Kenny Loggins fans, gather round! We’ve landed a lovely and gorgeous Taylor KLSM in primo Koa. Taylor’s full-tilt Jumbo body comes in at 17 inches across the lower bout, but this one only weighs in a little over four pounds. A Fishman undersaddle pickup brings you faithfully into amplified territory with no fuss, and the setup has been Plek’d to perfection by the previous owner—this 2000 Kenny Loggins Signature plays like a sweet, sweet dream.

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Smooth as silk, and that counts for both looks and tone on this 2013 Taylor PS12ce. Gorgeous Cocobolo back and sides with Sitka Spruce on top, the Taylor Expression pickup system, and an arm bevel for creature comfort! Plus Taylor’s slinky playability and a gorgeous “Nouveau Vine” fretboard inlay.
The Grand Concert body strikes a fine balance between intimate and gregarious, and this Taylor takes equally well to flatpicking as fingerstyle. Where can you go wrong? Not with this one.

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Taylor pulls out all the stops for their Presentation Series guitars, and we’ve recently landed a fantastic example of that craftsmanship from 2011 in Cocobolo and Sitka Spruce. Taylor’s proprietary Expression pickup system is included to transition into amplified territory effortlessly, and for this Presentation grade piece they trimmed out the entire guitar in Abalone and added a comfy arm bevel to the lower bout for player comfort. The Cocobolo lends a clear and balanced quality to the voice that we found worked well for both quiet and aggressive playing. The setup is slinky and smooth per Taylor specs, and this beautiful Presentation P16ce is in excellent condition to keep on keeping on.

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If the essence of the word smooth were to manifest in the shape of a guitar, it’d look something like this 1997 PS-14 Presentation Taylor. The contours of Abalone purfling across the Engelmann Spruce top and Rosewood sides, Pearl inlay across the fretboard, quietly rippling grain in the Brazilian Rosewood back, C profile neck like glass; the visual execution is strikingly organic. That velveteen flair carries over to the voice, itself silky and balanced. The bass response has a well-defined fundamental but doesn’t overwhelm the overall tone. The clarity across the strings is an excellent candidate for fingerstyle explorations, and if you let the treble strings ring out for a moment or two you’ll notice a pleasing swell of overtones that overtakes the voice as the initial note decays.

Taylor built this Presentation P-14 for the 1997 Musikmesse convention in Frankfurt, which helps to explain the painstaking attention to detail and seamless execution. The setup is just as glassy as the gloss finish; swift and silky. One of the most distinct-sounding Taylors we’ve had in the shop, this one gives many boutique-built guitars a run for their money.

This Taylor custom GS in Sinker Redwood and East Indian Rosewood is a flat out fingerpicking monster. This Custom GS is one of the best we have played from Taylor, It has a warm and sweet voice that reminds you of being snuggled up to the fire on a cold winters night. The howling wolf inlay is tastefully done and enhances the dark color tones of the woods used. This guitar would make player and collector alike incredibly happy.

This is an absolutely stunning Taylor Custom Dreadnought in Redwood and East Indian Rosewood. All the hallmarks of an exceptional Taylor are here, perfect execution of build quality, playability, and that Taylor tone. Redwood isn’t a tone wood that gets used a whole lot, and it’s hard to understand why, it imparts a beautiful warmth of tone. The combo of Redwood and Rosewood is a knockout pairing on this guitar, all the crispness of the Rosewood is tempered by the Redwood. The trebles are clear and blend perfectly from the mids, and from there to the basses. Also another nice touch on this Taylor is the green in the purflings, which is something we don’t see too often from Taylor. Come check it out!