In the Beginning
Spotlighting the models that built the Taylor legend, the Legacy Collection is a love letter to the early Taylor designs of Bob Taylor and Kurt Listug. These are the models that fueled a veritable acoustic guitar renaissance, appealing to the day’s electric guitar players with a potent mixture of ultra-low action, singing clarity, and stage-ready acoustic-electric performance. Moreover, this collection boasts traditional X-bracing to lend a historical flavor, which is then complemented with Taylor’s modern-minded NT neck design.
Iconic Designs
As a company that’s ever setting its sights toward the future, Taylor’s instruments have significantly changed in style and construction over the company’s half-century history. That said, there’s a generation of guitarists that have grown old with Bob Taylor’s early-era designs, and the Taylor Legacy Collection provides those musicians with the same fast-playing neck profiles, dazzling wood combinations, and aesthetic appointments that drew them to Taylor in the first place. What’s more, the Legacy Collection also grants modern Taylor fans a stunning glimpse of the superlative 6-strings that established Taylor’s reputation back when Bob Taylor founded the company at a mere 19 years of age.
Simple is Strong
Beaming with bold, jumbo-sized bodies and all-time classic tonewood pairings, such as rosewood and cedar, the Taylor Legacy Collection transports you straight back to the early 1970s. These guitars were designed first and foremost to capture the soul of the 6-strings initially launched during the company’s inception — an electrifying era when Bob Taylor and Kurt Listug were armed with little more than a ceaseless dedication to furthering their craft and an endless well of acoustic ambition.
X-braced Architecture
While most of Taylor’s modern instruments wield Andy Powers's pioneering V-Class bracing, the Taylor Legacy Collection harkens back to an earlier age with its timeless X-braced design. Every instrument in the series boasts bracing that mirrors the original patterns of Bob Taylor’s earliest models, granting you a taste of the sound that shook the acoustic guitar scene so many years ago. Decidedly old-school and undeniably Taylor, the tone of Taylor’s Legacy Collection guitars is guaranteed to thrill vintage Taylor fans and modern acoustic aficionados alike.