Grand designs

As the 514ce is retired from Taylor’s catalogue in Europe, we take a look at the new Builder’s Edition of the same model to examine the upgrades and refinements it brings to the table. A worthy alternative? Let’s take a look

TAYLOR’S GUITARS ARE clean-cut, original and (most of the time) their sound owes little to the past. The benefits of that approach are all to be found in this neat and sleek Grand Auditorium cutaway 3

Along with its specific 40th Anniversary models, PRS is cranking out the new releases this year, not least with two new three-pickup Special Semi-Hollow models in the S2 and SE line. We compare those with the longer-running Core version

EVERY GUITARIST DREAMS of having an instrument that bears his or her name, and with not one but two models under his belt, Marcus King is living that dream before even hitting 30. Back in 2021, the So

If guitars are actually getting better by the day, us modders will have nothing to improve. Is it the end of the line, wonders Dave Burrluck, when he gets a new guitar on the bench

Nearly 40 years on from the Custom Shop’s inception, its creations are more ambitious than ever. Find out how the team walks the tightrope between ‘canon’ and ‘cannot’, and where its guitars are heading next