Guitar Story
Guitar Story
Through the 2020s, 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, 8, 9, 10]
2 eras touch the 2020s across 2 lines. The version changed in 2020. A guitar from either side of those years can be a different Taylor.
| Year | Controlled by | Built at | Changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Taylor Guitars (Westland Music Co. / Taylor-Listug) | Taylor El Cajon (1980 Gillespie Way)[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10] | yes |
| 2021 | Taylor Guitars (Westland Music Co. / Taylor-Listug) | Taylor El Cajon (1980 Gillespie Way)[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10] | |
| 2022 | Taylor Guitars (Westland Music Co. / Taylor-Listug) | Taylor El Cajon (1980 Gillespie Way)[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10] | |
| 2023 | Taylor Guitars (Westland Music Co. / Taylor-Listug) | Taylor El Cajon (1980 Gillespie Way)[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10] | |
| 2024 | Taylor Guitars (Westland Music Co. / Taylor-Listug) | Taylor El Cajon (1980 Gillespie Way)[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10] | |
| 2025 | Taylor Guitars (Westland Music Co. / Taylor-Listug) | Taylor El Cajon (1980 Gillespie Way)[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10] | |
| 2026 | Taylor Guitars (Westland Music Co. / Taylor-Listug) | Taylor El Cajon (1980 Gillespie Way)[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10] |
| Line | Years | Controlled by | Built at | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Tecate (Mexico) | 2020–now | Taylor Guitars (Westland Music Co. / Taylor-Listug) | No plant on record | community[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] |
| Taylor USA | 2020–now | Taylor Guitars (Westland Music Co. / Taylor-Listug) | Taylor El Cajon (1980 Gillespie Way) | community[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10] |
Every numbered marker on this page points here: the document, its grade and the passages relied on. An era is computed, so it cites the facts it was derived from. A fact marked “no source” has no claim attached yet.
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