Taylor Guitars USA Factory Tour! - Traditional Methods Meet Modern Tech To Create Amazing Acoustics!

[@brianlonjak9424]

I always appreciate listening to someone talk when the enthusiasm and energy from them with regards a topic is effortless.

[@MrA1582000]

Just love how informative and enthusiastic this fellow is. What a great representative for the company. Proud owner of two Taylor’s.

[@bobhenderson9357]

Wow! What an awesome company! This representative for the company of Taylor was very informative and he definitely knows his stuff! Thank you for the great video! I'm also a proud owner of a Taylor! Not only does my Taylor sound beautiful but it's also a piece of art that I will always cherish !

[@jerrybeilgard5824]

I worked for a tree service and operated the wax dip for end checkering. There were only two of us. Our End Use was rifle and shot gun stocks and fore ends. We milled slabs of oak and walnut, aged them in huts in walnut orchards for two years then cut them into blanks for sale to Benelli, Winchester & Remington.

[@Hammonds77]

Great factory tour. I find it very amusing when the interviewer asked where they will source eucalyptus from and they didn’t even think of sourcing it from Australia as we have eucalyptus trees in abundance here.

[@dualquadable]

Eucalyptus is endemic to Australia of various species and the best in the world. I think for fretboard or neck eucalyptus word be amazing don't know about the tone for the body. Like Kao it contains natural oil of its own for protection.

[@guitarist100]

Done the tour at El Cajon back in 2016 , well worth the visit thanks Taylor.

[@PMTVUK]

What an amazing place!

[@jonkerr2050]

I live 5 minutes from there. I’ve got to go take the public tour that I’ve heard they do. My Dad sold material to them years ago when they did an expansion. So they gave him the more behind the scenes tour.

[@mkilner]

This was perfect, great narration, camera work and sound, having been to see the Martin guitar co tour i can see why you loved it! :)

[@PMTVUK]

Glad you enjoyed it, Martin! Thanks for watching 🤘

[@karengayle9331]

Nice tour. How long to do a complete build on average. From picking the wood to first strum?

[@grahamjones-musician9825]

Loving my Taylor, bought from PMT Nottingham. Great insight. Thank you.

[@O_Towne_Bear]

Wow, what an incredible thing, to be able to walk through that factory. Sweet. Also: Second.

[@begelston]

Wow, Taylor is amazing!

[@alexwoolridge94aw]

Nice video. I own a 110e and a 324ce and they've done me well both at home and at gigs. I've had my 110e for 8 years now and it's been through some not so nice conditions. Good bang for the buck guitar

[@PMTVUK]

Awesome!

[@kkdeveauxgue2784]

I've had my builders edition 324 for 4 years now and still sounds great

[@paulalcamo2255]

Fascinating. It appears that all of the complicated craftsmanship and lutherie has been given over to the machines. When Taylor first came onto the market, they were using these machines to create a cost saving advantage for the consumers. You could proudly say to your guitar friends that this amazing sounding guitar came in at a price point significantly below the major competitors. Fast forward to today and how although Taylor offers lower priced guitars, they do not stand out like the low priced models of their beginnings. Where is the justification for a 9000 dollar taylor when all of the carving and inlay is being done by a machine? I assume we are paying overhead costs for the machines and the increased price of rarer woods but cannot appreciate how they got so far away from their origins as a disruptor to the acoustic guitar manufacturing world.

[@michaelthomson5101]

WOW, just wow.

[@MrHeliosoul]

Thank you!

[@dancarpenter4360]

I have a 824c bought it 96 still sounds great

[@joeywho534]

Nice to see an American factory.

[@wyzanagui7140]

Got my mom an 814ce Vclass. More of an open, slightly sharp sound. Easy playability and beautiful solid nitro finish. Crazy to think the guitar was made in the same area she lives in.

[@Mr.legitpayingappsandwebsites]

My dream guitar to have 1 🙏❤

[@oozamalakmi5880]

Great video. The neck joint is very impressive! I thought I bi humorous he was explaining the RFID technology. He explained how it is a quality and labor improvement technology as the employee can’t figure out his next job. The employe then leaves with two necks looking for an answer.

[@peterkiley7867]

I'm glad Duff McKagan's brother gave the tour. All kidding aside though I love my Taylors and what a great video

[@miguelcastillo-cedano8386]

The video was super informative and really cool, but with complete respect she has the be one of the most beautiful woman I have ever seen in my life

[@TJ-Dives]

Best guitars are Taylors. ❤

[@rcjoe406]

The flame maple that I sometimes find at my local lowes seems to come all ready dried hmm 😒 🤔 lol

[@ericgould435]

I’d love to work for Taylor guitars!

[@dougmarshall5324]

As we are talking sustainable what happens to the rejects ... I'll take an 814ce with a few defects.

[@LucasR-xl4sl]

Great video, fascinating stuff, Taylor make some incredible acoustic guitars! =)

[@peterslayden3096]

With the reclaimed woods from California I wonder if there are woods that Taylor wants the cities to start growing to make better guitars?

[@NITE_SHIFTING]

Soooo with all these updated, time and money saving processes, this brings costs down? ;) This was great by the way. Your field trip to the US is way entertaining and informative. 👍

[@Sovereign_Citizen_LEO]

Not really. It brings the profit up, more than the cost down.

[@NITE_SHIFTING]

@@Sovereign_Citizen_LEO ;)

[@johnpruett6980]

I’d be fine with the cost staying high if they decided to pay their craftsman a premium wage for a premium finish work instead pocketing everything. Maybe then the fret ends on a $1200 Taylor guitar wouldn’t cut my hand.

[@jameswilliford5478]

No...now they have to pay a trained skilled engineer to keep up the robotics instead of the people that had done the job by hand. I imagine the production numbers using the robotics is definitely more profitable though or they wouldn't be doing it this way. Probably getting a much better end product too. More even finishes, more precise cuts, better balanced instrument all the way around. Of course it there will be many that say my great grandfather didn't do it that way, or it has no soul. I definitely have more respect for Taylor after watching this tour. I believe they are doing a lot to try to make a great sounding, long lasting beautiful guitar. If treated right and maintained right a guitar can last you a lifetime. Definitely a good investment.

[@phanhuyduc2395]

Gotta be kidding me. Machine never make as good guitar as a handmade skill luthier. Better for mass production quality control maybe

[@programmersabahaynibatman]

I Love Taylor Guitar but I cant afford the price huhuh

[@hkguitar1984]

0:54 Honduran Rosewood?????

[@J.C...]

Wow. Martin has the same automatic polishing machine.

[@justnik8727]

Right!

[@donumar8653]

wow....

[@1957kwick]

Company needs to branch out and start making an electric guitars as well🙂

[@captainbuck5969]

I’m number 413. Ya!!!

[@rogerhartje5964]

CNCs, robots, lasers, and not a craftsman in sight. I'd expect that from made in China, but what's the point of a $4000 made in the USA guitar not touched by a master's hands. Thought I'd watch this tour and be excited to by made here, but the only difference between made in the US and made in China is where the robots sit😢

[@yeremiasyansen2249]

Mantab

[@paulparker8298]

The last couple of new Taylor’s I’ve tried have felt cheap and not that special considering their obscene prices

[@undercrackers56]

Whilst most guitar companies use CNC routing, Taylor use lasers. Why is this? I don't believe that any perceived benefit has been explained.

[@kkdeveauxgue2784]

I would have walked into that factory with $5k on me,and said I want that guitar 🤪🤪🤪

[@brentwellman9289]

Crazy. Watch factory tours for Fender, Gibson, Martin and PRS. The whole video is about the skilled workers building their guitars. Human hands is something those other companies are proud of and boast about. Don’t believe the consistency BS folks, using robots to build a product is a shit load more profitable for a company. I prefer to pay a ton of money for guitar that was built, sanded and tuned by the hands of a skilled worker that’s been repeating the process for 20-30 years.

[@suckitrealgood9]

A common misonception about Taylor is the level of automation the company uses. I can tell you based on personal experience that the vast majority of work done to these guitars is hand work by a skilled craftsman. Taylor has gained the reputation of being highly automated due to the simple fact that the company was the first to implement many of these manufacturing processes in the guitar industry. However, Martin has a buffing robot, Gibson has a robotic sprayer. Both companies also use CNC to fabricate bodies and necks. Watch a factory tour of those two or come to El Cajon and tour Taylor yourself. Youll find hundreds of skilled employees making these guitars and doing things machines simply can not.

[@brentwellman9289]

@@suckitrealgood9 thank you for your point. I haven’t been to the factory I’ve only watched multiple factory tour videos. If I was wrong I apologize and appreciate the communication.

[@zarimekmal3551]

I always find that the set up is bad when trying the guitar at the music store.

[@jameswilliford5478]

Probably using a middle of the road set up at the factory. I believe a lot of people usually end up lowering the action after buying their guitar. My Yamahas usually have pretty high action.

[@zarimekmal3551]

@@jameswilliford5478 my go-to acoustic guitar Takamine thankfully didn't suffer, it was and still is wonderful from the get-go. Thanks for responding, man. Great vibe.

[@silvers6231]

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[@markconner6078]

I personally want a guitar built by humans and not buffed by "Buffy 1 & 2". Of course the main goal is that they don't require a paycheck, health care etc. Maximum profit is highly in play. I'll stick to my Martin's

[@grandadsworkshop2455]

Informative talk but I never saw anyone more out of their element than Meg she looked completely baffled by 90% of what he told her. Sorry

[@slidersson]

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz…………

[@paulkline3011]

I'm a Dreadnought guy. I don't like Taylor guitar shapes.

[@nickneculcea9760]

Who cares

[@petehowlett3966]

This was sooooo boring!

[@gordongarrett6229]

I have a Baby Taylor. its junk.

[@bomabitria7577]

hello madam can i request to the taylor guitar through you if they can donate an acoustic guitar for me because i can't afford one for me i don't have job i'm poor i'm from the philippines thank you