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Founding partners Bob Taylor, Steve Schemmer, and Kurt Listug were all working at the American Dream guitar repair shop in Lemon Grove, CA, in the early 1970s. In 1974, the trio bought the shop and converted it into a guitar building factory. The company went through early growing pains throughout the late 1970s, but slowly and surely the guitars began catching on. In 1983, Listug and Taylor bought out Schemmer's share of the company, and re-incorporated. Fueled by sales of models such as the Grand Concert in 1984, the company expanded into new facilities in Santee, CA (near El Cajon) in 1987. In 1989, Taylor bought their first CNC machine. In 2008, Taylor introduced their first solidbody electric guitars and Fender began distributing Taylor Guitars in Europe. In 2011, Taylor introduced their first double cutaway solidbody electric guitar. For a complete history and timeline of Taylor guitars, visit their website. For more information contact Taylor directly.
Electric guitars produced in El Cajon since 2008. Acoustic instruments have also been built in El Cajon, CA since 1987 and in Tecate, Mexico since the mid-1990s. Distributed in North America by Taylor Guitars of El Cajon, CA and in Europe by Fender Musical Instrument Corporation (FMIC) located in Scottsdale, AZ.

TAYLOR Electric Guitars Models

TAYLOR SOLIDBODY CLASSIC (SB1-X/SB2-X) Image

TAYLOR SOLIDBODY CLASSIC (SB1-X/SB2-X)

- single cutaway (SB1-X) or double cutaway (SB2-X, 2011-present) solid swamp ash body, rock maple single bolt T-Lock neck, 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with small pearl dot inlays, ebony headstock overlay with Taylor logo, three-per-side tu...

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TAYLOR T3

- single cutaway semi-hollow sapele body, quilted or flamed maple top, white body binding, two custom design split fbound -holes, set sapele neck, 21-fret bound ebony fingerboard with pearl dot inlays, bound black headstock overlay with Tay...

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TAYLOR SOLIDBODY CUSTOM

- single cutaway solid swamp sapele chambered body, figured walnut top, ivoroid binding, ivoroid purfling, mahogany single bolt T-Lock neck, 22-fret ebony fingerboard with pinstripe purfling and MOP progressive diamond inlays, ebony headsto...

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