Andy Powers on the new Gold Label | Taylor Guitars

Taylor CEO and designer Andy Powers plays and discusses his latest guitar at NAMM 2025.

Having celebrated its 50th anniversary last year, Taylor Guitars is looking ahead with a new line of guitars that break with the company’s own traditions. The new Gold Label 814e includes a new body shape, new fanned V-Class bracing, an adjustable long-tenon neck joint, new peghead and pickguard shapes, and more. Most significantly, the guitar is voiced with a more vintage-oriented tonality than what Taylor is typically known for. In this video, Taylor CEO and designer Andy Powers plays and discusses the guitar at the NAMM show in January 2005.

Also check out Peghead Nation’s demo of the Gold Label 814e!

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