Taylor guitars in the 2010s

Through the 2010s, Taylor Guitars (Westland Music Co. / Taylor-Listug) controlled the Taylor name, and 1 plant built it: Taylor El Cajon (1980 Gillespie Way).^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]}

2 eras touch the 2010s across 2 lines. Nothing changed inside the decade, so every Taylor from these years is the same version on its line.

Year by year

Year	Controlled by	Built at
2010	Taylor Guitars (Westland Music Co. / Taylor-Listug)	Taylor El Cajon (1980 Gillespie Way)^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]}
2011	Taylor Guitars (Westland Music Co. / Taylor-Listug)	Taylor El Cajon (1980 Gillespie Way)^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]}
2012	Taylor Guitars (Westland Music Co. / Taylor-Listug)	Taylor El Cajon (1980 Gillespie Way)^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]}
2013	Taylor Guitars (Westland Music Co. / Taylor-Listug)	Taylor El Cajon (1980 Gillespie Way)^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]}
2014	Taylor Guitars (Westland Music Co. / Taylor-Listug)	Taylor El Cajon (1980 Gillespie Way)^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]}
2015	Taylor Guitars (Westland Music Co. / Taylor-Listug)	Taylor El Cajon (1980 Gillespie Way)^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]}
2016	Taylor Guitars (Westland Music Co. / Taylor-Listug)	Taylor El Cajon (1980 Gillespie Way)^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]}
2017	Taylor Guitars (Westland Music Co. / Taylor-Listug)	Taylor El Cajon (1980 Gillespie Way)^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]}
2018	Taylor Guitars (Westland Music Co. / Taylor-Listug)	Taylor El Cajon (1980 Gillespie Way)^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]}
2019	Taylor Guitars (Westland Music Co. / Taylor-Listug)	Taylor El Cajon (1980 Gillespie Way)^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]}

Eras in the 2010s

Line	Years	Controlled by	Built at	Grade
Taylor Tecate (Mexico)	2000–2020	Taylor Guitars (Westland Music Co. / Taylor-Listug)	No plant on record	community^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}
Taylor USA	1992–2020	Taylor Guitars (Westland Music Co. / Taylor-Listug)	Taylor El Cajon (1980 Gillespie Way)	community^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]}

Other brands in the 2010s

Taylor, year by year

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

Sources

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slickdeals: f/18215926 taylor 317e grand pacific dreadnought acoustic electric guitar w hardshell casegraded unverified
- "bought American Dream and renamed it the Westland Music Company"Taylor in the 2010s: owners and plants
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taylorguitars: issue/2021 issue 2/cover story/keeping good companygraded primary
- "on December 31… signing the documents to officially transition the ownership"Taylor in the 2010s: owners and plants
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taylorguitars: about/50th anniversary timelinegraded primary
- they decide to call the new business Westland Music Company.Taylor in the 2010s: owners and plants
- Westland Music Company changes its name to Taylor Guitars.Taylor in the 2010s: owners and plants
- Bob and Kurt buy out partner Steve Schemmer, incorporate as Taylor-Listug, Inc.Taylor in the 2010s: owners and plants
- After Radding announces he plans to sell the American Dream, Bob Taylor, Kurt Listug and Steve Schemmer … partner up and borrow money to purchase the shopTaylor in the 2010s: owners and plants
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Taylor Guitars company history (timeline)graded primary
- Westland Music Company changes its name to Taylor Guitars.Taylor in the 2010s: owners and plants
- Bob and Kurt buy out partner Steve Schemmer, incorporate as Taylor-Listug, Inc.Taylor in the 2010s: owners and plants
5
About Taylor Guitarsgraded primary
- Taylor Guitars is now proudly 100% employee owned.Taylor in the 2010s: owners and plants
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assemblymag: articles/98037 hand craftsmanship meets high tech at taylor guitarsgraded secondary
- "In 1992, Taylor moved to a 25,000-square-foot factory in El Cajon."Taylor in the 2010s: owners and plants
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kpbs: podcasts/the finest/how taylor guitars changed the guitar industry and helped revitalize agraded secondary
- "102 guitars per day… Tecate… about 700 per day"Taylor in the 2010s: owners and plants

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