylor into a premier guitar brand,” said Bill Mendello, Chairman and CEO of Fender Musical Instruments Corp. “By providing our expertise in sales, marketing, warehousing and logistics, we look forward to enhancing their success throughout the European market.”

Taylor evaluated creating its own European distribution arm versus partnering with Fender. “We considered doing it ourselves, but distribution is expensive and requires specialized expertise. Having the opportunity to work with Fender, leveraging their resources and experience into much higher European sales for Taylor, is the best decision.”

I’ve researched the best acoustic guitars and Taylor keeps coming up at the top. See this Taylor Guitar Review at Ultimate Guitar:

Features: The Taylor 110 came with a very nice looking gig bag that gets comments before I even take the guitar out of it. The 110 is a very back to basics guitar with no pickup or electronics on board, which is exactly what I was after. It has 20 frets, with a nice thin neck that your hand will not cramp up on after a few bar chords.

Sound: First thing people notice with this guitar is the volume. It is a very loud guitar. A sound as smooth as silk that makes your level of playing sound a whole lot better with out doing anything different. People take notice of this guitar even if they know nothing about them. I play a lot of ’70s rock and Folk style and it suits perfect. I am sure you could do much more with it. It makes you want to play better every day. I have played for 15 years and never before have I been so keen every morning to pick up an insturment. Action, Fit & Finish: It is an easy guitar to keep looking clean. I have owned mine for well over a year and have never cleaned it ever. It’s finish does not show finger prints at all. In fact when you put it beside my other 4 glossy guitars it makes them look cheap. Which is cool as it is my flagship guitar after all. It has no fancy decals, the fact it is so basic to look at but packs so much punch is part of the reason I love it. You know you spent your money on pure sound quality rather then some fancy paint finish on a second rate sounding guitar. It’s a very light guitar, partly due to the fact there is no internal braces as found on cheaper instruments. It is quite amazing to look inside the sound hole and see nothing on the back of the guitar at all other then it’s contour.

Reliability & Durability: I don’t play live anymore but I would be very happy to walk out on stage with a 10 under my arm. It’s never broke a string. It is sensitive to changes in temp though. I live in Australia and use air-con a lot so most days I have to re-tune it before playing after a temp change of 10C (50F) or more. It looks the same as the day I bought it. No signs of wear and tear like my other instruments have.

Impression: I would buy from Taylor again, all my mates are out to get one after seeing mine. Go try one out in a store for yourself. I tested it against Fender and other top name brands and this won out over all of them.

Taylor  Guitars has just announced that  it  has developed four factory service packages, each designed to return a Taylor to peak form. Whether your guitar is showing the effects of severe dryness or a steady stream of gigs has thrown your guitar out of whack, our skilled repair technicians have you covered.  You can send your guitar to the Taylor factory specifically for one of these packages, or add a service package to a guitar that’s sent in for other reasons, such as warranty service, ding repair, etc.

Find out more over at the Taylor Guitar website. Read their news post here.