Taylor Acoustic Guitars
As a pioneer of the folk-rock, singer/songwriter movement so prevalent and influential in the late 60s and early 70s, James Taylor has enjoyed an accolade-strewn career spanning some forty years, comprising legendary recordings, concerts and sadly, personal travails.His work as a guitarist stands up to comparison with many other, lauded talents in that arena, so I feel it is not inappropriate to put forward the epithet ‘James Taylor Guitar Hero’. His technical proficiency and subtle fluency as a finger picker are second to none and there are many examples in his catalogue that bear witness to this.To add to this, it is probably interesting to note that James now achieves his optimum live sound using one of three Olsen guitars, custom-made for him at considerable expense. Check the guitar out in the Live at The Beacon Theatre DVD.As a young man, born into an academic and musical family, James was encouraged to play an instrument as early as possible and his first choice was the cello. His later, languid guitar style may have owed something to these initial cello lessons, as was his subsequent flair for arrangement. Exposure to the likes of Woody Guthrie, Merle Travis, traditional carols, hymns and some experimentation with his sister Kate’s piano gave him further insights into the possibilities on the guitar. He likened his modus operandi to that of a pianist, using his right thumb as ‘the left hand’ and the first, second and third picking fingers as ‘the right hand’. James has some great instructional guitar videos over at his website now, which are a must for any guitar students to check out.This superior picking technique is much to the fore on many of his most famous songs. Let’s examine a couple below:* You’ve Got A Friend – released on the 1971 Mud Slide Slim And The Blue Horizon album. The full extent of James’ style, running parallel with the method known as Carter picking, is given free rein in this song. Riven with hammer-ons and hammer-offs, simultaneous picks of melody lines and backing notes, blues and folk mannerisms all combine to make a sensuous whole.* Fire And Rain – from the album Sweet Baby James. To my ears, it’s played with a capo in place and is, once again, replete with numerous hammer-ons and deft interludes between the vocal, still allowing enough room for the piano accompaniment. James often mentioned that his long-time bass player, Leland Sklar, would be severely limited in his contributions to a song, as Taylor’s guitar phrasing regularly included bass parts that would be difficult to ‘play over’
The Baby Taylor 3/4 Acoustic Guitar
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Rodrigo y Gabriela (with Bonus DVD) $8.18 flexfield5… |
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In Between Dreams $9.86 flexfield5… |
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On And On $8.73 No Description Available.Genre: Popular MusicMedia Format: Compact DiskRating: Release Date: 6-MAY-2003… |
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Guitar Nights: The Four Martins $11.69 … |
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DVD-Arrangements For Solo Acoustic Guitar #2 $19.97 Pete Huttlinger’s championship picking style is making him a powerful force in the acoustic guitar world. An engaging and accomplished instructor, he brings his spectacular playing to learning fingerstyle players with dramatic performance pieces that are… |
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DVD-The Guitar Building Blocks Series-Instant Fingerpicking Success $18.77 The fingerpicking style is one of the most popular and engaging ways of playing the guitar. It’s especially good for song accompaniment, and has long been favored by folk, blues and country pickers. This lesson demystifies the right-hand technique by breaking it down into patterns that can be learned quickly and easily. Once mastered, these patterns can spice up anyone’s favorite songs. 60-MIN, IN… |
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Planet Waves Humidipak Automatic Humidity Control System (for guitar) $13.65 Planet Waves, in collaboration with Humidipak, brings you the first two-way humidity control that maintains a constant 45% relative humidity level. The patented Planet Waves Humidipak completely eliminates all the guesswork and anxiety of maintaining your instrument’s proper humidity level. No more guessing if or when to refill the humidifier and worrying about drips or mess. Unlike all refillable… |
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Vir2 Acoustic Legends HD Acoustic Guitar Collection $199.00 With Acoustic Legends HD Acoustic Guitar Sample Library, you will find $40,000 of the finest acoustic guitars, sampled in glorious high definition 24-bit 96kHz stereo, now available in this premium three-DVD, 19 gigabyte collection from Vir2 Instruments. This broad collection of acoustic guitars is sampled in the finest detail in a variety of playing styles, including picked notes, finger picked n… |
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Taylor Guitars Cord, STD TRS, XLR, 15 Feet $20.00 Guitar Cable. Ideal for Taylor guitars equipped with the Expression System pickup when connecting to a balanced input. Standard right angle Tip-Ring-Sleeve into the guitar with male XLR out…. |
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Taylor V-Cable Guitar Cable With Built-In Volume Control 20 FT $59.99 The Taylor V-Cable is a quarter-inch cable with a built-in master volume control. Perfect for acoustic-electric guitars that are designed without tone or volume knobs, the V-Cable gives players a volume control where it plugs into the guitar, putting volume control at every player’s fingertips any time they plug in….. |
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James Taylor Autographed Acoustic Guitar $264.99 Acoustic guitar is the perfect gift for any James Taylor fanMusical instrument has been examined and certified authentic by PSA/DNAGuitar has undergone a full thorough examination and was deemed hand-signed and authentic |
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Acoustic Guitar (Mixed media product) $11.41 The Hal Leonard Acoustic Guitar Method uses real songs to teach you all the basics of acoustic guitar in the style of The Beatles, Eric Clapton, John Mellencamp, the Indigo Girls, Robert Johnson, James Taylor and many others. Lessons include: strumming… |
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Four Martins – Guitar Nights (DVD) $16.82 This acoustic release contains 12 bare-bones tracks featuring musicians Martin Taylor, Juan Martin, Martin Simpson, Martin Carthy, and more. Songs include “Jasper Songbird,” “Glass of Water,” “Barrack Street Roll,” and “Heather Down The Moor.” |
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Taylor Made How an Obsession with Craft (Hardcover) $18.03 Bob Taylor mixes the details of his experience as a tradesman and founder of a world-famous acoustical guitar manufacturing company, Taylor Guitars, with philosophical considerations for building a business on the values of quality handmade products, p… |
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Karaoke – Karaoke: Taylor Swift [Audio Stream] [Digipak] $8.52 Disc 1:ChangeCold as YouFearless (Acoustic)Love StoryOur SongPicture to BurnShould`ve Said NoStay BeautifulTeardrops on my GuitarOutside, TheTied Together with a SmileTim McGraw… |