An Interview With Andy Powers! - Taylor Guitars Master Designer Talks Pandemic Built Guitars & More!

Over In San Diego at Taylor Guitars HQ, Meg sits down with the man behind some of Taylor's most iconic guitars, Andy Powers!

We join him in his wonderful workshop at the Taylor factory to talk in-depth about his history with the Taylor Guitars brand, how he got into building and designing acoustic guitars, how he has innovated and pushed the classic design of an acoustic guitar into the 21st century with features such as Taylors V-Class bracing, and how the new 'American Dream' series guitars were inspired by the COVID-19 Pandemic as an "Essentials Only" guitar! - Also how the Taylor 'Urban Ash' guitars came to life by using wood from trees you'll find in the centre of city!

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Taylor Urban Ash Guitars - https://bit.ly/3xS6eK2

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00:00 Intro
01:11 Building Guitars At 7 Years Old
04:23 Repairing And Building Guitars For Other Musicians, Launching His Own Company
06:50 Joining Forces With Bob Taylor
08:57 Interlude - Jam With Meg
09:54 The First Guitar Andy Designed At Taylor
10:59 Does Andy Have A Favourite Guitar From All His Creations?
12:14 How V-Class Bracing Was Developed To Combine Guitar Flexibility AND Note Sustain
18:33 American Dream Series - How The Pandemic Inspired A "Only The Essentials" Guitar
21:44 Urban Ash - Could That Old Tree In Your Neighbour's Yard Be A Guitar..?
27:12 Sustainability At Taylor
29:55 What's Andy Working On Now That He's Really Excited About?

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