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.

Keeping Frets on the Level

Electric Guitars

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

Electric Guitars

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

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

Do Bigger Strings Really Make for a Louder Acoustic Guitar?

Acoustic Soundboard

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.