Taylor Guitar & Bass

The Taylor Guitars brand

Taylor Guitars was founded in 1974 in El Cajon, near San Diego, by Bob Taylor and Kurt Listug. The brand made its name through highly precise manufacturing, which guarantees consistent quality from one guitar to the next, and through innovations that have become its signature:

• The NT neck: bolt-on and adjustable, it keeps a low, stable action over time.
• V-Class bracing: designed by master luthier Andy Powers, it improves sustain and intonation on models from the 300 Series upwards.
• Expression System 2 electronics: they faithfully reproduce the guitar's natural sound when plugged in.

Today, Taylor is employee-owned and is committed to responsible wood sourcing, notably through the Ebony Project in Cameroon.

Choose the shape of your Taylor guitar

The body shape changes both the sound and the playing comfort. Here are the main shapes offered by Taylor:

• Grand Auditorium: created by Taylor in 1994, it is the most versatile. It suits strumming accompaniment and fingerstyle equally well.
• Grand Concert: more compact, it delivers a precise, intimate tone, ideal for fingerpicking and recording.
• Dreadnought and Grand Pacific: they deliver a powerful sound rich in bass, perfect for accompanying with a pick.
• GS Mini and Baby Taylor: made for travelling or playing anywhere, they offer a true guitar sound in a reduced size.

Find the Taylor guitar that suits your level

Just starting out?

Go for a Taylor Academy guitar, designed to be easy to play from your very first chords, or for the GS Mini, one of the best-selling travel guitars in the world. For a child, the Baby Taylor and the Big Baby are the most suitable.

Do you play regularly?

The 100 and 200 Series give you a solid wood top, built-in electronics and all the Taylor playing comfort at an affordable price. The 214ce remains one of the brand's best-selling acoustic-electric guitars.

Looking for a guitar for the stage or the studio?

From the 300 Series upwards, Taylor guitars are made entirely of solid wood, and their tone gets richer with time. The most demanding guitarists can turn to:

• the 400 to 900 Series;
• the Builder's Edition models;
• the Gold Label and Legacy collections;
• the Ben Harper and Jacob Collier signature models.

Taylor classical guitars, electric guitars and basses

Taylor also makes nylon-string guitars such as the 112ce-N, electric guitars and the GS Mini Bass. Complete your instrument with official Taylor accessories:

• straps;
• capos;
• care products;
• wall hangers.

Buy your Taylor guitar at Star's Music

A guitar is chosen by ear and by feel. Come and try our Taylor guitars in our stores in Paris, Lyon, Lille, Bordeaux, Toulouse, Brussels and Bruges, or in our Acoustic by Star's Music area. Our guitarist sales staff will help you compare shapes, tonewoods and series.

Prefer to order online? Enjoy:

• free delivery from €89;
• a 3-year warranty;
• payment in instalments;
• 30 days to change your mind.