Taylor Guitar's Wood&Steel Magazine and NAMM 2020

The NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) Show is “the world’s largest trade-only event for the music products, pro audio and event tech industry”. It happens once a year in January at the convention center in Anaheim, California. It’s an audio/visual rush if you’ve never been there and at times can be sensory overload. I absolutely love it because I always run into my friends and peers that are otherwise gigging, music industry professionals, famous musicians/producers/engineers and the live music is always on point!

This year I was very fortunate to be a featured Taylor Guitars artist in their world wide guitar publication, Wood&Steel*, as well as on the NAMM marketing panels at their booth. What an absolute honor!! I love my 312 ce nylon guitar and proudly rep their gear anytime! I was pictured holding one of their brand new Builder’s Edition 814 ce (see photo). This is a beauty of a guitar!! …check out the specs:

Back/sides: Indian Rosewood
Top: Sitka Spruce
Finish: Gloss 4.5
Rosette: Single-Ring Abalone with Bound Soundhole
Fretboard Inlay: Mother-of-Pearl Element or Mother-of-Pearl/Ivoroid Mission (GO)
Binding: Pale Non-Figured Maple
Electronics: Expression System 2 or ES-N (Nylon)
Premium Features: Rosewood Top Trim, Smoked Nickel (GA, GC) or Nickel (GO) Tuners (12-Fret Models: Nickel Slot-head Tuners with Ebony Buttons), Rosewood Pickguard

*Wood&Steel began as a desire of Taylor co-founders Bob Taylor and Kurt Listug to create an informative communication channel between the company and the people who buy our guitars. Since its summer 1994 debut, our quarterly “owners newsletter” has evolved from its grassroots beginnings into a robust publication that covers all things Taylor, taking readers inside the Taylor factory for the inside scoop on our latest guitar developments and out into the world to connect with Taylor players, dealers and others who make up the vibrant, extended Taylor community. From stories about sourcing wood to guitar care tips to Q&A’s with Bob, we strive to share our passion for making and playing great guitars and to chronicle yours.

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