Andy Powers

Andy Powers is the Master Guitar Designer at Taylor Guitars. His expertise as a craftsman blends a finely honed sense of aesthetics with nuanced woodworking skills, building upon the rich heritage of previous generations of instrument makers while advancing the art form into inspiring new sonic territory. Visit taylorguitars.com.

Electric Guitars

Keeping Frets on the Level

We all know dead strings can compromise our tone, but so can fret wear.

Electric Guitars

The Earth Isn’t Flat, and Neither Is Your Fretboard

How—and why—acoustic guitar builders create predictable, controllably stable necks.

Acoustic Soundboard

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Andy Powers

Flattop Curve Appeal

A close look at acoustic design reveals artfully engineered contours that strike an ideal balance between structural strength and musical responsiveness.

Keeping Frets on the Level

We all know dead strings can compromise our tone, but so can fret wear.

The Earth Isn’t Flat, and Neither Is Your Fretboard

How—and why—acoustic guitar builders create predictable, controllably stable necks.

What Matters More in an Acoustic Guitar—Design or Tonewoods?

Do Bigger Strings Really Make for a Louder Acoustic Guitar?

Conventional wisdom says a heavier set of acoustic strings will make a guitar louder, but let’s not forget the other competing variables.

How Many Guitarists Does It Take to Tuna Fish?

Thanks to the extraordinarily fine adjustment offered by modern tuning machines, today’s players can take their tuning to a level of accuracy only dreamed of in eras past.

Acoustic Soundboard: Under Pressure

Taylor's Andy Powers takes a closer look at how piezoelectric pickups amplify acoustic guitars.

Acoustic Soundboard: High-Tension Wires

Did you know acoustic-string composition requires an intricate balancing act to achieve accurate pitch?

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Andy Powers

A close look at acoustic design reveals artfully engineered contours that strike an ideal balance between structural strength and musical responsiveness.

We all know dead strings can compromise our tone, but so can fret wear.

How—and why—acoustic guitar builders create predictable, controllably stable necks.

Conventional wisdom says a heavier set of acoustic strings will make a guitar louder, but let’s not forget the other competing variables.

Thanks to the extraordinarily fine adjustment offered by modern tuning machines, today’s players can take their tuning to a level of accuracy only dreamed of in eras past.

Taylor's Andy Powers takes a closer look at how piezoelectric pickups amplify acoustic guitars.

Did you know acoustic-string composition requires an intricate balancing act to achieve accurate pitch?