TAYLOR HAM!!! I actually live in the town where John Taylor was born…in central jersey but Trenton. The divide being up north makes no sense when you know that fact. Also…GREAT overview! I’m very interested in these guitars being made but another innovator. They look just as delicious.
On the Powers website, "no dead frets" is mentioned. OK, let's hear the same "G" note played on string 2 fret 8, string 3 fret 12, and string 4 fret 15, with a clean sound, and we'll hear how long the notes take to decay. In my experience, _one_ of those positions often decays so quickly that the guitar is effectively unplayable, and no matter what other characteristics it has, as soon as it fails that test it goes back on the store wall. It would be nice to see if Powers has managed to design a guitar that doesn't have this flaw.
Looks great, and I would love to have one, but I’m not sure if it looks $4,000 great. Especially when you can get great American made guitars from the competition for less than half the price.
They're hand built two at a time as a boutique brand . They made 30 in the first run. Yes you can get cheaper factory-made US-made guitars with off-the shelf pickups, this isn't that. Everything on this but the strings and the tuners are handmade.
I wonder if Bob Taylor sanctioned the launch of Andy Powers’ new guitar company. Isn’t this a conflict of interest ? Shouldn’t this guitar be a new launch under the Taylor moniker ? We’ll see how successful this new brand is... Do we really need another electric guitar company in addition to Gibson, Fender, PRS, Ernie Ball Musicman, Gretsch, Schecter, ESP, Ibanez, Yamaha, and countless others ? Will his pickups be better and more innovative than those produced by Seymour Duncan, DiMarzio, EMG, Bare Knuckle, Fishman (Fluence), and countless others ? Only time will tell... I’m not impressed with the aesthetics. It looks like a surf guitar. And a Bigsby clone vibrato ?Seriously ? Maybe it sounds and plays great, but if I were Bob Taylor, I would be pissed.
I read elsewhere that Powers Electric is a trademark owned by Taylor. So definitely not a surprise ;) And Andy drew inspiration from both surfing and hot rods for these guitars. Two things he loves.
If his contract with Taylor doesn't mention working for (or founding) a competitor, then they wouldn't have a leg to stand on. Regarding the "need" (or not) for another guitar company, well that'll be determined by the laws of supply and demand.
@@ParaBellum2024 Not sure what you mean. This new company is a different brand/sister co. of Taylor. This arrangement allows them to branch out into new areas and products that don’t fit neatly under the Taylor umbrella and gives Andy an outlet for creative exploration and expression without diluting what makes Taylor, Taylor. They can also reach a broader market than with the Taylor brand alone.
I'm not getting this, Powers is head cook and bottle washer down at Taylor right? So what's he doing starting a competitive guitar company of his own...its kind of like stabbing Taylor in the back and an obvious conflict of interest......
how much does it weigh? Thanks!
TAYLOR HAM!!! I actually live in the town where John Taylor was born…in central jersey but Trenton. The divide being up north makes no sense when you know that fact.
Also…GREAT overview! I’m very interested in these guitars being made but another innovator. They look just as delicious.
enjoyed the Taylor Ham reference! Bergen County bred..
hahaha hell yeah!!! whatsup!!!!
Great job guys but what is the scale length?
thanks! and great question - it's 24-7/8" and a 1-11/16" nut width
On the Powers website, "no dead frets" is mentioned. OK, let's hear the same "G" note played on string 2 fret 8, string 3 fret 12, and string 4 fret 15, with a clean sound, and we'll hear how long the notes take to decay. In my experience, _one_ of those positions often decays so quickly that the guitar is effectively unplayable, and no matter what other characteristics it has, as soon as it fails that test it goes back on the store wall. It would be nice to see if Powers has managed to design a guitar that doesn't have this flaw.
Now I wonder if all of my guitars will pass that test
Seems like a high markup. Can we make a basic solid body version without breaking the bank?
...or a lower-priced import version like G&L's "Tribute" models e.g. my semi-hollow ASAT Classic and solid-body Doheny.
LOVE this. What to sell....
they're awesome! call us up if you're into consigning or trading!
When will we see the Powers SE😂 cause 4k is a no go
Looks great, and I would love to have one, but I’m not sure if it looks $4,000 great. Especially when you can get great American made guitars from the competition for less than half the price.
They're hand built two at a time as a boutique brand . They made 30 in the first run. Yes you can get cheaper factory-made US-made guitars with off-the shelf pickups, this isn't that. Everything on this but the strings and the tuners are handmade.
You are not getting this hand built innovative guitar for less from anybody. Let's say the equivalent for less
$4k???? are they high
$3800? Is there even a belly carve? These remind me of Deusenberg’s with a PRS/Ernie Ball Music Man headstock.
I wonder if Bob Taylor sanctioned the launch of Andy Powers’ new guitar company. Isn’t this
a conflict of interest ? Shouldn’t this guitar be a new launch under the Taylor moniker ?
We’ll see how successful this new brand is...
Do we really need another electric guitar company in addition to Gibson, Fender, PRS,
Ernie Ball Musicman, Gretsch, Schecter, ESP, Ibanez, Yamaha, and countless others ?
Will his pickups be better
and more innovative than those produced by Seymour Duncan, DiMarzio, EMG, Bare Knuckle, Fishman (Fluence), and countless others ?
Only time will tell...
I’m not impressed with the aesthetics. It looks like a surf guitar. And a Bigsby clone vibrato ?Seriously ?
Maybe it sounds and plays
great, but if I were Bob Taylor, I would be pissed.
I read elsewhere that Powers Electric is a trademark owned by Taylor. So definitely not a surprise ;) And Andy drew inspiration from both surfing and hot rods for these guitars. Two things he loves.
Andy Powers is the CEO of the company and I believe the patents are all owned by the Taylor company.
If his contract with Taylor doesn't mention working for (or founding) a competitor, then they wouldn't have a leg to stand on.
Regarding the "need" (or not) for another guitar company, well that'll be determined by the laws of supply and demand.
@@ParaBellum2024 Not sure what you mean. This new company is a different brand/sister co. of Taylor. This arrangement allows them to branch out into new areas and products that don’t fit neatly under the Taylor umbrella and gives Andy an outlet for creative exploration and expression without diluting what makes Taylor, Taylor. They can also reach a broader market than with the Taylor brand alone.
I'm not getting this, Powers is head cook and bottle washer down at Taylor right? So what's he doing starting a competitive guitar company of his own...its kind of like stabbing Taylor in the back and an obvious conflict of interest......
wow 17 minutes of blabbering before we get to hear the dang thing? even then, not such great demos.... dissapointing
Andy Powers took the time to fly us across the country to tell the story of the guitar, we wanted to take the time to tell it back to our audience
@@themusiczoo fair enough