Bob Taylor, co-founder of Taylor Guitars, says the model’s most reasonably priced guitars ought to nonetheless be high-quality, as there’s “no room for one thing to go unsuitable” in terms of the worth of repairs.

There’s a hefty collection of Taylor fashions that sit above the £1,000 worth mark, however you’ll additionally discover a vary of guitars promoting for £999 or much less, too – its Academy sequence, Child Taylors, and in addition a lot of its 100 sequence supply a extra budget-friendly worth level.

Within the second episode of Taylor’s podcast, American Dreamers: 50 Years of Taylor Guitars – which celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of the model – Bob Taylor recollects its early days, and the way he discovered to “not make love” to a guitar, however reasonably to get the job performed and make a sturdy device.

“Lots of people they’ll say, ‘I simply don’t know why this guitar that you just make… How will you cost extra for that?’ and I am going, ‘properly really, it’s the unsuitable query it’s like, how can we cost so little for this guitar?’” He says. “As a result of our firm began it, the 800 sequence, that’s what we must make to make any cash, after which we discovered how one can make a cheaper [model]…”

He provides, “While you purchase our least costly guitars you’re getting essentially the most valued factor that we are able to get, and even at present I inform individuals, ‘Our least costly guitar must be our greatest guitar, as a result of there’s no room in there for one thing to go unsuitable.’ It doesn’t matter what you make, individuals anticipate it to work. It actually can’t afford a guaranty restore or a visit again to El Cajon. It’s not costly sufficient.”

Bob likens these early days of trial and error to being tough, and like a instructor who would whack your knuckles on the every day. Clearly although, the exhausting work paid off because the model continues celebrating its fiftieth birthday this yr.

Discover out extra and take a look at the American Dreamers podcast episodes at Taylor Guitars.